Foreman Urban Agriculture, Inc.

07/25/2022

At our Congress Street project, we pay close attention to our local native pollinators. Our education program brings participants up close and personal to humans symbiotic relationships with these key members of our food chain who play a vital role in our survival.

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Brown-belted Bumblebee It is native to much of the United States except for the Southwest, and to the southernmost regions of several of the provinces of Can...

07/22/2022

Either the little Barred Rock was oblivious to me looming over the coop, or was taking advantage of the uncrowded feeder.

07/22/2022

This weeks Urban Farm project update:

1. New chickens! A mixed flock of Mystic Marans and Barred Rocks.

2. Sweet 100 tomatoes (ate those… sorry)

3. Caspsicum annuum F1 hybrid. A new hot pepper called “Dragons Toes”. Estimated 75,000 Scoville units, about the same as a Thai Chili.

4. Genovese Basil, ready for harvest.

5. Coneflowers.

6. Watercolor Petunias. (Currently exclusive to us)

7. Hibiscus syriacus.

07/14/2022

What’s happened today? Late season crops are in. New arugula, radish microgreens, Santo cilantro and organic Bellevue MTO Lettuce. Potato bags are coming along strong, and the hoop house is being used by a local Karen family to dry sausage (Yes!!! The REAL DEAL) until our November harvest tomatoes take up residence next week.

06/15/2022

The difference between how we maintain this lot and other NFPs maintain theirs is that we understand that the concepts of both Sustainability and Permaculture are paramount.

This is clearly demonstrated by how we are selectively mowing this week, and leaving the large clusters of red and white clover untouched until they die back. Doing otherwise robs honeybees and other beneficial pollinators of an important food source.

Everyone else just mows everything down.

Not just a middle finger to beneficial pollinators, but also to the ecosystem YOU happen to be a part of as well.

We lead by example, not with just words.

The Foreman Group is a full service Sustainable Urban Community Developer. Parent company of Foreman Naturals.

07/02/2021

Pic 1: On the right, a tiny, blue potato that popped out of the soil in one of our upcycled bins. On the left, a cherry for perspective.

Pic 2: Not tomatoes. The actual fruit of a potato vine, that contains its seeds. We will be collecting these and experimenting with them over the winter.

Pic 3: The Cilantro bed in our Community Project seems to be quite happy.

Pic 4: A delicate, and quite possibly poisonous mushroom that appeared in one of our ornamental beds this morning.

All of the above are being grown in containers and raised beds utilizing 100% organic composted soil we produce onsite.

06/25/2021

Introducing the City Camel 1.0. Created to provide Urban Farmers with a zero turn radius means to get water and fertilizer to sites where vehicle access is impractical or impossible. Gas, electric, or manual pump options are possible.

05/25/2019

Spinach, in. Onions (two types), in. Snow peas, in. Potatoes (three types), in.

05/24/2019

In other news, it looks like we are going to have a food stall at this year's Taste of Diversity Festival.

05/24/2019

Microgreens? Yeah... we're growing those too. Bulls Blood Beets, Rocket Arugula, Pak Choy, Red Arrow Radish, and Garlic Chives will be available soon.

05/22/2019

Late start notwithstanding, Spring is shaping up nicely...

05/16/2019

Springtime comes to Congress, finally.

05/14/2019

About 1000 Sunflower sprouts, and 2500 Four O'Clocks ready to go in, yet the weather continues to be uncooperative.

11/12/2018

Enroute to Tractor Supply Company.

11/11/2018

SUCCESS! A moruga pepper strain that ripens in cold temperatures. These were harvested this morning.







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10/31/2018

Two hundred likes! You guys ROCK!

Foreman Urban Agriculture, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that seeks to engage members of the community in sustainable, organic agriculture.

09/07/2018

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