SUMMERTIME!

Site Manager, Shane Lovell, readies 8 bales of hay harvested from tenant Corey Richmond's parcel for transport up the road to Mariposa Education's parcel to serve as seating for their new summer day camp program beginning August 10. Hay was baled for Corey by the tenant farmer on neighboring San Luis Ranch Ag Reserve, all part of City Farm's expanding collaborations

JULY FARM BOX AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP THURSDAY JULY 9.

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Includes produce from City Farm tenants, PBHS student garden, Our Global Family Garden, Fox and Rye Farm, and Red Barn Farm

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM STARTUP

A hopeful sign for the unknown future, SLCUSD's six-year old Therapeutic Horticulture Program, PREPARE, returned for its weekly farm class in June, observing physical distancing and wearing face coverings.

Students harvested potatoes, onions and squash, which was delivered to the Food Bank and Salvation Army Food Pantry, along with cauliflower and broccoli from Fox and Rye Farm.

PEST PRESSURE AND PEST CONTROL

Cucumber Beetles that descended in May caused failure of cucumber and pole bean crops and threatened the summer squashes. Several rows were replanted from starts in the greenhouse, and this time covered with insect row cover. After five weeks, the cover was removed, and this time, with the help of a flock of blackbirds that eat bugs, they may survive.

FAMILY FUN AT THE FARM ON FRIDAYS 10 AM TO 1 PM 

POTLUCK LUNCH AT NOON 

We can host up to ten people. Bring food to share. We do "farm stuff" together like digging, planting, weeding, watering, harvesting and eating! There are play structures in each of the four corners of Our Global Family Farm. RSVP with Teresa Tree Lees at treelees@charter.net. Donations are appreciated.

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