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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.
During the #summertime, our corporate farms boast ...
Jun 11
During the #summertime, our corporate farms boast pounds and pounds of #organicproduce as our #farmteam fills these huge kitchen prep tubs headed straight into #corporaterestaurant lunches. If you're like us, then you know there's nothing sweeter than eating right out of the garden. #itdoesn'tgetmorelocalthanthis
Summertime = #belliniseason ๐ ๐ ๐ Who's ready?
We're nearing the end of #CaliforniaPoppy season as petals drop and seed pods burst open to start anew. How lucky are we to witness this beauty? Who's growing these orange beauties at home? ๐
Nasturtiums are delicious (and spicy!) #edibleflowers that self-seed. Add the blossoms to salads, pickle their seeds, wrap sashimi in #nasturtiumleaves, but whatever you do, keep them in containers. These gorgeous plants are considered invasive in temperate climates like Southern California where they easily #overwinter. Their vines take over hillsides and can make it difficult for #californianativeplants to thrive. So we recommend them for your #containergarden and #raisedbedgarden only! ๐
In this dreamy #workplacefarm there is no time for...
May 23
In this dreamy #workplacefarm there is no time for #sundayscaries. Imagine taking your next meeting under a swaying canopy of #grapevines adjacent to a teeming #butterflygarden ๐ฆ
Interplanting marigolds with your summertime #pepperplants isnโt just a pretty idea. Bonuses include:โ
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Attracting beneficial insects to your #gardenbeds ๐ โ
Bringing the bees to the yard for #pollination ๐ โ
Potentially inhibiting the spread of #nematodes ๐พ โ
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Theyโre ALSO pretty, letโs not take that away from them. Plus, they easily re-seed for blooms all season long!
Summerโs cominโ and cool weather crops are a ...
May 19
Summerโs cominโ and cool weather crops are a wrap! What should we fill these beds with next? Donโt you think itโs time for your very own home #kitchengarden? Built for:โ
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๐ฑ Your Unique Spaceโ โ
๐ฑ Your #Organic #Fruit and #Veggie Preferencesโ โ
๐ฑ Your #Sustainability Goalsโ โ
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Learn more at the link in bio, and tell us what youโd like in your #backyardgarden below! โฌ๏ธ
#Organicorchardcare is so much more than providing...
May 14
#Organicorchardcare is so much more than providing an occasional haircut. Ensuring your soil is nutrient rich, bark and branches are pest-free, and your #fruittrees are covered in fountains of #springblossoms is a science! Who's ready for lemonade, lemon leaf tea, lemon bars, lemon curd, lemon zest on everything, lemonade popsicles... ๐
From one of our Point Loma #residentialgarden clients: "My harvest yesterday! Thank you California Farm and Garden for getting me started!" ๐ Not too bad for a May haul! ๐
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 sautรฉes, and summer salads throughout what we believe will be #thebestsummerever!
Raise your hand if you've got tomatoes in the ground! ๐ ๐ 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 ๐ฅ๐ฅ Two members of our #urbanfarmer management team cooling off after another #gardeninstallation. When you're #femaleowned and #femalead you #breakthatground and #growthatfood ๐ช ๐
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 + sautรฉ + roast + stuff + pickle + oh sorry, I've gotten carried away... ๐ผ ๐
Outter space called... ๐พ๐พ๐พ 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 cafรฉ in #NorthPark for a celebratory launch event! ๐ ๐โ
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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. ๐ฟ
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? ๐ฅ
โI 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. Theyโre amazing.โ
โWe are SO thrilled with the patioโฆ thank you for making such a beautiful space. A couple of days ago one of the residents that โcanโtโ stand up in the bathroom was standing up ALONE at the planter with the hand rail.โ
โWhen I contemplated creating an organic garden for one of our properties my first stop was California Farm and Garden. Itโs one thing to hire someone to select and install plants and grow them. Itโs 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 Gardenโ.
โI 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.โ
โLaura 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.โ
โAll I can say is โI love itโ. I would recommend California Farm and Garden to everyone. Thank you so much!โ
