They're here!
The Fall Fest committee received the first shipment of pumpkins today. One more week till the event! Register for your free pumpkin...
CHARITY BLOOMS
A non-profit grower
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- Oct 15, 2021
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We're on Instagram!
We finally joined the social media world on instagram. Follow us at 'charityblooms'
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- Sep 25, 2021
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Last big harvest
Today we had 12 visitors from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints stop by to help with our last (and biggest) harvest. This...
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- Sep 13, 2021
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4000 lbs!
This truly has been an amazing week. We won a shocking 23 ribbons at the fair on Wednesday and then harvested our 4000th pound of...
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- Sep 10, 2021
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We did it again!
This year we entered 32 categories of herbs and vegetables a the Sandwich Fair. We won 23 ribbons! We won 9 first place, 7 second place...
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- Aug 31, 2021
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Before and After
This weekend I turned these beautiful tomatoes along with our onions, jalepenos and cucumbers into the most amazing pico de gallo for our...
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- Aug 31, 2021
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New record!
Today we pulled our largest single day harvest of 467lbs. This massive haul put us at 3318lbs for the year, breaking the previous record...
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- Aug 17, 2021
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2000 lbs!
Today, a massive harvest of tomatoes put us over 2000lbs! We waited for weeks and weeks, but they finally ripened and are ready to eat....
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- Aug 12, 2021
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So much food!
The weather has finally started giving us the harvests we expected. Unusually hot and dry weather has prevented growth and ripening for...
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- Jul 30, 2021
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1000lbs!
Today we celebrate the first 1000lbs of vegetables produced in 2021! Thank you to each and every one of our volunteers who help keep...
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- Jul 20, 2021
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Its a girl!
Our first monarch butterfly emerged from her Chrysalis today. We found her as an egg about three weeks ago. This is the first egg to...
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- Jul 5, 2021
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June update
This June brought us lots of rain and growth. We finished off the month with 262lbs. We saw lots of monarchs and pollinator bees laying...
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- Jun 30, 2021
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We did it!
It may sound like a simple task, but we have been unable to produce cucumbers at the farm for the past 3 years. We try different growing...
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- Jun 24, 2021
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Newest inhabitants at the Farm
Today we welcomed these 22 little bluegill to the farm. They are a big part of our efforts to bring innovation to our little slice of...
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- Jun 8, 2021
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What the heck?!
Today we were greeted by a dozen gorgeous yellow flowers, compliments of our 1 year old prickly pear cactus garden. We had no idea they...
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- Jun 8, 2021
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Beautiful berries
Last week our strawberries plants erupted with loads of beautiful red berries. We've got 5lbs so far and they keep coming! We're going...
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- May 29, 2021
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Big day at the farm
This was definitely an eventful day at the farm. Our new mobile book stand arrived and dozens of local families came by to paint wooden...
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- May 18, 2021
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Major progress
The rental plot expansion is almost complete! The trees are gone, the soil is tilled and the mulch has been spread. Thanks to Alderman...
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- May 10, 2021
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The new orchard
Thanks to all of our sponsors for supporting our new orchard! We raised enough $ to purchase 20 fruit trees. We have 10 apple, 6 peach...
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- May 8, 2021
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First fridays
Last night the Blooms Crew joined other local artists at the downtown Aurora First Fridays event. Brad, Eva and Rob created this...
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