Trial and error with aquaponics
I checked on the Grow Dome yesterday to see how the system was running. It was not as dramatic as the loss of fish, but I entered the Grow Dome and found about half of our plants dried up and … Continued
Another round of cultivation at the school garden
Today three of us met to hoe weeds at the Parr Field Garden Project. Our crop plants are bigger now so the job is easier with less danger of accidentally weeding our crops. Nevertheless, it seems like every weeding episode … Continued
On Acequia irrigation 2014. Part II.
Exactly one week after my last irrigation last Thursday, I was given the water again. The Mayordomo warned me that the water is running low and I replied that I am thankful that we even have water, last year at … Continued
Aquaponics goes live in the Grow Dome
We did not create blog-posting updates for all the trial and error we experienced over that last month or so in trying to get this aquaponic system going. We have had about three failures and learning experiences about getting the … Continued
Final presentation to summer camp program
It is bittersweet to finish a program like this. I only came to this school three times, but in those times I got to know many students by face and by name. The program will end this Friday and we … Continued
On Acequia irrigation 2014
Today is Thursday and the Mayordomo (ditch boss) of my acequia (community managed, gravity-fed irrigation ditch) called me yesterday and asked if I wanted the water. Even though I had the water last Sunday, I decided to take advantage of … Continued
Cultivation at our school garden
Unlike yesterday’s workshop on cultivating weeds in the garlic patch, today’s effort was a walk in the park! The weeds at Parr Field are so small that weeding them is easy to the point where a stir-up hoe is all … Continued
AIRE provides seed for Veteran agriculture program
Today we were honored to provide the Not Forgotten Outreach organization with seed to plant in their fields. Some of these seeds are acclimatized to this area and other seed has been acquired for various school gardens over the last several … Continued
Cultivating garlic at Sol Feliz Farm
Today’s workshop was long over due. We have had a bunch of weeds growing in the garlic for quite a while now. I made some opportunity to hoe a couple of rows of weeds but it was kind of a … Continued
Maintenance and use of drip irrigation at the school garden
We are in the third year of implementing a school garden at Parr Field. For the last two years, we had collaborators who were responsible for setting up the drip irrigation system and utilizing the greenhouse. This year we don’t … Continued