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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...
Aug 27, 20201 min read
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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...
Aug 3, 20201 min read
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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...
Jul 31, 20201 min read
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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!
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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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...
Jul 19, 20201 min read
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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...
Jul 5, 20201 min read
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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...
Jul 4, 20201 min read
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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...
Jun 19, 20201 min read
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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...
Jun 19, 20201 min read
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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...
May 25, 20201 min read
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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...
May 13, 20201 min read
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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...
May 2, 20201 min read
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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...
Apr 26, 20201 min read
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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...
Apr 25, 20201 min read
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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...
Apr 20, 20201 min read
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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...
Apr 17, 20201 min read
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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...
Apr 13, 20201 min read
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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...
Apr 12, 20201 min read
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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...
Mar 24, 20201 min read
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New partnership
Today im proud to announce another new addition to the Charity Blooms family! We have made arrangements with Ginger Creek Community...
Mar 11, 20201 min read
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