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Indigenous Farms Indigenous Farms is a urban farm located in South Lake Tahoe, California. We specialize in mountain g
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The demand for our leafy greens has skyrocketed recently and I’m working hard to have more supply for the farmers market...
19/10/2024

The demand for our leafy greens has skyrocketed recently and I’m working hard to have more supply for the farmers market. Baby arugula was of the newest addition to our menu and it has been a big hit with our market customers. More arugula is coming to the Folsom farmers market this weekend but you better be there early because it goes fast. 🏃‍♂️🦅🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏎️🏇

It’s been a fun summer season but it’s almost time to say goodbye to tomatoes and make room for more fall leafy greens 🍅...
13/10/2024

It’s been a fun summer season but it’s almost time to say goodbye to tomatoes and make room for more fall leafy greens 🍅✌🏾
After a long and hot tomato season… I’m officially burnt out on tomatoes. Planting, pruning, trellising, fertilizing, more pruning and harvesting cherry tomatoes seems all good in March but it’s October now and I’m officially burnt out on tomatoes. Did I mention I’m officially burnt out on tomatoes 😵‍💫🍅😵‍💫🍅😵‍💫

Took advantage of cooler temperatures this week and planted over 400 lettuce starts in the garden. Lettuce prefers the c...
19/09/2024

Took advantage of cooler temperatures this week and planted over 400 lettuce starts in the garden. Lettuce prefers the cooler weather but that didn’t stop us from growing some amazing summer lettuce this season. Fall is approaching and with it comes optimal leafy green growing conditions. Im really excited to grow even more lettuce this fall and also work with some different cold weather varieties.

Baby arugula has landed 🤗 Excited to add this popular leafy green to our growing list of new products. You can now find...
14/09/2024

Baby arugula has landed 🤗 Excited to add this popular leafy green to our growing list of new products. You can now find it at the every Saturday from 8-1pm but you better get there early because we sell out fast 🌱🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ 🏎️💨

Broccoli microgreens dancing under the disco lights 🕺🏻 Our grow lights give the the proper balance of light to develop...
14/09/2024

Broccoli microgreens dancing under the disco lights 🕺🏻 Our grow lights give the the proper balance of light to develop into one of the most nutrient dense greens we provide. 🌱🌱🌱🌱

I starting growing tomatoes this season for the farmers market and they have been a great addition to our small farm. Th...
11/09/2024

I starting growing tomatoes this season for the farmers market and they have been a great addition to our small farm. There’s so many different varieties of tomatoes to choose from but I focused on growing 4 different varieties of cherry tomatoes because of their popularity and the high yields per square foot.

New crop coming soon….. baby arugula!
08/09/2024

New crop coming soon….. baby arugula!

Introducing our newest product available at the Folsom Farmers Market… Fresh packed culinary herbs for your next meal 🌿 ...
31/08/2024

Introducing our newest product available at the Folsom Farmers Market… Fresh packed culinary herbs for your next meal 🌿 🤗
We had a customer at the beginning of the season suggest that we start growing fresh herbs to fill a void in the availability of herbs at market so we took the advice and ran with it. Catch us in Folsom every weekend at the farmers market on Saturdays from 8-1pm.

The new labels for our are hitting shelves this week 🛒 🌱🌱We’ve been using the same labels for a few seasons so it was ...
18/08/2024

The new labels for our are hitting shelves this week 🛒 🌱🌱
We’ve been using the same labels for a few seasons so it was time for a fresh new look.

New flavors coming soon…. 🌿
30/07/2024

New flavors coming soon…. 🌿

The sunchoke patch is turning into a sunchoke jungle after the recent heat wave. Soon the plants will be full of small y...
29/07/2024

The sunchoke patch is turning into a sunchoke jungle after the recent heat wave. Soon the plants will be full of small yellow flowers and will be covered in buzzing pollinators. 🌼🐝🌼🐝🌼
We grow 4 different varieties of that range in color, sizes and flavors that will be available throughout the winter and into spring 2025.
The process….
We select the most vigorous tubers from the past growing season to be this season plant. We grow sunchokes in grow bags to prevent the tubers from spreading and to make harvest time easier. 100 grow bags are filled with organic rich soil and 4-6 large tubers are planted in each grow bag.
Drip irrigation is installed to take care of the watering needs and each grow bag is amended with organic compost tea throughout the growing season to feed the plants.
The plants will eventually die back in the winter and then we will start harvesting the tubers after several weeks of cold exposure. To harvest, we just dump out the grow bags on a tarp and gather up the tubers we need for sale that week and set aside the most vigorous looking tubers for next seasons plants.
This low maintenance, high yielding crop has been a game changer for our small farm because we can produce a lot of food in a small area and we can generate more income during the slower months of winter.

