06/28/2024
We will be at the market selling lots of good veggies tomorrow.
We will also host another Saturday volunteer day at the farm starting at 8am. All are welcome!
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06/24/2024
Meet our summer interns!
Preston (left) is a high school student from Fort Worth with a passion for food systems and social justice. Preston loves baseball and is thinking about studying environmental studies after his senior year.
Demitri (right) is a horticulture major from El Paso. Demitri currently has his own production garden back at home and is hoping to continue pursuing his dream of growing and selling sustainable produce to his local community.
Preston and Demitri will be on the farm this summer learning all aspects related to production, food distribution, and alleviating food insecurity here in Fort Worth.
06/21/2024
Come out and say hi!
We will be at Cowtown Farmers Market tomorrow from 8am-12pm with lots of summer favorites! All local and delicious!
06/19/2024
Great day! We had a ton of fun working and learning with y'all!
06/19/2024
Happy Juneteenth! Today, we are thankful to celebrate Freedom alongside friends and family.
Juneteenth is a special time, especially at Opal’s Farm. We were founded by the Grandmother of Juneteenth herself, Dr. Opal Lee alongside the magnificent work of Unity Unlimited back in 2019. Our work aims to preserve the legacy of Freedom by alleviating food insecurity within Fort Worth communities through local food production and education.
Thank you to everybody who has helped and supported the farm, Juneteenth, and the work of Dr. Opal Lee! Have a fun and safe Juneteenth celebration with loved ones!
06/17/2024
“God is making room in my heart for compassion: the awareness that where my life begins is where your life begins; the awareness that … your needs cannot be separated from … my needs; the awareness…
06/14/2024
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I hope everyone is staying hydrated and healthy now that summer seems to have started in earnest. We’re hanging in there and keeping the summer crops watered to keep bringing you fresh, healthy, LO…
06/01/2024
Join us for our volunteer days on Saturdays! All are welcome, including the little ones, so bring the whole family.
On June 8th, we will be focusing on caring for our tomato plants, continual w**d reduction, and growing our summer-loving crops including okra, watermelon, beans, and gourds.
Sign up or just show up!
https://coactntx.wixsite.com/grow-southeast/events-1/work-day-at-opals-farm
05/26/2024
Our tomatoes are in! They loved all the rain this Spring and the May sun was the perfect topper for a great first week of tomatoes. We’ll have big harvests over the next few weeks so come out and s…
05/14/2024
Juneteenth is almost here!
05/14/2024
No matter how limited your space, you can grow your own fresh produce in a container garden. Learn how in this free farm experience.
05/14/2024
05/13/2024
It’s raining once again so that means it must be Sunday. I am so grateful for the rain – the plants at the farm love it – but it can be a mixed blessing. I have the rest of the Spring planting to d…
05/10/2024
Join us y'all at Cowtown Farmers Market tomorrow morning from 8am-12pm! New this week are cucumbers, green beans, and red onions!!!
We also have your white onions, salad mix, lettuce, collards, mustards, radish pods, arugula, and beets!!!!
Hao's Grocery & Cafe will be doing a cooking demo from 8am-12pm using produce from Opal's and Hollow Trace Market Farm!
05/05/2024
I get to take Sunday off once again. It’s been another rainy weekend here in Fort Worth so it’s far too muddy to get any serious work done at Opal’s Farm. We’ve been blessed by an abundance of rain…
05/03/2024
So proud to be in Washington, DC this morning with Robert Sims, Joe Roland, Jo Ann Harris to support my grandmother Opal Lee as she receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Biden today. Our cousins Kip Banks and Dollie Williams Banks
will join us as well as her life documentarians Adam Dietrich and Elliott Gilbert II. You can join us virtually at 3:30PM CST by watching the LIVE STREAM of The Medal of Freedom Ceremony at www.whitehouse.gov/live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/03/presidential-medal-freedom-recipients-biden/
President Biden will give the nation’s highest civilian honor Friday to former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky, civil rights leader Medgar Evers, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh and others.
04/26/2024
We will be selling at Cowtown Farmers Market tomorrow morning from 8am-12pm!
Sweet Onions are new this week and our Asian greens are back!
