A New Planting Method

In the picture above you can see our row of carrots and chives we just planted. When planting this row we used a different method than we’d used in the past. Instead of simply pressing the seeds into the ground we mixed 1 packet of chives with 3 quarts of soil and then poured the mixture in a thin line along our drip tape. We did the same with the carrots. The process was much easier in the planting. Now we just have to wait to see how it all turns out.

–Ragan

Will Allen

Yesterday Will Allen gave a presentation to a crowded room at the Hinton Neighborhood Center in Little Rock. 10 students from Felder Academy attended the presentation and even though Allen spoke for nearly two hours the students remained engaged.

Allen talked about his work with Growing Power to provide good food to everyone. Throughout the presentation his emphasis again and again was “build good soil and you will have healthy, nutritious food.”

Growing Power has been a particular innovator in developing greenhouse systems to raise everything from worms to salad greens to Tilapia. The Felder students were particularly interested in the aquaculture systems Allen showed, so we are hoping that we can incorporate aquaculture into the farm soon.

The Felder students were so inspired by the presentation that many of them got right to work hauling compost into our back bed while they waited for lunch to arrive. We hope that the inspiration that Allen provided will just be the beginning in encouraging these students to learn and grow through the process of raising good food and building healthy soil.

–Ragan

sour lettuce…lots of eggs!

Some unfortunate news about the lettuce.  It was a bit sour and so we had to give it to the chickens.  They seemed to really enjoy it though…the chicken coop looked like a giant salad.  I’m sorry I haven’t gotten any photos up yet, but my skills in that department are not in top form.    Otherwise the farm seems to be doing  just fine.  We have planted a lot of sweet corn and transplanted some peppers.  Things seem to be popping up all over the place.  The chickens have been laying lots of eggs…the other day we got a whole dozen!  This is good for us.   A very exciting discovery.  Not too much to report as of yet because my time at the farm has been limited due to scheduling conflicts and illness.  I hope to be able to report some more exciting stuff next week.  Please come out and see everything we are doing!  It is really very exciting and you’ll learn so much.  Thanks for your interest everybody!  I hope to see you soon!

 

Larnie

Beekeeping supplies

Hey everybody!  Just a quick note.  If anyone knows anybody with beekeeping equipment they’d like to donate to the farm, we’d really appreciate it.  We are really hoping to get some bees and in order to do that successfully and painlessly some beekeeping stuff would be great!  So, if you know of anything or any contacts make a comment on this post.

 

Thanks!

 

Larnie