Over the Fence Urban Farm

09/29/2024

Happy hour with #

09/23/2024

Renovation Update—Four new full length east-to-west beds sketched out! First left: perennial winter bed. Under shade cloth: lettuce, cabbages. PAC choi, cilantro, scallion, kale. Garlic will be in three or four. Another for spinach. Then more spaces to carve out. Countdown to starting November 13.

09/20/2024

The farm is currently undergoing a tremendous makeover. We’re trying to turn lemons into lemonade and take advantage of the drought-wrought conditions in which not much was growing very well to resize the beds and paths. The hope is this will make it easier to move around and irrigate in the future. Lots more to say on the blog when I have a minute.

08/30/2024

Found a little patch of forrest in downtown Columbus yesterday during a wee internet outage at the office. This nod to nature’s irregularity ironically fits perfectly in a show called “On the Grid” - at the through Oct 4. Worth a visit if you haven’t seen it. Thank you for making magic with pompoms.

08/27/2024

News you can use from Ohio State University Extension

08/25/2024

Despite the drought, a few of our plant friends are grown to my height or taller. Happy to take a moment out for some joyful “usies” with them. #

08/21/2024

Seems sadly appropriate that a blog post about how I'm handling my loss of time for farming took nearly two months to produce.

Farming in 4D: Opening to New Dimensions of Time
https://overthefenceurbanfarm.com/2024/08/21/farming-in-4d-opening-to-new-dimensions-of-time/

08/18/2024

The tomato thief, perhaps.

08/16/2024

Been awhile since one of these posts but if you had any doubt that central Ohio is experiencing a drought this summer, this what the f*ckers do when there aren’t any puddles around. I feel bad for them, but come on guys! They really did have had climb for these. Plan to set out the camera tonight to see if I can catch them in action.

08/09/2024

The mosquitos would eat me alive if I ever tried this, but y’all know I know me some greens. Don’t miss Salad Lover by Columbus-born painter Robin F Williams on view along with a ton of other incredible paintings she made through August 18th at the Columbus Museum of Art.

08/04/2024

Milkweed Tussock Moth taking up residence in our milkweed.

07/25/2024

It’s the opening day of the Ohio State Fair. Didn’t realize the scale reader wasn’t visible but this baby came in at 1 lb 11.8 oz. It was a winner at our dinner.

07/22/2024

Despite the HOT DRY weather this season, we had a fabulous cabbage season thanks to winter seed starting and season extension transplant practices. It’s fun to have a lot of something. Last summer it was zucchini. Forces you to try new recipes. We’ve been enjoying a lot of new slaws this summer. Hit me up if you need a recipe.

07/13/2024

Feast for the eyes: feast for the birds.

06/21/2024

Art from the garden. | For more on farm work as artwork, use link in my bio. The most recent post started with a tribute to Dr. Wayne Lawson, former Director of who died yesterday. As another friend said, he was an influencer before it was a common noun.)

06/15/2024

Happy Pride Columbus, Ohio! I miss parades of days gone by - the route, characters, and creativity - but in this moment, a great big show of solidarity seems totally appropriate.

(News clip from “LGBTQ+ politicians gather ahead of Columbus Pride celebrations, call for equality and respect” - WOSU 89.7 NPR News | By Renee Fox Published June 14, 2024)

05/19/2024

It’s been hard to find time to write lately. Glad to have something new to share.

As some readers know, I spent this winter on the job market. As an art educator, I was often asked to talk about my personal artwork. While some of the best art educators I know do maintain active …

05/03/2024

Someone loves me and his handle is . Thanks for being part of the tradition