Hello Foragers,
This is the first installment in our farm blog. We hope to keep our food community up to date on our present and future activities. Today was very productive and below you will find a list of: CSA contents, daily tasks and spring planting.
1) We began the day by picking the CSA.
a) Broccoli- 2 pounds per share
b) Chard - 1 bunch per share
c) Collards- 1 bunch per share
d) Cilantro- 1 bunch per share
e) Salad mix - ¾ pound per share
f) Spinach- 1 pound per share
g) Fennell - 3 bulbs per share
h) Gold and Crimson beets - 2 pounds per share
2) Several volunteers showed up to work this morning so we were able to finish the pick by 10:45. We would like to thank Brian, Devon, Katy, Grace, Mitzy and P. Lynn for their efforts this morning.
3) After packing the CSAs we returned to Gozo to finish the green house project. We used an old car port together with ratchets in between the existing rafters to create the interior of the greenhouse. The outer skin was fashioned by taping two large pieces of 6 mil plastic and draping it over the carport. Then two interior doors were made by cutting the same plastic in two smaller pieces attaching one piece to a 2/4 crosspiece and folding the other over the peak of the carport. Additionally, we created a prow for the West side of the greenhouse and fitted the carport legs over t-posts to compensate for the wind. Below is a list of the seeds Katy, Cassie and Grace planted in trays today:
Sage
Mexican Mint Marigold
Bee Balm
Echinacea
Chamomile
Epazote
Yarrow
Lemon Balm
Anise Hyssop
Escarole
Dandelion
4) Tomorrow we hope to plant the rest of the greenhouse in:
Salad Burnet
Dandelion
Broccoli
Purple Haze Carrots
Rainbow Carrots
Napoli Carrots
Anaheim Chile
Root Parsley
Papalo
5) In the coming weeks we will dig into our heirloom seed collection and begin planting some of the spring tomatoes.
6) Lastly, we rototilled the big field in preparation of spring.
Thanks for all the support and check back in for more Gozo journalism.
GOZO FARM
- RIO GOZO FARM
- Ojai, California, United States
- There is plenty of gozo at Rio Gozo Farm. That is river of joy in Spanish. Gozo is one of the most dependable products we have in our farms. Gozo seeds are not difficult to procure but they can be a challenge to start. Once you get a little gozo up and going it is very tolerant of most pests, can withstand dry periods, and grows with a modicum of fertilizer. After gozo becomes a staple of one's diet, it goes with about anything. Actually folks crave it so much it is a wonder everyone does not have a patch of it growing close at hand. Grab up some gozo and get with the flow.
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If you voted for our Poll please vote again because we erased it when we went to correct our spelling. We also decided to add mushroom tacos to the poll after we ate some of them yesterday in a semi-secret luncheon at the Farmer and The Cook at 339 West El Roblar Drive in Meiners Oaks, California. John Fonteyn cooked the mushrooms and the greens, Olivia Chase made the guacamole and I fried the tortillas. This was an all-organic meal, just as we always have them over there at that place. -Steve Sprinkel
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