We purchased two yards of high-quality compost to amend the soil at Parr Field. We have already tilled and made rows with the plans of “planting” compost in the much of the same way we plant crops. This method was … Continued
Today we met at Parr Field to get ready for our first planting a little over a week away. We had two yards of compost delivered, removed the piles of debris from clearing the field, and cleared out some weeds … Continued
Field preparation is like preparing a canvas for a painting. The Earth is our canvas and the crops are our paints and colors. The nuts and bolts of clearing land is basically removing much of the vegetation and raking it … Continued
It was great to incorporate this chicos-eating and stringing-up workshop as part of the school day at Chrysalis. Not only did all the students get to eat fresh chicos, but the Sembradores of our summer program were able to facilitate … Continued
Since we over-estimated the amount of corn we would need for our horno-making workshop, we now have an abundance of corn that requires us to make another batch of chicos. The nice thing about us needing to make another batch … Continued
Today we went to Parr Field to harvest all of our sweet corn. The sweet corn is destined for a chicos-making workshop that will be the first time we use our horno at Chrysalis Alternative High School. Chicos are traditionally … Continued
Today we went to Parr Field and harvested our first batch of “green” beans, about 5.5 pounds. Many of the beans have already escaped our attention and were too mature to eat as green beans so we left them to … Continued
This morning we met at Parr field to pull more weeds. Again, many of the weeds were purslane, or verdolagas, and could’ve been harvested for food. So we left a lot of them there for harvest in the next few … Continued
Here are the peas, or alberjon, forming and flowering. These plants suffered some as they were planted later than usual and did not get sufficient water at the beginning. Nevertheless, they are producing nicely to where we will get a … Continued