04/26/2024
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04/21/2024
Thank you so much for the folks at Bold Journey and Voyage for the article
We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Gregory Joel a few weeks ago and
04/20/2024
Three years! Join Ms. Opal. Juneteenth is right around the corner!
1,388,766 signatures are needed, let’s get there by the end of the day?
04/20/2024
Greetings from Opal’s Farm. We will not be at Cowtown Farmers Market this week. The busy Spring planting season came to a bit of a halt this morning. The rain that came in overnight has been great …
04/19/2024
We've been trying to tell you this. Now the science backs it up.
Almost across the board—regardless of the farm type or location—researchers found that the more diversification strategies a farm employs, the more win-win outcomes they rack up.
04/12/2024
We will be at tomorrow from 8am-12pm. Come by and say hello!!!
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Those are some gorgeous weeds!!!! We plant wildflowers on the farm for many great reasons. Our flower beds improve soil health, bring in pollinators, increase diversity, help with water quality, and create beautiful landscapes! How many species can you identify? #flowers #flowergarden #plants #spring #springintexas
it's tomato planting time! Depending on how much of a risk taker you are, folks generally prefer to plant tomatoes anytime between mid-March and mid-April in north Texas right before or after the last frost date. We planted our tomatoes March 18th-20th! We prepare 100-foot beds and add compost before laying weed fabric. The furrows or trenches between each bed are mulched heavily to suppress weeds, hold water, and slowly release nutrients over a long period. We burn 6-inch holes in the weed fabric every 2 feet before digging out holes for each tomato plant. A handful of slow-release organic fertilizer is added to the hole before planting and filling. #tomatoes #tomatoplanting #tomatoseason #tomatofarming #localproduce #fortworthfarming #gardening #farmlife
Quick update on what's been going on at Opal's Farm! We are preparing for the Spring and summer season by getting beds ready! We will be planting beans, peas, cucumbers, okra, and lots of tomatoes by the first of April! Big shout out to Reading Partners North Texas and CIEE for all your help in making the farm look great! We will be at Cowtown Farmers Market tomorrow from 8am-12pm selling lots of veggies! Come say hi! Reminder - March 18th is our tomato planting day. We'd love for y'all to volunteer and get to know the farm! #localfood #community #springgrowing #summerfarming #okra #tomatoes #regenerativeagriculture #fortworthfarms
We've gotten some great recipe ideas from our customers lately on what to do with our produce. Here is a "How-to" for southern greens using Opal's mustards and turnips. The pork comes from a local farm and friend First Earth Farm. Recipe inspiration comes from "I Heart Recipes" at the link here. https://iheartrecipes.com/southern-mixed-greens-turnips/ #southerngreens #localproduce #community #cowtownfarmersmarket #turnips #asiangreens
We've gotten some great recipe ideas from our customers lately on what to do with our produce. Here is a "How-to" for southern greens using Opal's mustards and turnips. The pork comes from a local farm and friend First Earth Farm . Recipe inspiration comes from "I Heart Recipes" at the link here. https://iheartrecipes.com/southern-mixed-greens-turnips/ #southerngreens #localproduce #community #cowtownfarmersmarket #turnips #asiangreens
Ever wondered how we prep our biointensive beds at the farm? Here is a simple step-by-step guide through the process. We do not use heavy machinery in our biointensive fields. This helps limit soil compaction and heavy tillage. We do this to build soil health and structure so that our produce is healthy and nutrient-dense. This is an excellent way for new farmers/gardeners with limited acreage to start growing food for themselves and their communities. #regenerativeagriculture #community #soilhealth #fortworth #opalsfarm #localproduce
Ever wondered how we prep our biointensive beds at the farm? Here is a simple step-by-step guide through the process. We do not use heavy machinery in our biointensive fields. This helps limit soil compaction and heavy tillage. We do this to build soil health and structure so that our produce is healthy and nutrient-dense. This is an excellent way for new farmers/gardeners with limited acreage to start growing food for themselves and their communities. #regenerativeagriculture #community #soilhealth #fortworth #opalsfarm #localproduce
#community #regenerativeagriculture #gardening #fortworth
WE want to give a big thank you to the All in with Bryan Weatherford show for the great opportunity to share about Opal's Farm!
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