Friday, February 18, 2011. What I Said At the SF Planning Commission In Support of Urban Agriculture Proposal. Met to discuss the Urban Agriculture Proposal. That will codify for-profit food production in our fair city. While some city bureaucrats worked behind the scenes. And the room was filled beyond capacity. Spilling out into the hall.

More lessons on living local from farmers like you. Plant A Coast Live Oak Now. New growth on a coast live oak seedling in the winter. The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. If your yard has enough space, coast live oaks can be a focal point in a drought-resistant native garden that needs little care and will attract birds and wildlife. Companion plants include ceanothus, manzanita, California buckwheat, toyon, coffeeberry, and many other natives.

Squash in the Dining Hall. We just sold 97lbs of squash to the dining hall! Look for it at dinner tomorrow night.

Collect garden seeds and Easter eggs, and listen to Gregorian chants or hip hop, all this weekend. Woman burned in explosion in West Berkeley apartment. ICE agents arrest 1 in Berkeley on Friday.

Not certified, but efficient. September 4, 2014 by Chandler. I decided to build a horse-powered root digger, known to some as a bed lifter. I hoped that not only would it provide us with another job to use the horses in which we had been previously using hand tools, but it would make these digging jobs faster and more efficient. August 3, 2014 by Chandler. March 28, 2014 by Chandler.

Ricotta and strawberry toasts with Thai basil and pea flowers. My breakfast earlier, happy Passover! Fuck you, Spicey! June 29, 2017.

Vegetables, Herbs, Flowers and Pastured Heritage Pork from Brooksville, Maine. Our farm stand in the barn will be opening for the 2011 season on Friday, July 1st! We will be open Wednesday and Friday afternoons this year from 1 pm - 5 pm.

Actor, author, director, screenwriter, narrator, and one of the founders of the Diggers. Professor of humanities and sciences at CCA. Ecological design pioneer and architect. Francine Allen, master gardener. Writer, speaker, activist, and consultant. Director of FARO, an Ecuadorian think tank.

Native Grass Rocks My World. Adapts to all kinds of soil with very little amending if any. Needs less to NO mowing at all.