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Month: June 2013

Monster tomato leaf

23 Feb 202227 Jun 2013 by Mike (tfb)
Huge tomato leaf

It’s a monster tomato leaf. There’s not much in the pic to give it scale, but some of these leaves are around a foot long. Way bigger than I’ve seen before. This is the first year I’ve tried tomatoes in … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Farm lab (research!), Greenhouse Tags unusual, tomato, Summer Leave a comment

Enter the Riot Garden

10 Dec 202117 Jun 2013 by Mike (tfb)
Tending the Riot Garden

Tried this a couple of times before, to varying degrees of success, a small garden within the market garden, a kinda test/demo back yard-sized plot. One year, it was an elaborate set-up we called Home Garden, masterminded by Shannon: after … Read the rest

Categories Grow your own, Farm lab (research!), People, Fieldwork Tags projects, Ashley, Spring 3 Comments

Choosing straw!

5 Mar 202212 Jun 2013 by Mike (tfb)
Spreading straw

Mulching peppers with straw. So pretty! Plastic mulch is cheaper than straw, also, quicker to lay down and clean up, and generally more effective in suppressing weeds and retaining soil heat, but plastic is also less fun! Hahaha, those crazy … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Fieldwork, Tools Tags peppers, mulch, Spring 1 Comment

More lunch salad

6 Dec 201810 Jun 2013 by Mike (tfb)

Yet another fresh farm lunch, from a long line I call the Endless Salad: harvested moments ago spinach, arugula, lettuces, topped with raw seeds and nuts, and an olive oil/balsamic vinegar dressing. Quick, simple, super tasty and energizing, all around … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Cooking & Eating, People, Local food Tags salad, Ashley, lettuce, spinach, arugula, Spring 2 Comments

Salad box planning

6 Dec 20183 Jun 2013 by Mike (tfb)
Planning session

Rise of the Salad Box: First meeting, with Rochelle and artist Shannon, on design details for our salad box project. Yes, it’s simple coolers, to be converted into standalone salad dispensers, with an honor system cash box and helpful signage … Read the rest

Categories Planning, People, Market & Stand, Tools, Local food Tags Rochelle, Shannon T, Spring 5 Comments

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