We grow a lot of things on our small farm and now we grow 4 different varieties of cherry tomatoes to make a colorful an...
27/07/2024

We grow a lot of things on our small farm and now we grow 4 different varieties of cherry tomatoes to make a colorful and flavorful basket of tomatoes for your next meal. Thank you for supporting our small family farm. 🙏🏾 🌱🍅🥬

It feels good to be back in action at the Folsom farmers market on Saturdays. I’m finally getting our stock back up and ...
13/07/2024

It feels good to be back in action at the Folsom farmers market on Saturdays. I’m finally getting our stock back up and next week will have all of our varieties back in stock. I will also have our lettuce back in stock and for the first time ever….Tomatoes 🍅
😜 Hope to see you on Saturday in historic Folsom from 8-1pm.

Growing leafy greens in the summer can be tough especially when nature hits you with consecutive days at 100+ degrees ou...
12/07/2024

Growing leafy greens in the summer can be tough especially when nature hits you with consecutive days at 100+ degrees outside. 🌞 🥵🥬 Lettuce greens are one of our top sellers at the farmers market so we have to go the extra mile to make sure they get exactly what they need to grow in the extreme heat. Lots of water throughout the day and 50% shade cloth applied during the hottest part of the day is our recipe for growing greens in the summer.

When we moved to our new home that had more space to grow, I made a goal to utilize that space to try new things and gro...
10/07/2024

When we moved to our new home that had more space to grow, I made a goal to utilize that space to try new things and grow more food.
Something I have been working on this season is growing at scale to sell alongside our leafy greens. I have always grown tomatoes for personal use but this season I’m growing 4 different varieties of cherry tomatoes that will be combined to make a colorful basket.
The process…
40 tomato plants were transplanted into 7 gallon fabric pots and drip irrigation was setup to take care of the daily watering needed to keep the plants healthy. Tomatoes are heavy feeders so I give them a top dressing of organic fertilizer periodically throughout the growing season so the plants can thrive in their 7 gallon pot. The plants are trellised by twine as they grow and aggressively pruned to help with airflow.
So far, This project has been a success and I’m already thinking of ways to improve the process for next season.

Thank you for your patience while we took a break from the farm. Thankfully our don’t need much time to grow and most ...
07/07/2024

Thank you for your patience while we took a break from the farm. Thankfully our don’t need much time to grow and most of our varieties are ready in just a few days. The grow room is filling up fast and we have fresh greens hitting our retailers all week ✌🏾 🌱🌱🌱🌱

Exciting news for our farmers market customers….We will have our bagged lettuce mix available this weekend at the 🥬 🤗
25/05/2024

Exciting news for our farmers market customers….We will have our bagged lettuce mix available this weekend at the 🥬 🤗

All your favorite ….. always at the Folsom Farmers Market 🌱🌱🌱
18/05/2024

All your favorite ….. always at the Folsom Farmers Market 🌱🌱🌱

Making deliveries with my favorite helper 🥰
17/05/2024

Making deliveries with my favorite helper 🥰

Late night lettuce planting session 💡🌱😵‍💫We will be taking some time off in June to be with family so it’s very importan...
15/05/2024

Late night lettuce planting session 💡🌱😵‍💫
We will be taking some time off in June to be with family so it’s very important to have our outdoor crops dialed in. 9 days away from the farm means most indoor microgreens production will come to a halt and we will be relying on our lettuce crops to keep us afloat during the down time. 🤞🏾

Old crops heading to the compost pile to make room for new varieties. Our focus will always be leafy greens but now that...
10/05/2024

Old crops heading to the compost pile to make room for new varieties. Our focus will always be leafy greens but now that we live in a different planting zone, we can grow some new crops that will complement our greens nicely.

The last of the outdoor lettuce is getting harvested, washed and packaged up for our Saturday farmers market in Folsom, ...
16/12/2023

The last of the outdoor lettuce is getting harvested, washed and packaged up for our Saturday farmers market in Folsom, California.

We hit the ground running at our new location to make sure we had some outdoor crops available for our customers this season. Even though we got a late start to growing and had to build a space from scratch, we actually harvested a lot of food from our garden this season.

Exciting news!!!!! I’m happy to announce that we have been chosen as one of the micro grant recipients for 2023. This i...
12/12/2023

Exciting news!!!!! I’m happy to announce that we have been chosen as one of the micro grant recipients for 2023. This is a special honor to be recognized alongside other amazing small farms in California for this opportunity.
Bootstrapping a business can be financially difficult when the time comes to make large upgrades to elevate the business to the next level but with the assistance from this micro grant we can finally make some serious upgrades to our that will allow us to grow more food while also drastically reducing our energy consumption.

Our are grown with love and harvested with care because we take pride in every box of greens that leaves the farm. 🌱 ...
09/12/2023

Our are grown with love and harvested with care because we take pride in every box of greens that leaves the farm. 🌱 💕

I often forget how mesmerizing our grow room is because I’m always working in here but it’s really a beautiful thing to ...
06/12/2023

I often forget how mesmerizing our grow room is because I’m always working in here but it’s really a beautiful thing to see so much food growing in a small space. 💡 🌱

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The #sunchoke harvest has begun 🌻🤗 This prolific perennial is the prefect addition for anyone looking to grow more food in a small space. Just one tuber can produce a bunch of edible tubers that are packed full of nutrients and amazing flavor. We grow these hassle free plants in containers to prevent them from spreading to unwanted areas of the garden and it also makes harvesting a lot easier.

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