It's not raining anymore!
What a wacky season. I don't mean to play the part of the perpetually-kvetching farm hand, but this weather has been really strange. With...
Raindrops and Rubies
What do you do when things do not go quite as planned? Recently, we have had multiple changed plans, usually catalyzed by one thing....
Tomato Guide
Growing - Planting: o Should be planted as deep as possible. It is recommended to take off the first couple sets of leaves and...
Fruits and Things
Well, kids these days are telling me that it is now OFFICIALLY summer, and I say the tan lines (truthfully sunburn lines) on my back are...
Thursday, May 28, 2015
In these first couple of days at the garden I have had the privilege of meeting some amazing people. When hired for this Alliance Garden...
Meet the crew!
As a pseudo-philosopher, avid reader of Steinbeck and Dr. Seuss, dumpster diver enthusiast, coffee addict, feminist, and lover of the...
Friday, May 8, 2015
Week 1: Welcome to the Garden! Decomposition is fascinating business. Between molds, bacteria, worms, grubs, and heat, there is plenty of...
Welcome!
My name is Armila (or, as some say, “Farmila”), and I’m the new garden manager. Folks here keep telling me that “I have big shoes to...
Week 26: The End of a Season
Before we begin reminiscing, let us first talk about this week. All of the stalks and vines of the now dead plants in our garden had to...
Week 25: Inventory and the First Frost
This past week we had our first frost. The first frost ended most of the production of any of the plants that still were producing fruit....