Thoughts of an Urban Farmer
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The farm is in full growth. Below is a large selection of pictures from all across the farm. Peas The peas are looking good. You can see from the photos that they need some training to work their way up the trellis. But I’m confident they are good learners. Tomatoes The tomatoes are coming up [...]
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Today’s fine selection of weeds. Wow. Live From the Farm: Weeds Originally uploaded by Farmer_Jay
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Swiss Chard about 3 inches high. Live from the Farm: Swiss Chard Originally uploaded by Farmer_Jay
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I was lucky enough to join the Chicago Spring Fling 2009 here in Chicago for a tour of Rick Bayless’s Urban Farm where over $20,000 of produce is produced for his two restaurants, Frontera Grill and Topolobampo. A full post on the tour and highlights will take a day to put together, but I wanted [...]
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We think farming and vegetable gardens, we don’t always think non-edible flowers. With all of the work growing edible food, why waste time with non-edible flowers. Bees! (and other beneficial insects) I chased two bees around the farm today trying to take a picture proving that bees were already hunting the flowers and vegetables int [...]
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This weekend transforms the farm from planting to growing. April 25th marks the average last frost date for the Chicagoland area. Certainly any good Midwesterner knows that averages mean almost nothing. It can snow Memorial Day weekend and be in the 70s for Thanksgiving. Regardless, I am taking the leap and declaring this weekend growing [...]
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It’s a beautiful day outside. The car reads 84 degrees and I’d agree. I have some great pictures, lots of detail on what we’re doing on the farm which I’ll post this weekend. Until then, proof that I’m hard at work.
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This is not my garden, but I wish it was. It’s another great Friday in Chicago — too good to be inside. Look for more great pictures and descriptions of farm activities throughout the weekend. Until then, enjoy the outdoors. The internet will wait for you.
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It was a big weekend for the farm — we’re about 10 days away from the last frost of the season. The long time Chicago native would recognize that a 70 degree weekend does not mean we won’t have one more snow ahead of us (I hear Tuesday). In the ground on Friday went Carrots. [...]
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Friday was an excellent day to be in the dirt. I’ll post on my plantings throughout the weekend. Until then, enjoy an April spring day on the farm.
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