A Garden for All - Universally Accessible Growing Space at City Farm SLO Students in our programs have diverse needs, and much of our farm is currently inaccessible individuals with disabilities. A Garden For All is a fully accessible garden and our first step as part of a larger effort to increase universal access farm-wide. This project features a decomposed granite foundation and pathways, raised beds at varying heights including full wheelchair access, shade structures, a mobile classroom and cooking cart, and sensory gardens. We aim to complete this garden build by October 2022 to serve students in the 2022-2023 school year... and we need your help! We invite individuals, families, and organizations to consider becoming a sponsor. More information at the link below. Thanks for your support! |
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Cal Poly Student Projects We are blown away by the work of Cal Poly Construction Management Students Mackenzie Ramsey, Lane Lagomarsino, Eric Cederstrom, and Brett Jones in the completion of two build projects: the Olive Gate and The Lookout. These students designed, funded, coordinated and built these major infrastructure projects which will have lasting impacts at the farm and for those that we serve. We are grateful for your work, students! (See more photos on our Instagram @cityfarmslo) |
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Therapeutic Horticulture Graduation We are so proud of the 25 students in our Therapeutic Horticulture program for their completion of a year of work at City Farm SLO! We have worked together to grow and harvest vegetables, care for our farm animals, and maintain the farm with big projects like installing walking paths. We can't wait to start again next Fall! |
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Grow Your Own Salad Bowl Workshop Saturday, June 25th 10 AM - 1 PM
Includes: Tour of City Farm SLO, plant your own salad bowl to take home, cooking demo by SLO Provisions, and delicious lunch by SLO Provisions (featuring City Farm SLO produce!) Tickets available at Farmstead Ed |
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Thank you, Rotary de Tolosa! Sending sincere thanks to the Rotary de Tolosa for supporting our 2022-2023 Farm Field Trip Program. This grant support will help us meet our 2022-2023 goal of reaching over 2,000 SLO County students with Farm Field Trips! |
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Growing Raspberries We planted two rows of raspberries a couple years ago, and they are producing a lot of delicious fruit this season! It takes about 2 or 3 years for a raspberry planting to get fully established and matured, and when they do, it’s well worth the wait. The fruit are plentiful, delicious, and fun to pick. So far, we are only getting enough fruit to share amongst ourselves and our volunteers (also the birds take some), but next season we hope to have enough to sell. Raspberry plants send out runners underground that shoot up new plants known as suckers. These new plants can be separated from the parent plant and transplanted elsewhere. We have been potting our plants and occasionally selling them on Harvestly. Overall, raspberries are easy to grow and maintain, and we encourage you to try growing them in your home garden. All they need is pruning, trellising, and a fresh layer of compost for fertility in the winter. Once they start producing, you’ll be hooked. |
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Dena Dowsett, Board Member After volunteering at City Farm SLO for a year, Dena joined the Board of Directors in February 2022. Dena settled in San Luis Obispo County in 2015 and is the Assistant Dean of Admissions and Recruitment for Monterey College of Law and its branch campuses in San Luis Obispo and Bakersfield. Dena brings to the Farm gardening experience from her childhood in Illinois, where she helped her parents and grandparents tend their gardens. Her love for growing fresh vegetables stuck with her throughout the years, and now she brings that passion to City Farm SLO! |
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