CHANGING SEASONS The night of October 30, an early killing frost hit the School Garden and Corey Richmond's front two acres, knocking out rows of remaining pumpkins, tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants. It was a good lesson for our High School students about the timing of Halloween and the Day of the Dead. Nevertheless, the greenhouse is already full of seedlings for cold-weather crops soon to be transplanted. |
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UPCOMING EVENT: SECOND SATURDAY WORK PARTY NOVEMBER 9 from 9:00 am - Noon |
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PLEASE JOIN US at 1221 Calle Joaquin. Help maintain our educational garden, solve problems, learn new skills and take home veggies. We'll be preparing the ground for a new Welcome Garden at the entrance to the Farm among other tasks. (Picture: October Work Party) |
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THIRD ANNUAL FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL REPORT: OCTOBER 20 2019 |
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Close to 1000 people of all ages spent a beautiful Autumn afternoon shopping for vegetables harvested that morning by our farmers, visiting educational booths, playing wild games, exploring the grounds, connecting with animals, listening to music by Miss Leo and her Bluegrass Boy and enjoying food and drink prepared with farm ingredients. Special thanks go out to event sponsors: San Luis Ranch, BMW of San Luis Obispo, The City of SLO, Pacific Energy, New Times and Central Coast Family Full picture and video collection here |
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KSBY broadcast a wide-ranging one-minute feature on the event. Click here to view it. |
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Cal Poly student volunteers arrived early to direct traffic, lead games, and help clean up. |
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Produce grown by students at Pacific Beach Continuation High School and three of our subtenant farmers were snatched up by shoppers. |
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Anybody who wanted it got a chance to milk Anne-Sophie the goat, including SLO Mayor Heidi Harmon |
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Egg-toss, Tomato-Toss, and Face-Painting added to the fun. |
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Activities at Our Global Family Garden included harvest of African gourds and ancient grains and participatory painting of the completed Cob House |
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A new old-fashioned method of washing and rewashing plates, cutlery and glasses introduced by Janine Rands was carried out by volunteers making sure this was really a zero-waste event. |
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CITY FARM HARVEST PRODUCE SHARED WITH THE COMMUNITY |
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The last corn harvest from PBHS Garden went to the San Luis Coastal USD kitchen at Laguna to be served at School Lunch. Heirloom tomatoes from City Farm are served at November tastings. |
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New Leaf Lettuce is packed for donation to the Food Bank of SLO County. |
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MEET NEW MEMBERS OF THE CITY FARM TEAM! |
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Jade Rosario joins us as Farm Manager, responsible for directing and planning agricultural activities at the School Garden, introducing new activities like vermiculture and and carbon sequestration, and collaborating with Teresa Lees, Education Coordinator, on curriculum, Field Trips and the Farm Box Program |
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Shane Lovell brings his skills as designer and builder to the tasks of Site Manager, having already coordinated the construction of the new chicken run and improvements to the Food Forest. Shane works closely with the education team to lead student groups in building and maintenance projects. |
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For the whole story in pictures, check out our Flickr site and/or our Instagram feed. |
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