First up
New veggie seedlings are popping up every day now! These are the first round of jalepenos and eggplant to appear. These are 2 weeks old....
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CHARITY BLOOMS
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- Feb 8, 2020
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Our first retail sale!
Charity Blooms cat toys hit the retail shelves today! They are stuffed with our very own homegrown organic catnip. Valentines day,...
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- Jan 24, 2020
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Year in review
In 2018 we set out to prove a point. We turned an acre of grassland into a farm that produced almost 1,900 pounds of fresh produce for a...
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- Jan 24, 2020
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The fun never stops!
Many people ask what we do at the farm in the winter. Here is your answer! Opportunity is always knocking. Two weeks ago we heard about a...
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- Dec 13, 2019
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Back to normal
The animals are all safe and warm back in the greenhouse. The temperature inside is a comfortable 40 degrees most days. The hens are...
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- Dec 10, 2019
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Say hello!
Yesterday Oreo had 2 babies! The gray one seems perfectly healthy and moving about already. The black one was found wedged in between...
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- Dec 6, 2019
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An expectant mother??
We are excited and hopeful that one of our rabbits might be pregnant! Oreo has been active with both male rabbits over the past 2 weeks....
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- Nov 30, 2019
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The Chicken Whisperer
This is Jesse Amaro. He and his wife Margarita are our neighbors to the south. Jesse grew up on a large farm in Mexico. They owned...
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- Nov 30, 2019
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Winter is here!
The property took a beating this week from an unexpected wind storm. 3 months of hard work building the greenhouse was put to the test...
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- Nov 5, 2019
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Our newest family member
Today we introduce the newest member of the Charity Blooms family. This is our new hen Blanca. She is called an Easter Egger because...
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- Oct 28, 2019
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AU mens hockey team
The Aurora University mens hockey team showed up dressed to impress this Saturday. They were obviously unaware of what we had planned...
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- Oct 25, 2019
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GreyStar volunteer day
This week we were lucky to have our good frend Brad and his GreyStar team stop by for a few hours. We had a huge to-do list and kocked...
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- Oct 15, 2019
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Naperville Magazine
Have to give a big shout out to Naperville Magazine for doing this awesome feature on founder Rob and the August Harvest Dinner in their...
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- Oct 5, 2019
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Brownies first visit
Today we had a very energetic troop of Brownies come visit. These 4 ladies worked super hard. They got to plant garlic, separate...
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- Sep 30, 2019
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Aurora University
This weekend17 Aurora University volunteers stop by. They came of their own free will to do something good for the community. The...
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- Sep 21, 2019
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New friends
This week our new friends at the AID Keeler Center and Oswego school district 308 visited the farm. Such a huge step for us in our...
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- Sep 21, 2019
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Outdoor kitchen
The new outdoor kitchen is almost complete! This necessary component of our farm will allow us to prepare lunch on-site for our many...
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- Sep 21, 2019
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Fall planning
As the end of the season slowly approaches, we are still harvesting gorgeous tomatoes, eggplant, okra, peppers and squash. We hit 1134...
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- Sep 13, 2019
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Let there be light
We have power! Our new 400 watt off-grid solar power system is up and running. We will be using this new energy source to fuel our...
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- Sep 12, 2019
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1000 pounds!
This week we hit 1034 pounds for 2019! What a great accomplishment. Thank you to all of our supporters and 179 volunteers. Marie would...
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