Author: Soul Fire Farm (page 26)

TROY — The North Central neighborhood may not seem like the most obvious place to raise chickens, but the members of the Uptown Initiative are hoping to change that by hosting a “City Chickens” workshop this Sunday at 65 Glen…

Upcoming Soul Fire Farm Events of interest:   City Chickens Workshop – To Promote Sustainable Living in the City of Troy. The Uptown Initiative announces CITY CHICKENS, taking place Sunday, April 10th, 2011 from 1pm to 2:30pm. CITY CHICKENS will include…

“Faith is the bird that sees the light of dawn, and sings while it is still dark.” ~Rabindranath Tagore For the farmer, faith is planting tomatoes, peppers, and onions in February while the snow is still thick and believing that the soft…

Good news: all of the CSA memberships have been claimed for the year. Please let us know if you want to be on the waiting list here. Thank you to our founding angels for supporting the farm. The garlic rests…

Soul Fire Farm 2011 CSA Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a collaborative relationship between the farmer and you. The customer buys a share of the harvest up front and receives a weekly delivery of fresh produce throughout the growing season.…

Dear Local Eaters – Please help us plan our crop schedule for the 2011 season. Take our survey, sure to get you salivating!

We are offering free, cut your own, “wildcrafted” holiday trees out at Soul Fire Farm. We have had a number of families come by so far to tromp out into the forest, encounter the spruce patch, and find the tree…

Last weekend marked the first annual Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners conference in Brooklyn, NY. I had the honor to present a workshop on organic farming, which was well attended. Excellent discussions ensued around the place of organic food in…

Welcome to 112 brand new chicks! We have a new flock from McMurray Hatchery, including Rhode Island Reds, Americanas, and a mix of heavy brown egg layers. They are cozy in the brooder under a red lamp and on a…

Jonah tried his hand at plowing today, turning over about 1/4 acre using a borrowed, beat-up, 2-bottom moldboard plow. We are philisophically “no till” folks and have had good success with intesive mulching to establish small areas. For these larger…