Will Learn for Produce!
The taste of a freshly picked tomato straight from the vine of the plant that you have grown yourself is a taste like no other. If you have never had a bite of a juicy tomato fresh from the garden, you are missing out. At the Urban Farm and the Columbia St. Garden, we grow […]
The Urban Farm fig tree located right beside the club house is massive, and probably the coolest tree at the farm. When the tree begins to ripen near the end of summer with fresh figs, there has to be hundreds. This Summer we had a few students climb up to the tree and pick bucketfuls […]
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 […]
Hello to the University of Oregon blog community! My name is Ayla Ginger. I am so happy to be placed here on this wooden bench, spilling out my first, long awaited post for the Urban Farm blog. I wish to bid the previous blog writer and urban farm friend, Kat, a loving hello and farewell. […]
Currently listening: The Beach Boys- Vega-Tables Beltane celebration! I want to do a little write up about it, but it simply will not compare to Lauren’s version of the tale. Just let it be known we took a break from our normal activities to celebrate May Day. We had a potluck and danced around the […]