Birds & Bees Urban Farm

11/08/2024

Want to have fun and do good this Sunday? Here’s your best opportunity, and you’ll meet some amazing folks, as well! Check it out. Oh, and pizza after. :) Thanks, Urban Ambassadors, for all you do!

Join our Trash Bash Sunday November 10th at the Birdland Park Marine near the Ding Darling Shelter! - https://mailchi.mp/urbanambassadors/see-you-at-green-drinks-11033308

10/14/2024

Great example of increased sustainability in farming, from Lee Tesdell!

While corn and soybeans dominate the Midwestern landscape today, some farmers are integrating strips of native prairie back into their fields. This conservation practice has expanded to more than a dozen states.

10/13/2024

See below notes on honey. Only 9 jars left! sizes are still available as of the time of this post:
31 oz for $24
23 oz for $17.25
22 oz for $16.50
21 oz for $15.75
16 oz for $12 (only one of this size left)

10/11/2024

Think about how you use honey - on cornbread, in your tea, or to temper an otherwise very spicy sauce. Well, if you’re looking for hyper-local, small-batch magic, reach out to Kathy Byrnes Fallon soon because we have only 12 jars left! Sizes range between 16 ounce and 32 ounce, at $.75 per liquid ounce. Call or text to 515-491-8468 ASAP!

09/23/2024

Take some of summer‘s sweetness into fall with you - with a jar or two of our small-batch, hyper-local honey! Read on to be sure you don’t miss out. Lots of jars are going out the door.
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* Call or text Kathy Byrnes Fallon at 515-491-8468 to indicate what you’d like, and when you can pick up. She’ll confirm what’s still available and arrange a day/time that works for her or Ed Fallon.
* Sales are first-come-first-served. We cannot “reserve” any amount ahead of a sale.
* $0.75 per fluid ounce (yes, others typically sell by weight, but this works for us).
* We prefer cash or a check to Birds & Bees Urban Farm. We can also accept Venmo .
THESE QUANTITIES AND PRICES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS POST:
32 oz - $24
23 oz - $17.25
22 oz - $16.50
16 oz - $12
14 oz - $10.50
12 oz - $9
10 oz - $7.50

09/19/2024

Hi, Kathy here. The original plan - simply use a couple leftover slices of eggplant. Then I found a shiitake mushroom. And green beans. And so on. Yup, we even turn our yard into dinner accidentally! Connect with us about tours, workshops, and consultations. And for a limited time - honey!

09/16/2024

HONEY FOR SALE NOW - SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS.
For now, meet some of the honey-makers from March 2023. They had been gathering pollen, and soon they would be bringing nectar back to make beautiful honey!
* Call or text Kathy Byrnes Fallon at 515-491-8468 to indicate what you’d like, and when you can pick up. She’ll confirm what’s still available and arrange a day/time that works for her or Ed Fallon.
* Sales are first-come-first-served. We cannot “reserve” any amount ahead of a sale.
* $0.75 per fluid ounce (yes, others typically sell by weight, but this works for us).
* We prefer cash or a check to Birds & Bees Urban Farm. We can also accept Venmo .
THESE QUANTITIES AND PRICES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS POST:
32 oz - $24
23 oz - $17.25
22 oz - $16.50
16 oz - $12
14 oz - $10.50
12 oz - $9
10 oz - $7.50

09/10/2024

We are now releasing our hyper-local, small-batch honey! We love how it’s different every year. This year, it’s tasting rich, almost buttery. Here’s how to get ya’ some.
* Call or text Kathy Byrnes Fallon at 515-491-8468 to indicate what you’d like, and when you can pick up. She’ll confirm what’s still available and arrange a day/time that works for her or Ed Fallon.
* Sales are first-come-first-served. We cannot “reserve” any amount ahead of a sale.
* $0.75 per fluid ounce (yes, others typically sell by weight, but this works for us).
* We prefer cash or a check to Birds & Bees Urban Farm. We can also accept Venmo .
THESE QUANTITIES AND PRICES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS POST:
32 oz - $24
23 oz - $17.25
22 oz - $16.50
16 oz - $12
14 oz - $10.50
12 oz - $9
10 oz - $7.50
8 oz - $6

09/08/2024

Thanks to everyone who came to our Annual Harvest Party. Kathy and I are profoundly grateful for so much community support, and for the growing interest in Birds & Bees Urban Farm’s mission to turn yards into dinner. And to those who asked if it was too early to celebrate the harvest, here’s what we’ve been up to today. 

09/08/2024

Nice mention about the Annual Harvest Party on We Are Iowa Local 5 News. THANKS to everyone who attended, donated, and sent well wishes! Yes, we’ll do it again next year, but not on the same day as the Cy-Hawk game. (Oops!)

Of course, many thanks to our generous friends at Lua Brewing, Gateway Market & Cafe, and also to Catering by Cyd for their donations of beverages and appetizers.

The nonprofit works to educate the community about urban farming and sustainable food.

09/04/2024

Latest news on the Annual Harvest Party this Saturday. Another local business will be donating snacks, which means Kathy takes one item off her list of finger foods to prepare. Thank you, Catering by Cyd!

We’re also always grateful to Lua Brewing and Gateway Market & Cafe, who are providing beverages for the fourth year in a row. People are so good!

08/25/2024

Good eggplant crop this year? Our favorite way to store it is to make up eggplant parmesans and freeze four-person servings that fit into our 8X8 pan. In the winter, we can pull one out to thaw, heat it up in the oven, and serve with a crusty bread and a juicy, acidic red. It’s a great no-fuss meal - even with two guests!

08/24/2024

Big thanks to Art Terrarium for hosting us as we presented two different workshops recently - Introduction to Backyard Chickens and Introduction to Backyard Bees! For those wanting to get in on these instructive classes, reach out at 515-491-8468. We’d love to get you and your friends schedule to come right here to the farm for these and other workshops that interest you.