A Narrative of the University of Oregon Urban Farm

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All About Artichokes

A little history of the Artichoke… The artichoke that we know and love today is thought to have come from a wild cardoon, which is native to the Mediterranean. The cardoon and artichoke are members of the thistle family (Asteraceae) which sunflowers and lettuce are also a part of. It is believed that they began […]

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Fun with Fertilizer!

At the Urban Farm, NP and K are three letters that we talk about often. These letters are essential to the production of the farm. When we talk about NPK, we are talking about macro nutrients. N = Nitrogen P= Phosphorus K= Potassium Without these three essential macro nutrients, the soil fertility would not be […]

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