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Outpost News What's Happening at the Emile Street Auqaponics and Patio Cafe Workday Prototype of growbed We will also be cleaning up and working on the patio cafe and performance area to be used for live music, performance art and seating for dinners at the Emile Street Farm Future home of the patio cafe and performance area
Issacs Elementary Garden Installation Last week we installed mutiple beds and we need to top them off and add mulch in the pathways this weekend in preparation for planting.
Independence Heights Farm 100 East 45th Street (between N. Main and Yale, next to the yellow warehouse)
Map of Indendence Heights Farm
Wednesdays 11am-2pm
Planting/Weeding and Watering at Emile Street as Usual! We will be planting onions this weekend.
The Big Pick
P.O. Box 962 September 4, 2011 Drought Technology When the recent hot weather we and all the good help have been working on ways to conserve water using what our friend Cleveland has coined drough technology. We are focusing on water catchment, aquaponics as functional food art, drip lines, creating ollas and experimenting with new soil mixes to enhance the soil's ability to hold moisture. Last weekend we added the liner to the aquaponics pond and used the water we caught from last month's brief rain - This weekend we will adding minnows, goldfish and native plants to create a beautiful environment for the FarmFest on November 5th. We are looking for a medium to make vertical grow beds starting with the fence around the pond. Any suggestions on a good medium we could use would be appreciated, with a focus on recycled and inexpensive solutions at the top of the list. We have also been creating ollas (clay pots buried in the soil filled with water). The process is simple. Take 2 clay pots, cover up the hole in the bottom of one of them, then glue the two pots together. Paint the top with white paint to inhibit evaporation. Bury the pots about 3 feet apart with the white top showing and fill with water. It will slowly leach into the ground and provide moisture. Our friend Mark has installed new drip technology in several of the beds and has introduced a new idea of mixing clay into the soil mix which has been increasing the amount of moisture being retained. Come out the weekend and see all of these new ideas in action! See our Facebook group page for pictures of all of these ideas we are implementing.
Raw Food Potluck Sunday 5:00 pm Ever wanted to try raw food? In this heat, raw is the way to go!
FarmFest 2011 FarmFest is on for November 5th 10am to 4pm Look for a Facebook page and updates on the website about FarmFest in the next week. In the meanwhile, if you are interested in being a sponsor, vendor,giving a talk, playing music ,doing art or volunteering, please send an email to: FarmFest. Our Event Coordinator,Ja'Nee, will contact you shortly and email the appropriate forms to you.
Open Forum for Farming and Community 3rd Thursday of every month, starting in October 6-8 pm Last Concert Cafe
The Big Pick Every Saturday from 1 to 4pm Due to the drought our production is down. However, we have
Emile Street Community Farm Hours of Operation Saturday 10 - 5
The Emile Street Community Farm
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