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Springtime at Alemany Farm
Thursday, March 19th, 2009Dear Friends:
The days are getting noticeably longer, the weather is warming up, and at Alemany Farm we are digging into Spring.
We hope you can join us at our next workday, Saturday, March 21 as we start on our spring garden bed tillage, compost building, and cover crop mowing. The garden is starting transform itself again, [...]
Mushroom Workshop Postponed
Friday, February 20th, 2009Dear Friends:
The recent week of rains was long overdue and badly needed. The rain gauge at the Farm recorded 4.8 inches of rain in the last week. Which is awesome.
Except for the fact that the soil is so saturated that it unsettled the portion of the hillside where we were planning on building a mushroom [...]
Feb/March Upcoming Workshops
Saturday, February 14th, 2009Farm Friends:
Coming up we have two guest workshop teachers, illuminating worlds of food that we often overlook amidst many beds of traditional annuals like peas, cabbage, and squash.
First, on Saturday, February 21st:
Mushroom Cultivation
Ken Litchfield (volunteer at Alemany Farm, teacher at Merritt College, and farmer in Moraga, CA) will share techniques and concepts around growing edible [...]
Alemany Workdays: Mark Your Calendars
Thursday, January 29th, 2009Dear Farm Friends:
When two different months split a single weekend, our workday schedule gets complicated.
To clear up any confusion about our upcoming workdays, please mark your calendars:
Saturday, Jan 31, Noon to 5 PM
Monday, Feb 2, 1 to 5 PM
Saturday, Feb 7, Noon to 5 PM
Monday, Feb 8 1 to 5 PM
Saturday, Feb 14, Noon to [...]
Janurary Rain?
Monday, January 19th, 2009Farm Friends:
By now, if you’re like us, you’re wondering: um, isn’t this winter? Shouldn’t we be cold, cozying up inside, or at least putting mud-flaps on our bikes?
Well, if climate change (aka global weirding) has got you down, come out to the farm for far-too-early-spring cheer!
Besides our upcoming January workdays (this coming Saturday, the 24th; [...]
Winter Break…
Monday, December 22nd, 2008Farm Friends:
Late December is vacation time here at the farm; a time for us to let the cover crop grow, the mulch settle in, and the new perennials establish deep drought-tolerant root systems. It’s also time for us to go on vackay–whether to visit our families across the country, or with a relaxed staycation here [...]
2009 ECOLOGICAL HORTICULTURE TRAINING PROGRAM
Sunday, December 7th, 2008UPDATE: 2009 Course is FULL and CLOSED. Thanks!
Alemany Farm’s 2009 Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture
Download the application here: PDF / Word
If you are eager to learn more about urban food production and wish to gain some of the skills to become your own food producer, you should enroll in Alemany Farm’s Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture. [...]
Yelp for Strawberries!
Monday, November 24th, 2008Dear Farm Friends:
If you’re staying here in the Bay for the Thanksgiving weekend, please join us for our regularly scheduled community workday this Saturday, Nov 29. We’ll start around Noon and wrap up around 5 PM.
There will be plenty to do, including mulching paths and sowing cover crop in the main garden, prepping our permaculture [...]
Weekend Change-up and Important Developments…
Saturday, November 8th, 2008Dear Farm Friends:
First off, please note the switcheroo on the workday this weekend. Normally it would fall on Saturday, but due to a collaboration with the Green Festival, we will be having the workday on Sunday, November 9th instead. In addition to normal workday activities, there will be a tour and workshop on Medicinal Herbs [...]
Harvest Fest and Party!
Friday, October 17th, 2008Dear Farm Friends:
We hope you can come to the Farm this Sunday, October 19 for our Fourth Annual Alemany Farm Harvest Festival. We’ll start the festivities at Noon with some work projects including saving our sunflower seeds for next summer and clearing beds in preparation for winter. [...]
