Earthly Delights Farm

02/07/2024

Seed Savers, Get Your Seeds Ready!
Want to Learn? Come to Seed Saving 101!

To kick off our 10th Anniversary, we are having our first Seed Swap in 3 years! We started celebrating Seedy Saturday with respect to the movement in Canada which promotes free or inexpensive events where people are encouraged to use open-pollinated and heirloom seeds in a local seed exchange. These events often include education about seed saving and gardening practices that are environmentally responsible.

Come learn, swap seeds, and then hang out and mingle while still reveling in the abundant potential of all the saved seeds that will be there!

While you're mingling, be sure to stop by the tables we'll have for our community partners, including:

Ariel Agenbroad, our local University of Idaho Food Systems and Small Farms Educator, will be on hand to share urban farming resources, new Extension publications, upcoming programs, and to chat with you about growing food, small farm enterprises, opportunities for military veterans, and more! Come say hi and grab a soil thermometer and germination chart while supplies last.

The Treasure Valley Pollinator Project is a community-wide effort to increase pollinator habitat - right in our own backyards. Each year we pick a pollinator to focus on - this year it is birds and bumblebees. Come see us to get more information about how you can participate

Treasure Valley Community Gardens Cooperative
Looking for garden space to grow more amazing veggies and flowers? Come find the garden nearest to you! Meet area community garden managers and find out more about what's possible!

We’ll have more events over the year as well to revel in the wonder of what it is we do and are passionate about!
Edwards Greenhouse
University of Idaho Extension

02/07/2024

After a long Covid hiatus, this epic annual gathering is again afoot! Come join us this Saturday for some seedy shenanigans! I'm bringing all sorts of weird stuff I've collected over the years. Woohoo!!!

Seed Savers, Get Your Seeds Ready!
Want to Learn? Come to Seed Saving 101!

To kick off our 10th Anniversary, we are having our first Seed Swap in 3 years! We started celebrating Seedy Saturday with respect to the movement in Canada which promotes free or inexpensive events where people are encouraged to use open-pollinated and heirloom seeds in a local seed exchange. These events often include education about seed saving and gardening practices that are environmentally responsible.

Come learn, swap seeds, and then hang out and mingle while still reveling in the abundant potential of all the saved seeds that will be there!

While you're mingling, be sure to stop by the tables we'll have for our community partners, including:

Ariel Agenbroad, our local University of Idaho Food Systems and Small Farms Educator, will be on hand to share urban farming resources, new Extension publications, upcoming programs, and to chat with you about growing food, small farm enterprises, opportunities for military veterans, and more! Come say hi and grab a soil thermometer and germination chart while supplies last.

The Treasure Valley Pollinator Project is a community-wide effort to increase pollinator habitat - right in our own backyards. Each year we pick a pollinator to focus on - this year it is birds and bumblebees. Come see us to get more information about how you can participate

Treasure Valley Community Gardens Cooperative
Looking for garden space to grow more amazing veggies and flowers? Come find the garden nearest to you! Meet area community garden managers and find out more about what's possible!

We’ll have more events over the year as well to revel in the wonder of what it is we do and are passionate about!
Edwards Greenhouse
University of Idaho Extension

01/22/2022

By now, you all must know that I retired from farming at the end of last season. I took a job as a full-time horticulture professor at CWI. AND I passed the farm along to Kendra Damnjanovic , an intern turned farmhand turned farmer herself!

And you're in luck, because she's doing a CSA this year!! So join up if you want fresh veg!!!

Also, I have always sucked at social media, so now that Kendra's doing her own, this ED page isn't gonna see a lotta action...

Thanks for all your support over the years, everybody! It's been real. Fun.

Now go get some food from Kendra!

Weekly box of Seasonal veggies, harvested DAY OF PICKUP from the end of May to beginning of October, as the weather allows. This works out to about 18 weeks +/- of fresh produce, 10-12 different items a week. Hang out at pickup, drink a beverage, and meet the community, share recipes, puns, and jok

06/17/2021

Q: Where do farm dogs like to nap?

