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Monthly Archives: July 2014
Harvesting garlic at Sol Feliz Farm
We have been noticing that it is time to harvest garlic. We watch the scape straighten out and the seed-head with it gets more defined (you can see individual seeds inside the scape-skin forming). Some of our scapes are breaking … Continue reading
Composting at Sol Feliz. Part II.
Today we gathered at Sol Feliz Farm to make more progress on what we started a couple of weeks ago (see our post on July 2). We still have several piles of alfalfa and other biomass in piles that you … Continue reading
Posted in AIRE, Sol Feliz Farm
Tagged compost, compost pile, composting, making compost, soil, soil building
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Growth and development in our agriculture projects at the Chrysalis School
There is always more activity than we can report, but we like to write about major events in flowering or other surprises. The picture above shows the third flower we have seen on the hibiscus that was gifted to us … Continue reading
Posted in Chrysalis Alternative High School, Grow Dome
Tagged agriculture, aquaponics, flower garden, Grow Dome, hibiscus, pomegranate, raised bed, sunflower
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La primera escarda en Sol Feliz
In the last couple of mornings, I was able to go outside while the sun was rising to hoe some weeds in our maize and bean rows. This is the best time to work outside: it is nice and fresh, … Continue reading
Posted in Acequia Culture, Sol Feliz Farm
Tagged cultivation, hoeing weeds, weeding, wild plants in the garden
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Harvesting peas at Sol Feliz
It is the time of year when we can FINALLY enjoy the fruits of our labor! The peas are coming into maturity and are at a stage when they can be picked for fresh eating. Peas, locally know as alberjon, … Continue reading
Maintaining chickens at Sol Feliz
This is the “after” picture of today’s activity. The picture above shows our chicken house that has been cleaned of all the old manure that had been mixed with sawdust from the last time we cleaned out the coop. We … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken coop, chicken lice, chicken manure, chickens, composting with chickens
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Composting at Sol Feliz
Today we gathered at Sol Feliz to get started on our composting process for this season. First we cut down all the alfalfa and other biomass in the South field of Sol Feliz. We have been irrigating this field and … Continue reading
Posted in AIRE, Sol Feliz Farm
Tagged carbon sequestration, compost, composting, soil building
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