Biggest year yet!
Yesterday, the team gathered to celebrate the harvesting of our 2,000th pound in a single year! This is a milestone we have been working...
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Aug 3, 20201 min read
Nutritionist Deepa
Nutritionist Deepa has become a familiar face at the farm this summer. She is a nutritionist and chef at the VNA in Aurora. She has...
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Jul 31, 20201 min read
4734 Pounds?!
Im feeling so grateful again as I look back at 3.5 years of extremely hard work. Today I realized we have donated over 2 TONS of fresh...
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Jul 22, 20201 min read
Here we go!
The great weather this week has given the plants a much needed boost. Yesterday was our first big harvest of the season. 56 pounds!
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Jul 19, 20201 min read
Rainy morning.
Today started out gloomy, but then I got to the farm and saw the benefits of the early morning rain. Wanted to share a little...
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Jul 5, 20201 min read
Wowza!!
This is a leaf from one of our rhubarb plants. Can you believe this plant is only 6 months old? We planted it from seed this past...
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Jul 4, 20201 min read
Spring greens
Its amazing how much growth has happened in the past few weeks. Occasional rain and excessive heat are working in our favor. We are...
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Jun 19, 20201 min read
Stepping up!
Garden manager Tim has been so incredibly dedicated to our cause the past few months. This week he took 1/2lb of oregano home to dry...
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Jun 19, 20201 min read
New Partnership
Today we made an informal agreement to join forces with the Obama Legacy Initiative. One of their goals is to distribute raised vegetable...
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May 25, 20201 min read
Latte, Cocoa and Carmella
Our second group of chicks are all grown up. We hand-raised them since they were 1 week old. These 3 Rainbow Dixie hens are about 3...
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May 13, 20201 min read
Thank you Kiwanis!
This week we found out that the Aurora Kiwanis is making another very generous donation to the farm! This grant will allow us to add...
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May 3, 20201 min read
The Boy Scouts return
Our favorite troop stopped by for the second time this year. Today we filled the three new tomato beds with dirt and mulched new shade...
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Apr 26, 20201 min read
40 bales of straw
Today we picked up an entire truck load of straw from a local farm. Straw is a necessary bedding for the chicken coop and makes a...
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Apr 25, 20201 min read
Tomato time
Not even cold weather and rain could stop production at the farm today. We spent half the day working in the greenhouse transplanting...
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Apr 20, 20201 min read
Ready. Set. Go!
The newest satellite location at Ginger Creek Church is finally getting a little tlc. The beautiful weather this weekend finally gave us...
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Apr 17, 20201 min read
New hens!?
Unfortunately, this week we lost our favorite hen. Blanca had been sick for about a week and we were not able to save her. We are not...
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Apr 13, 20201 min read
First up
Today we are so excited to see the first seedlings start to appear. We planted these peapods one week ago. Other young vegetables...
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Apr 12, 20201 min read
We struck gold!
All things have different value to different people. To us, this massive pile of horse manure worth its weight in gold! We have been...
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Mar 24, 20201 min read
Chicken apartments
As we start to get cabin fever from the quarantine, we find new ways to be creative and productive. Today we made nesting boxes for the...
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Mar 11, 20201 min read
New partnership
Today im proud to announce another new addition to the Charity Blooms family! We have made arrangements with Ginger Creek Community...
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