Workday Changes, Vegetable Stand, and BEES!

We haven't had a big response for our morning workdays, so we are moving the times. Monday and Wednesday morning's workdays will be moved to Monday and Wednesday evening 5-9pm, at Smith and Fay.

Also, the Monday and Wednesday Farmers Market doesn't seem to be the best use of our time. SO, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, we will have vegetables for sale at our roadside stand at the Smith and Fay production farm, from 4-8pm. This way, we can be working, not sitting, during our sales hours. If this is at all confusing, just check out our calendar, for times, dates and locations.

ALSO, WE'VE GOT BEES!! Art and Vera Gelder from Walk-About Acres (www.walk-aboutacres.net) have provided our Smith and Fay farm, with the pollination of two hives of honey bees. Honey bees are an excellent addition to a diverse farm ecosystem. The bees will improve produce yields and if all goes right, make some sweet, sweet honey. Thanks Art and Vera!

Veggies for Sale, Workday Schedule Change, Food Preservation Workshop, and Farm2Table

Howdy,

Good news! We have city-grown vegetables for sale to the public. All sales will benefit our not-for-profit organization, dedicated to demonstrating the viability of urban food production and educating the public on successful urban farming techniques.

You can find us selling at:
Columbia Farmers Market (1701 W Ash, behind the ARC) on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4-6pm
Our Smith and Fay Production Farm (1209 E Smith St) on Fridays from 5-8pm.

Right now we've got peas, broccoli, cauliflower, greens, onions, and lots of herbs, stop by and see us!

Our Saturday evening workday is being changed to Friday evening, starting this week. Many hands make light work, so come out to one of our workdays, there is plenty of weeding, harvesting, shoveling, mowing, trellising, planting, seeding, watering, the list goes on....but I think you get the point. Check out our website's calendar for the full workday schedule, remember to bring close-toed shoes, gloves, hat, sunscreen, and a water bottle.

Also check out the calendar for three food preservation workshops this month put on by the University Extension office.

The Farm2Table event next weekend is where national, regional and local chefs, farmers and experts will be promoting the culinary and farm-to-table collaboration, see their website for more information http://www.f2tuclubmissouri.com/

Keep on eatin!

Billy

Summer Workday Schedule

We have finally come up with a summer work schedule. If these days do not work for you but you still want to help out, let us know and we can make other arrangements. There will be three workdays per week at our Smith & Fay site, and two workdays per week at our St. Joseph and Ash site. These workdays are going into effect immediately.

Smith and Fay
Map to Locate Smith and Fay
Monday 9am - Noon (or later)
Wednesday 9am - Noon (or later)
Saturday 5pm - 9 pm


St. Joseph and Ash
Map to Locate St. Joseph and Ash
Thursday 5pm-9pm
Sunday 5pm-9pm


We will soon be selling produce at our Smith and Fay site, once our produce stand opens, we will let everyone know our dates and times of operation.

Stephens Multiage School Visits

This past Friday, about 35 students from Stephen's Multiage School (grades K-5) came for a tour at the Demonstration Garden. They learned about composting, how different vegetables grow, raising chickens, and how to save water from your roof to water a garden. One of the Stephen's teachers made a slideshow of the day, here is the link: http://sccs-multiage.blogspot.com/2010/05/visiting-garden.html

Anyone interested in scheduling a tour should contact us at: education@columbiaurbanag.org

Did you know the city sells compost?

Just an FYI for anyone out there looking for some nutritious organic matter to add to their garden. The City of Columbia sells compost to the public at the landfill every Thursday from 1pm to 5pm and one Saturday each month from 8am to Noon. Bring your truck to their compost site at 5700 Peabody Road (Rte B, North past 63, Right on Brown Station Road, Right on Peabody, and take it to the end). The price is $12/cubic yard, which is about what a pickup truck will hold. They load it, you can be in and out in about 15 minutes. Here is a link to the City's Calendar http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/webcal/ choose "Solid Waste Events" where you can find their dates and times.

happy gardening

billy