Kainos Farm Week 32: Harvesting and Delivering

Fresh Harvest: lemongrass, Thai basil, spearmint and peppermint, leafy green lettuce, sweet basil, and radish

It was a joy pulling these radishes out of the soil!

Boxed raised bed technique to protect from extreme weather and pests.

Sixty sweet basil cuttings waiting to be transplanted next week.

Cucumber, tomato and citronella seedlings on display at Herb Republic.

Nu Wave Farmers are Here!

iba na, iba na ang mga magsasaka ngayon. 

walang lupa, walang pera, walang alam sa pagsasaka PERO magaling mag-Internet at madiskarte. kaya pagkatanim, hintay, alaga, harvest, picture, upload, PM, benta, meet-up, sold! 

limited planting skillz + mad social media skillz = #NuWaveFarmers

Backyard Movie Night on August 23

Backyard Movie Night @ Daang Kalabaw Community Garden

Featured Film: "The Future of Food" 

7-9 PM, Saturday, August 23 @

Unit 12 Bonita Compound, Daang Kalabaw St., Brgy. San Antonio, LB

with FREE lemongrass, stevia and tarragon tea. iced tea pag naka-bike!

Re-Designing Daang Kalabaw Community Garden for Off-the-Grid Living

Bike Ride and Gardening Chores at Tara Farms

Paulo welcoming Maya to the farm for the first time.

Maya taking a photo of the mountains.

Paulo went trellis-happy!

The happy farmer! "Hipster Mornings" playlist from Spotify playing in the background.

LB CSA Meeting Held at Cafe Antonio

The backyard farmers of LB CSA (Los Banos Community Supported Agriculture) met yesterday at Cafe Antonio to discuss the business model, deliveries, and planting strategies and schedules. The meeting was attended by Maya of Bungang Araw Magic Garden, Paulo of Tara Farms, OJ of Makiling Hillside Delicacies, with special guest, Kim of EC Gas. Hope the others can join us next time!

Wwoofing schedule:

Tara Farms - Tuesdays

Bungang Araw Magic Garden/Dan's Garden Stujo - Wednesdays

Kainos Farm - Thursdays to Fridays

Daang Kalabaw Community Garden - Saturdays

Vision:

A farm to plate experience to the highest level!!!

Mission:

1. To encourage our peers in Elbi to engage in backyard farming.

2. To provide the community with a consistent supply of Elbi-grown organic produce and turn them into Elbi-vores.

3. To educate the community about organic agriculture and bring them to our backyard farms so they can learn to grow their own veggies too. 

Raising the Beds of LB CSA at Kainos Farm

Hard-working farm volunteers, Chrissa, Timi, and Dan

Cucumbers!

It's always a joy to sleep inside my tiny house van!

Our nursery is 90% complete

Sowed a new batch of seeds for LB CSA and Good Food Community

Chia seeds from Charlene sprouted after 1 week.

Bike Ride to Kainos Farm

Post-Glenda Recovery of Tara Farms

Tara Farms recovered well from Glenda thanks to hard-working nu wave farmer, Paulo Sandoval (@dubshiznit) . talked about veggie deliveries, LB CSA, weekend markets and value-adding during this morning's session. the future looks bright for backyard farmers! #TheMulchingMatsing #NuWaveFarmers

Transplanting in Cafe Antonio's Garden at Kainos Farm

Cafe Antonio's garden at Kainos Farm

Sweet Basil and Thai Basil

Chia seeds from La Trinidad, Benguet. Thanks Char!