A: In the pepper bed!

Never a dull moment when farm dog Ron is supervising! Seen here, getting cozy in our freshly weeded bed of seed peppers. 😑

05/13/2021

Self-serve Veggie plant sale down on the farm! Come shop during Draggin’ wing nursery’s open hours (Wednesday- Saturday from noon to 5).

05/13/2021

Check out this super adorable video of fellow farm kids Devendra and Kinaddi talking about and planting the Children’s garden kit🥰

https://youtu.be/Gcy9St0RLv0

Kinaddi and Devendra explain how to plant the Children’s Garden-in-a-Box Kit from Earthly Delights Farm in Boise, Idaho.

05/13/2021

Friendly reminder thatgarden kit pickup is happening tomorrow, Thursday the 13th from 4:00-6:30pm!

Here’s a quick how-to guide on planting your kits.

Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

-k ✌🏼 🍻

https://youtu.be/TSzVG_pSuYE

Kendra shows your how to plant your Summer Garden Kit from Earthly Delights Farm in Boise, Idaho

05/09/2021

Get your gardens ready!

Reminder: Garden-in-a-Box summer pick up for Summer, Children’s, and Purple kits is this Thursday, the 13th from 4-6:30 pm.

I’ll be sending out an email reminder shortly with pickup info and instructions, and I’ll follow it with another email outlining the variety types and links for planting instruction videos, so keep an eye on your inboxes!

We have just a few Summer kits left, so if you’ve been on the fence or haven’t had time to plan your garden, here’s your chance:

https://earthlydelightsfarm.com/garden-in-a-box/

Seen here: Summer plants for the Children’s kits.

05/07/2021

The Summer Garden-in-a-Box pickup is a week away, and these kits are more than ready to come home!

I have 7 Summer kits available, so if you want one, here’s your chance!

Pickup is May 13th, from 4:00pm - 6:30pm, with delivery options for a fee.

These summer kits have tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, melon, basil, summer squash, cucumbers, tomatillos and a pack of bush bean seeds, a planting guide, and need a minimum of 16 square feet of garden space (in ground, raised beds, etc).

Get it here:

https://earthlydelightsfarm.com/garden-in-a-box/

05/03/2021

HARVEST TIME!
Spring Garden-in-a-Box members, how’s your garden looking?

If you planted your ARUGULA, I bet it’s ready to eat- mine is!

If you’re new to growing your own food, harvesting can be a little intimidating- I never would have known how to harvest this green had I not interned here at the farm three years ago.

Also, don’t wait too long to harvest this crop, because it will try to flower. The more you harvest it, the longer this plant will last in the garden, and it’s season is short.

Here’s how you do it:

04/22/2021

Tell me you’re a farmer without saying you’re a farmer 😂

Plant starts delivery, and seed potato prep.

Three cheers for urban agriculture!

-K ✌🏼 🍻

04/17/2021

It’s water day on the farm! The irrigation ditch had enough water to pull from- but one of our sprinkler lines blew!😱

Sets us back a few days, but after Farmer Casey repairs the pipe and the glue has time to dry, we’ll turn the irrigation back on and get the first wee plants into the ground.

04/12/2021

It’s almost time to put these seed crops into the ground- these lettuces are looking extra happy in the new greenhouse!

04/10/2021

This is us!

Image by Lunarbaboon

04/05/2021

Ah, spring...

04/01/2021

Spring, children’s, and purple garden in a box PICKUP happening today from 4-6:30pm down here on the farm!

We have 4 more spring kits available, 10 children’s kits, and 10 summer kits left. Today’s your last day to snag any of the spring varieties, and time’s a tickin’!

