More broccoli's forming crowns! And nothing beats pulling up two carrots intertwined in a loving embrace.
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Justinefreebird Espiritu <[email protected]>10:52 PM (9 minutes ago) to bcc: Hi LibreBird Farm supporters, I wanted to email a quick thank you and some photos on our CSA so far. Thank you again for your support and monetary faith in this enterprise. I feel the word "farming" has become too much of a label and at an 1/8 of an acre and being incubated by the gofarm program, I can't seriously call myself a farmer, so I like to just say we're growing food! It feels real good to hand over veggies to friends that we have raised from seeds and I hope you have found them to be edible and satisfying, even with less than perfect aesthetics. On that note, food waste is a huge problem, and so many vegetables go unsold and uneaten because they are not marketable to grocers and other markets based on their appearance. We appreciate you keeping an open mind and putting your dollars towards fresh, nutritious, locally grown produce that then goes on to support the Gofarm program and educating other aspiring food growers. I've recapped the bounty of the past two weeks below. Please note that the salad mix (minus the arugula this past weekend) came from community plots rather than Dave and I's plot directly. The sprouts have been from my personal operation from home. The collards this week came from Dave's home plot in Palolo. We are working to pool from all of our food resources to give you your money's worth of diversity! 4/19 CSA bag included
4/26 CSA bag included
We are currently conceptualizing our business plan/manifesto as well as a feedback form for our customers. We welcome and invite any feedback and criticism, as well as any photos, recipes, and art conceived by our veggies! Feel free to send it anonymously to 3035 Hibiscus Drive Honolulu Hawaii. Attached you will find photos of bounty and washing and packaging, updates on some pending veggies, and art staring our veggies!! Thanks again for your support!!! Plot progression! Dave and I added mulch to make a pathway between rows. Leek and kale transplants are doing well in the no-till. I weeded out some flowering weeds in the sunhemp row to prevent spreading. DAn advised I don't waste time weeding those because when we lay the sunhemp down to prep this side as no-till after we harvest the seeds, it should smother the weeds and prevent their growth. This is because the microbial growth in the soil from laying the organic matter down signals to the soil it doesn't need to grow that weed anymore....?!?!? Direct seeded plants are sprouting!!! All Star Gourmet Lettuce Mix. Includes Green Oakleaf, Red Oakleaf, Green Romaine, Red Romaine, Lollo Rossa, and Redleaf lettuces. Our planting plan turned into peppering all seeds throughout the row (F for spacing), so between the lettuce, carrots, radish, and beets, I didn't know what was what when they began sprouting (F for research). Dan advised tasting and I could tell immediately this was the lettuce! Thoya Soybeans from 9/21 did not sprout, planted about 4 more 9/28 in the sunhemp row. Sprouting/Plot Envy Radish sprouts had to be thinned. A single week old sprout tastes like a real bite of a radish! New seedlings to plant next week to fill up some spots and replace any failures. We mix potting medium with ground up coconut husks and a nitrogen additive. The ideal way to make seedlings is with soil from your own farm. Dave and I made 10 each of Laciento Kale, Cilantro, Broccoli, Tomato, and Gretel Hybrid Eggplant.
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