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Urban Plantations is now...
Same ownership and expert team, updated name!
We look forward to serving you as California Farm and Garden.
Same ownership and expert team, updated name!
We look forward to serving you as California Farm and Garden.
From one of our Point Loma #residentialgarden clients: "My harvest yesterday! Thank you California Farm and Garden for getting me started!" 😍 Not too bad for a May haul! 👏
This gorgeous bed of heirloom corn and climbing ...
May 6
This gorgeous bed of heirloom corn and climbing beans was brought to you by Farmer Jazz at #CFG last summer. Succession planting both of these #warmweathercrops every two weeks will keep you in cobs for grilling, beans for sautées, and summer salads throughout what we believe will be #thebestsummerever!
Raise your hand if you've got tomatoes in the ground! 🍅 👋 If you're new to planting, these tips will encourage strong root systems and a focus on green growth prior to #fruitset: 1. Remove the bottom third of the plant's foliage and sink deep enough into the soil that the area is covered - tomato plants will grow roots from any area submerged! 2. Remove any existing buds at planting time. Voila! #somanytomatoes
Heading into the weekend like #femalefarmers 🔥🔥 Two members of our #urbanfarmer management team cooling off after another #gardeninstallation. When you're #femaleowned and #femalead you #breakthatground and #growthatfood 💪 🍉
Hey there, pretty! These gorgeous bursts of sunshine open up wide, first thing in the morning, begging for bees and butterflies to stop on by and spread pollen. We're planting #summersquash in our #ediblegardens any day now, and soon we'll be up to our eyelashes in squash to grill + sauté + roast + stuff + pickle + oh sorry, I've gotten carried away... 🌼 🐝
Outter space called... 👾👾👾 Wait, that's just an excited potato! When planting #seedpotatoes, which are grown specifically for propagation, you'll know they're ready for #organicsoil when they begin to sprout fraggle toupees like this one. They like well-draining compost-rich soil, and thrive both in the ground and in large containers. April marks the end of the planting window, so get to sowing!
Speaking of #EarthDay, we'd like to share the official independent launch of MAKE Projects, an organization that seeks to change the planet every day! Please join them on Saturday, May 1st from 10 am - 1 pm at their #urbanmicrofarm and outdoor café in #NorthPark for a celebratory launch event! 🌍 🎉⠀
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Through the job-readiness training of over 200 refugees and immigrants, and the conversion of an empty urban lot to a productive #garden and #communityspace, our good friends at @SDMAKEProjects live Earth Day through action year round. 🌿
Our #corporateediblelandscaping harvests go #fromfarmtokitchen at onsite restaurants. A reminder that we can #eatrealfood even while away from home. Those who work near our corporate farms have even been inspired to join our #farmfamily with kitchen gardens of their own! What are YOU having for lunch today? 🥗
How many flowers can you name? Our residential ...
Apr 16
How many flowers can you name? Our residential clients know just how important #pollinatorfriendlyplants are to a thriving #ediblegarden. Feed the bees, please, and they'll feed you too! 🐝 🦋
Picklin' Sundays | One bunch of #organic trimmed asparagus (or any seasonal #springtimeharvest), 1 tsp each: mustard seeds, peppercorns, dill seed, 2 halved garlic cloves, and a good shake of red pepper flakes (for #spicyspears!). Add all to a clean glass jar. Bring 1 part vinegar/1 part water, and a healthy pinch of salt to a simmer. Pour over spears until submerged, refrigerate, eat with abandon.
We're going bananas (see last post 🍌) over this insane #foodjungle at the home of one of our clients! This #kitchengarden is a repurposed #backyardchicken coop. We really can grow #urbangardens in creative spaces, and since this structure offers complete protection from #gardenpests and our beloved wildlife, these harvests are second to none!
This gorgeous banana flower is actually a stalk ...
Apr 5
This gorgeous banana flower is actually a stalk that will produce 50-60 bananas! The fruit can be gradually harvested (bananas ripen once picked), and the stalk will only produce once. Future generations grow from pups the original tree puts off, and will grow up to produce five dozen more bananas! 🍌 | 📷 by our Co-President, Farmer Mat 💥
Our farms have been showing off in a big way lately! Loving this colorful harvest from one of our corporate #ediblegardens. These #wintergreens are off to the on-site restaurant, with a portion donated to a local mutual aid. ⠀
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Our CFG farmers recently sent this delicious winter #harvest to the restaurant at our La Jolla corporate garden, as well as the ‘We All We Got San Diego' Covid-19 Resource Center. ⠀
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These #organic goodies feature Daikon radish, Hakurei turnips, Shunkyo radish, Elegance greens, bok choy, fennel, kale, and spinach. Thanks to @are_sandiego for growing and giving with us!
These magnolia sugar snaps peas are showing off in...
Feb 18
These magnolia sugar snaps peas are showing off in the morning light at our corporate farm. Here’s to hoping your day starts off just as lovely!
Always feels good to have our ducks, er, pak choi,...
Feb 8
Always feels good to have our ducks, er, pak choi, lined up in a row before a new week kicks off! Hope you were able to get your hands dirty in the #garden this weekend.
“I recently purchased a beautiful home with a gorgeous garden and my goal was not to kill it. California Farm and Garden came along, strategized with us on our goals, planted a fall garden with us and now we get to watch it grow. I highly encourage anyone wanting to grow (no pun intended) a place of peace and beauty to give California Farm and Garden a call. They’re amazing.”
“We are SO thrilled with the patio… thank you for making such a beautiful space. A couple of days ago one of the residents that ‘can’t’ stand up in the bathroom was standing up ALONE at the planter with the hand rail.”
“When I contemplated creating an organic garden for one of our properties my first stop was California Farm and Garden. It’s one thing to hire someone to select and install plants and grow them. It’s yet another experience to comprehensively collaborate with someone who has the passion, vision and the solid expertise to create and tend to something remarkable. That experience is what I had with Karen Contreras and all her team at California Farm and Garden”.
“I have worked with California Farm and Garden for the past couple years and not only do they provide awesome produce and knowledgeable Garden Tech’s, they provide a beautiful environment that helps me get through my day to day.”
“Laura and the California Farm and Garden Team are amazing. Quick response to problems as they arise. When they leave, it is as if they have never been because the area is clean. Great patience to help a very novice gardener learn the correct practices needed for the best harvest! Thank you.”
“All I can say is ‘I love it’. I would recommend California Farm and Garden to everyone. Thank you so much!”