Sign up and pickup before 6:30 tonight if you want in on this plant magic!

https://earthlydelightsfarm.com/garden-in-a-box/

See you all soon!
-Kendra ✌🏼 🍻

03/30/2021

Join us as Kendra and Kristin show you how to plant one of our Spring Garden-in-a-Box kits and answer all your gardening questions!

03/30/2021

Join us here Live in 15 minutes with
Kristin and Kendra to plant out a Spring Garden-in-a-Box!

03/30/2021

Join us today at 2:00pm, MST, for a Facebook Live showcasing the Spring Garden-in-a-Box and a quick tutorial on how to plant it!

Pickup for the Spring, and spring portion of the Children’s and Purple boxes is this Thursday, April 1st from 4:00-6:30pm down on the farm.

We are sold out of the Purple Oddity box, but still have a few Spring and Children’s boxes available (as well as quite a few summer boxes!)

Get ‘em here:
https://earthlydelightsfarm.com/garden-in-a-box/

03/29/2021

Spring kits are getting ready, and lookin’ good!

Join us this Tuesday around 2pm for a Facebook Live where we show you exactly how to plant one of these kits out.

I’m looking forward to seeing everyone at pickup on Thursday! Please bring a bag or box to carry your starts and seeds home in, wear your mask, and I’ll see ya’ on Thursday!

-k ✌🏼 🍻

03/26/2021

03/26/2021

Join us while we talk about what’s in our Children’s Garden-in-a-Box kits!

03/26/2021

Join us in 10 for a Facebook Live where Kendra interviews her kids about the Children’s Garden-in-a-Box kit!

These kids have tested and approved everything in this box, and they’re excited to share why these veggies made the list- if you were wondering what varieties to expect, here’s your sneak peak!

Kits are still available, and the first pick up is this Thursday, April 1st.

03/22/2021

Garden-in-a-box kits are coming along nicely!

We’re just under two weeks away from Spring pickup for the Spring, Purple, and Children’s kits.

If you haven’t snagged one yet, there’s still time!

https://earthlydelightsfarm.com/garden-in-a-box/

03/08/2021

Who’s getting their garden space ready?
We’re about half full for these garden kits, and pickup is April 1st (for spring, children’s, and purple kits). If you want to snag one, now’s the time!

https://earthlydelightsfarm.com/garden-in-a-box/

03/06/2021

It got a little dicey while trying to put the plastic on our greenhouse on this breezy day!

We’re one step closer to doubling our greenhouse space, and just in the knick of time!

02/22/2021

Going blind trying to plant out these lettuce 4-packs for Garden-In-A-Box kits over here. I’m planting 4 different varieties per 4-pack, and this video only shows me planting one variety 😟
Sometimes farming is a complicated labor of love. Hopefully I’ve done it right and you all end up with 4 varieties 😜

Two tiny lettuce seeds per cell. Intentionally planted so as to not create waste. We saved these seeds right here on the farm, so it’s easy to appreciate the value of every single seed.

🌱Get your garden-in-a-box here:

https://earthlydelightsfarm.com/garden-in-a-box/

02/20/2021

Let’s talk a little bit about Square Foot Gardening!

Our Garden-In-A-Box Kits use a minimum 4ftx4ft raised bed plan and includes all of the starts and seed packets you need to fill it up. It also includes a planting map and instructions for you super-beginner gardeners or those short on time.

The idea behind it is that by breaking your garden down into a square foot grid (as opposed to planting in rows), you optimize growing space. It also happens to be really beautiful and organized. You can put one tomato in a square, or 16 carrots, or 9 pea plants. And with all the variety in these kits, you’ll have a high likelyhood of gardening success!

Square foot gardening is designed to maximize output, so it’s perfect for us city dwellers! If you have more space than required, you can give the plants more room to get bigger, or plant extra seeds.

Big thanks to last years’ GIB members for providing these photos of their success!

And there’s still time to claim some!

https://earthlydelightsfarm.com/garden-in-a-box/