Today we built a trellis and did our first go with cucumbers for Waimanalo after a couple failed attempts of doing cucumbers at home.
9/21/2014 9/23/2014 Today we built a trellis and did our first go with cucumbers for Waimanalo after a couple failed attempts of doing cucumbers at home. Channeling Ted Sensei
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A new handsome WWOOFer from Ewa Beach donated some truck space and muscle to be a part of Libre Farm's first seedlings for our new spot.
A) 18 red zebra tomato seed saver B) 18 same C) 18 starbor kale Johnny's D) 18 scarlet kale seed savers E) 18 pingtung long eggplant seed savers F) 18 same If we hadn't taken that field trip to Punaluu yesterday, today I would've been very discouraged and overwhelmed by the weeds taking over our mediocre (let's face it) no-till where we're planting. So far we have 1 of 8 rows STARTED in planting, 2 of 10 we are going to replant with cover crop. But encouraged by the work we did yesterday, and the work I've done with Ted in the past, our integrated weed management method is both simple and resourceful. I use my golden sickle (a gift from the D word) and completely clear just about a 2 inch x 2 inch circle to transplant, pull up and hack at the weeds that have formed around that and use the weeds to mulch around the plant and as cover to prevent more growth. The weeds are useful and make up for where the mulch from the cover crop is too thin. Still working on letting go of the desire for a pristine, meticulously clear, perfectly weeded life I mean plot. The weeds are part of the system and I need not fret over their existence or the mess they appear to cause, they have a purpose and a use as well. We ended the morning with an entire row and a half planted. 3 kinds of kale, tomatoes, cilantro, broccoli. We're on our way! Inspiration from Safeways deli case. This was my staple dish when I started cooking (before I came to terms with the fact that raw dishes don't really count as "cooking"). Tofu, watercrest (kcc!), tomatoes (kcc!), green onion (front yard!), Braggs aminos
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Tomorrow february 27th is a global day of action for Occupy Our Food Supply where people are putting on events all over the world to promote sustainable practices and local food and all kinds of good environmental hippy dippy peace and love and I want to do something to be a small part of it. So Sara Beautiful Unicorn Stuart (real name, real unicorn) and I are having a little potluck of all local food at her cottage in Kaimuki! Kinda last minute, it's tomorrow, 645ishpm, it will make me cry tears of joy if you'd like to come with a local dish. No promises on an elaborate spread, if you come empty handed and expect to only eat what i'm making I hope you like kale + turmeric + ginger in 5 forms, it's ok with me if you only want to eat my kale, or if everyone brings kale, it's the thought that counts I'm telling myself. Give me a call, text, or email if you want to come! http://events.ran.org/occupyourfoodsupply/events/show/5880 Nalo Farms mixed greens, local avo, local cucumber, local tomato, local corn, local lentils, LOCO SALAD!!!
Dave revitalized both our gardens. I am the luckiest girl in the world. No more lettuce, but more kales, and chards. Even when I've done nothing but eat and take pictures, I feel really proud when there's actual veggies like the bell peppers and tomatoes out there. That mustard spinach (?) Dave just planted, I'd left it in the itty bitty bin that Ted gave to me in and its survived and flourished.
James and Margaret's plot is RIGHT NEXT to ours so I have no idea why their kale and chard is so superior to ours. They have kale, chard, cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, basil, flowers, more, and a damn nice walkway
10ft x 10ft is a lot of feet! Getting a plot here is a lot easier than you think! Show up to a monthly meeting to put your name on the list, then you need to be at the meeting when a plot becomes available and your name is next. There's pretty high turnover here and every meeting I've been to it seems 2 or 3 plots are given out. annual fees include $20 for the plot and $5 for water. Obligations include attending one meeting in the first 6 months of the year, and another meeting the second half. Also need to attend one or two clean-up days, but if the scheduled days don't fit with your schedule, you can make special arrangements to do volunteer work on your own time. Not too unreasonable! Wyatt's depiction of the scene of The Crime I think Diamond Head Community Gardens is more in demand than Manoa. A plot there would be more convenient location wise but I'll take the bickering and drama that goes on in Manoa over convenience any day! I love the passion for the place and the cause that I see at these meetings, but it can reach pretty comical levels. The woman waving The Handbook in the air, decrying the officers for their leniency on those whose plots are seriously neglected. The man whose wife is so traumatized that she can no longer garden as a result of a rogue gardener singling out THEIR plot to rob. It's so democratic and beautiful how seriously the officers take every complaint. Broccoli- This was a Big Deal for me when these babies popped up. Our first food that is a step above herbs and leafy greens I feel. It's so sweet and soft... "Once it hits your lips... it's so good..!". Broccoli is one of the veggies that you get more enzymes from if you cook it, rather than eat it raw (?? so I heard... I don't know what I'm talking about) but I can't help but rip these little crowns off and devour them as soon as I see their sweet little baby faces blooming
Becky helped build this modest trellis that is submerged in spinach and houses underneath it tomatoes, bell pepper, and eggplant Spinach- Another one better eaten cooked than raw? Michelle, Health Bar coworker and Engineer Masters Student Extraordinare by day and my unofficial Super Running Coach by really really early day (4:30am!!!), says this is a really good source of energy, when cooked. It just smothered this trellis pretty quickly. Pretty low maintenance plant. Tomatoes- Haven't worked out great for us. The fruit hangs so close to the ground that the bugs seem to get to them before they even ripen and I think the plants may need something to climb on. They tend to get long and gangly, like King Triton when Ursula turns him into seaweed (it's the leaves of the plant, they look like his mustache!). Out here, the manure we got from Momona Farms that has been sitting out decomposing for about 5 years or so really worked wonders. We do everything organically here so we need to infuse some more manure goodness into the soil every once and awhile. We're overdue. |
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