Please take some of the fresh veggies: heirloom tomatoes, artichokes, eggplant, cucumber, basil that the children grew at Ocean View Farms this summer. Sorry, but we ate all the corn fresh off the stalks! Sign up on the white board to join the Monday or Friday watering/weed pulling crew from 1:00-2:00 (kids of any age…
Gardening
We donated to the Westside Food Bank today.
Today, July 16th, we harvested beets, beans, greens, squash, cilantro, and baby carrots for the Westside Food Bank from the Charity Garden. Lua, Jasmine, Samantha and I gathered a large basket of produce. We took them to the kitchen to wash and sort them. “We should make juice with these carrots.” – Dawson “These are…
Tulips at Ocean View Farms
On Wednesday, the Tulips went to OVF for the first time. We talked about the rules: “You can look with your eyes, nose, and ears. Keep together and walk at all times.” -Sarah, Sam’s mom WW. We walked through the gardens to our plot where the children discovered the cucumbers, artichokes, and corn ready to…
Beans, beans, beans!
When the children went out to water the Charity Garden the week of July 5th, they discovered that the beans and peas were growing in abundance and ready to harvest. The children were all very excited to see growing vegetables in the garden they have been helping to take care of, and worked hard to…
Ocean View Farms update
The entrance table is loaded with goodies. We’ve got notebooks for sale for $5.00, NSW charm necklaces from Josie’s mom, Jennifer, flowers from Kris’s garden and artichoke leaves and veggies from Ocean View Farms where we have a plot (#S13B). These gorgeous veggies are for you and from OVF, but not from out plot. A…
Ocean View Farms Friday
The pumpkin vine has stretched to the opposite side of our plot at Ocean View Farms, and if I were better organized, I’d have taken pictures when I watered and weeded at 7am this morning! I cut some artichokes and need to investigate when the corn is deemed “ripe” because I think they’re ready too!…
Morning Glories at OVF
The Morning Glories met at Ocean View Farms for an exploratory field trip. Yoli applied sunscreen while Sarah spoke about the garden guidelines. Rowena: "Auntie Sarah!"Sarah: "While we're walking, you can ask your Auntie Sarah, 'what is this crazy looking vegetable?' "Keaton: "Or that crazy looking flower!" At our plot, the children investigated the veggies. …
OVF report
I wanted to give a big, big thanks to Kai and his Niranjan and Debbie Jones for helping me in the garden on Tuesday. It was a great help, since I wasn't feeling all that great, and together we finished off the third planter box. We filled it with dirt and it is now all…
OVF Harvest
Please take some home.
Meet me there..
Dear families: Just a reminder that I will be at Ocean View Farms on Tuesday this week. However, I will be there at 1:30 – 3:30, not at 1pm. Sorry for the late time change. Hope to see some of you there. Don't forget to email me at sapinder@mac.com or text me at 310-435-7079 to…