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Tag Archives: Plants
Year SIX! is Growing on Us
Posted in Crops, Food, Organic, Spring, Urban Farming, Vegetables
Tagged Carrots, Food, Garden, GrownFromSeed, Harvest, HeirloomCarrots, Organic, Plants, Vegetables
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It’s “Engineered” So Don’t Call Them “GMO” Crops
In March, UC Davis professor Pamela Ronald gave a scientific argument in favor of the idea that genetically engineered (not “genetically modified”) crops will be an important tool in the future of world food production. In fact, she says engineered food will be critical to … Continue reading
Posted in Crops, Drought, Farming Education, Farming Resources, Industrial Farming, Politics, Sustainability, Water
Tagged Drought, Education, Farm, Farming, Genetic Engineering, GMO, Pesticides, Plants, Sustainability
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Food Revolution Day 2015
Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver wants you to join a revolution. A food revolution. The Lakritz Family Farm is joining too. One of the primary reasons for this blog is to raise awareness about urban farming and the importance of teaching people … Continue reading
Posted in Change.org, Farming Education, Lakritz Family Farm, Plants, Politics, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Vegetables
Tagged Education, Farm, Food, Plants
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Growing Weather Arrives
The first of May is always a turning point in the year. As an educator it marks the home stretch of the school year. As a farmer it means things start heating up weather-wise and the plants really start to grow. … Continue reading
Posted in Farming Education, Lakritz Family Farm, Plants, Urban Farming, Vegetables
Tagged Farm, Food, Garden, Plants
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How (and Why) To Remove Side Shoots on Tomato Plants
Recently I got connected (through About.me) with a student named Emma Whittering who publishes her work on her Student Horticultural Blog. Visiting her page I found this short video from “The Sunday Gardener” who shared this tip on growing tomato plants. Enjoy! How … Continue reading
Posted in Farming Education, Fruit, Lakritz Family Farm, Plants, Urban Farming, Vegetables
Tagged Education, Farmer, Food, Gardening, Plants
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Visitors to the Farm – “Today’s Bouquet”
One thing we never anticipated when we started building the farm is the fact that we are meeting and getting to know our neighbors — many of them for the first time. We have people who stop by to admire the plants, ask … Continue reading
Posted in Farming Education, Flowers, Lakritz Family Farm, Plants
Tagged Education, Farm, Garden, Gardening, Home, Plants
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Lettuce Eat It!
Today, for the second day in a row, we enjoyed a big salad from the farm. We’ve got a few rows of lettuce growing although we spread some of the heads throughout the other plants and in our half barrels. One train of … Continue reading
Posted in Farming Education, Lakritz Family Farm, Vegetables
Tagged Farm, Food, Plants, Recipe, Salad
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Cucumbers, Squash, Watermelon, and Sunflowers
Here’s a quick video of the cucumber bed on the farm. This corner of the Lakritz Farm has traditional and yellow cucumbers and also includes some yellow squash plants and sunflowers. I’ve also planted some cucumbers from seed but they are taking … Continue reading
Posted in Farming Education, Flowers, Lakritz Family Farm, Plants, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Vegetables
Tagged Education, Farm, Food, Garden, Outdoors, Plants, Sustainability
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Edible Schoolyard Plant Sale 2015!
The Edible Schoolyard is a wonderful educational organization that promotes and celebrates the idea that what we eat, and how we grow and obtain it, is as important as anything else we can learn about or teach in school. They … Continue reading
Posted in Farming Education, Plants, Sustainability, Urban Farming
Tagged Edible Schoolyard, Food, Plants, Sustainability
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Predicting the Future on the Lakritz Farm
Today I have a prediction. The Lakritz Farm will have tomatoes and squash! This is how I know I’m right:
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