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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.
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.
Ever wondered the best way to #harvest a leafy ...
Jan 26
Ever wondered the best way to #harvest a leafy green, like #spinach? We've got you covered! In this video, CFG Maintenance Tech, Hunter, walks you through the process step by step, straight from one of our client's gorgeous #ediblegardens!
Knowledge is power, and CFG is lucky to have a lot...
Jan 21
Knowledge is power, and CFG is lucky to have a lot of it to share! This snap of Co-President, Paige and Project Supervisor, Corinne, was taken during a recent zoom presentation on #homegardens. Want to learn more about making your garden dreams come true? Head to the link in our bio for all the details on CFG!
A raised bed full of organic veggies is the new ...
Jan 18
A raised bed full of organic veggies is the new pot of gold! 🌈⠀
Thanks for this snap from one of our corporate gardens, Farmer Ted 📸
Here's to another year of growth: in the #garden, in our communities, and in ourselves. These sprouts are ready for 2021, and so are we!
Dressed to Kale!⠀
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Forgive us the pun, it's been a long year. We're just admiring our #wintergreen harvest! Kale Garden Tip: When harvesting kale, pull don't cut!
Are you all in on #broccolini, or a bigger fan of ...
Dec 22
Are you all in on #broccolini, or a bigger fan of the spicier #broccoliraab, pictured here? Little known fact about this #wintercrop, Broccoli Raab isn't actually broccoli! It's considered a #wintergreen, and more closely related to the #turnip.⠀
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Drop your favorite "broccoli" variety below!
Mother Nature showing off with this gorgeous color! #Redcabbage is a #wintergarden staple, delicious and chocked full of vitamin K, fiber, and more. What's your favorite way to prep red cabbage?
This recent install by our team really kicks "make the most of the space you have" up a notch! You can catch us daydreaming about this edible and drought-resistant #garden for the foreseeable future. 🤩
“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!”
