Zakford Urban Farm

20/07/2022

Finally! Our first small harvest of apricots.

07/06/2022

The herbs are in. The kale is in (not pictured). Pollinator plants are blooming. Strawberries are forming. 🥰

I won’t have the ability to put plants in all the terraces this year so if you know someone who’d like a spot - send me our way. The three terraces that get more shade will most likely be empty this year. I can water things but they’d have to tend to them (weeding etc).

24/03/2022

We got a lawns to legumes grant! The plan to plant a bunch of pollinator friendly plants on the shady part of our front yard which is a significant slope.

Reading about building an a-frame to find the contours and installing more catch logs now. And thinking about which plants we wanna get!

So exciting!

21/01/2022

Babies. I infamously get babies going and then do something wrong and they do t make it. Fingers crossed I’m doing it right this time.

28/09/2021

It’s harvest time for a few things. I’m fairly buried in work these day but I’m planning on getting stuff to a food shelf in the next 2 weeks. Anyone have a place they recommend?

12/09/2021

Not everything is a success….but done things are still trucking along.

04/09/2021

Harvested beets today. Kohlrabi is ready. Gotta figure out where I’m donating to this week.

09/08/2021

More updates. Not pictured: 2 monarch chrysalises inside. We supported over 20 monarchs this year. 🤘🏻

09/08/2021

Hosta given to us by a Friend - didn’t expect it to bloom this year. Food for pollinators.

Also: apparently cicadas like cabbage. 🤷🏼‍♀️

04/08/2021

Hi folks. We’re hanging on to the plants as best we can in a drought/extreme heat. My beloved ferns have kicked the proverbial bucket. 😞 The lettuce bolted but kale is hanging in there and so is the cabbage, kohlrabi, Brussels sprouts, collards, and peppers. So I will have food to donate!

We could use some straw to mulch around the plants so if anyone has some leads on inexpensive straw bales, holler at me! 🥰

Hope everyone is hanging in there.

07/07/2021

Good morning from some very happy-for-the-rain plants!

26/06/2021

Today on the urban wannabeafarm: beautiful squash flower, a pumpkin plant that REALLY took off overnight, and 2 more pollinator releases.

20/06/2021

Peanut gnome and an attempt at protecting some corn from our beautiful hoofed neighbors.

18/06/2021

We’d like for you all to welcome and swoon over our 3 new pollinators. ❤️

17/06/2021

23/05/2021

😍😍😍

18/04/2021

Things are cranking up. I’m hoping I have more energy this year than last to grow lots of food for folks. xoxo The apricot trees are part of a micro co-op with a coworker so she gets first dibs on those, but if we’re super productive...

This is the first season for the asparagus. I’m excited about that though.

Lots of work to do!!

09/02/2021

LETS GOOOOOO!!!!

11/11/2020

Hurriedly dug up some carrots before the snowfall today. Here’s a few - I stored the rest in the greenhouse until I have time to wash them. Pretty tasty.

09/11/2020

So far the greenhouse plants are holding steady. 🤞🏻

I did dig up the cabbage from the donation garden and move it into pots in the greenhouse. It’s be cool if it keeps going and I can donate it after all... otherwise most of these plants are non-edibles. Just good oxygen and a bit of green as we head into the dreary months.

21/10/2020

Literally just pulled these out of the snow.

20/10/2020

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16/10/2020

Not the harvest I was hoping for this year. But off to donate this at Interfaith Action. Next year will be better.

14/10/2020

I still have kale, cabbage, and lettuce covered and growing. Really hoping they get big enough for me to donate. The cabbage isn’t really ready. 😞 but thus kale plant is beauty.

12/10/2020

Apricot trees in autumn.

09/10/2020

21/09/2020

So. Tomatoes are a thing.

Not enough consistent bean harvest to give away. I’ve learned a lot this year.

The lettuce is still making progress and I look forward to taking that out for donation. ❤️

18/09/2020

The greenhouse. 🥰