The Grow Dome gets bluegill fish
Today we make a new use for our 900 gallon water tank on the north side of the Grow Dome. We currently have about 6 goldfish to “test the waters” for fish survival and so far so good… Thanks to … Continued
Harvest and food processing from Parr Field
Today was a big day in the season. We harvested much produce from the garden today, mostly our purple snap beans. We harvested about 10 pounds of “green beans” that will be lunch for our Chrysalis students, especially for our … Continued
The Mondragon Field progresses
Today we check the status of our garden in the Mondragon Field, or our plot behind Chrysalis Alternative School. As with any field that is in its first year of cultivation, we had to figure out our soil quality, irrigation … Continued
Harvesting garlic and peas at the Mondragon field
Today we reap the benefits of our relationship with this land that began last October. We harvested about 200 bulbs of garlic that will be used in our Math program, for our Thanksgiving Feast, for sale, and for our students … Continued
The Grow Dome is jamming
Its been awhile since we reported on the progress of the Grow Dome, though we are here almost every day… We have too many things growing to list, though we are going all out on tomatoes, jalapeños, melons, squash, eggplant, … Continued
More aquatic plants in our Grow Dome
We are really getting excited about the potential of our Grow Dome. Since we added some aquatic plants some time ago, we have seen the water quality improve dramatically. This furthers our enthusiasm for integrating aquaculture and hydroponics into this … Continued
AIRE congratulates the Chrysalis Class of 2013
As the growing season gets going, another cycle comes to a close. We are honored to have gotten to know and work with the Chrysalis Alternative School graduating class of 2013. Pictured from left to right are David Branchal, Desirae … Continued
Preparing and planting the ‘Mondragon’ Field
We have been periodically monitoring and caring for a field we leased behind Chrysalis since we planted three rows of garlic last fall as well as our potatoes, alberjon (peas), habas (fava beans), and onions this early spring. Now we … Continued