Veggielution empowers youth and adults from diverse backgrounds to create a sustainable food system in San Jose. Our urban farm engages the community by providing access to healthy and local food, creating youth leadership opportunities, and developing creative solutions to social and environmental justice issues.
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Tomorrow’s forecast calls for rain, but we will be out at the farm anyway. We understand if you want to spend your day indoors, but for the few people that do come to the farm anyway we will be planting some native plants and doing some greenhouse work as well. Wear your rain gear! UPDATE Saturday 7:45 am: The rain forecast has been downgraded and it now looks like we will have very little to no rain today. Let the farming begin! Today’s workday will include:
We will still be running the Farmstand from 2:30 to 5, so visit us for some fresh veggies including spring onions, beets, lettuce, chard, kale, mizuna greens, choi sum, broccoli and more. Some seedlings for your winter garden will be available too – lettuce, bok choi, and broccoli.
Sombra, 8, celebrated her birthday on February 20 with a dozen of her friends, siblings and cousins, plus some adults to help organize a handful of activities. Farming at Veggielution is an experience that we hope leaves lasting impressions on young minds, impressions that may lead them to help build a more sustainable future. Veggielution provided the jars and the fava bean plants, and Sombra’s friends brought their keen eyes to hunt for bugs in the original plot—especially ladybugs. Afterward, Sally Neas, co-director of the VeggieYouth program we’re launching this spring, sat down with the kids to discuss what they found. They learned, for example, how ladybugs help the farm by eating the tiny aphids that like to nibble on our crops. Continue reading Kids have a blast at Veggielution birthday party
All told, Veggielution’s farm stand sold $190 and 58.75 pounds of fresh produce harvested from the acre in its first day, and that’s just our winter harvest. Wait till we get into our summer crops and massive yields of tomatoes, zucchini and melons. It was great to see the dozens of friends and community members who came by on February 13 to buy or just say “hi.” Thank you all for coming, telling your family and friends, and helping ensure that the farm stand ran smoothly on its first day. “Everyone seemed to go home happy,” reflected Amie Frisch, Veggielution co-founder. “Lots of people were chatting the whole time, and we did a few farm tours. Everyone seemed very excited that we were opening—hopefully they come back as regular customers.”
Winter is the time to get your greens on and make some amazing salads (since that is what grows now). Here is what we are likely to be selling: green garlic, beets, cilantro, rosemary, green onions, lettuce, choi sum, collards, kale, broccoli, arugula, chard, and pak choi As the season progresses we will be adding more goodies like peas, cauliflower, and cabbage. We will also be ready to help you out with cooking suggestions, so don’t be afraid to try something new. Thinking about selling your old truck, but don’t want the hassle? Think about donating your truck to our non-profit farm for a great tax write-off! We’re Veggielution, a non-profit community farm in San Jose that grows food on our 1-acre farm at Prusch Farm Park in San Jose, CA. Veggielution empowers youth and adults from diverse backgrounds to create a sustainable food system in San Jose. Our urban farm engages the community by providing access to healthy and local food, creating youth leadership opportunities, and developing creative solutions to social and environmental justice issues. We’re in serious need of a truck for hauling material and bringing our produce to the market and to the local soup kitchens we donate to. So far, we’ve relied on the borrowed cars and trucks of farm volunteers, but as the 2010 season approaches, without our own truck we don’t know what we’re gonna do! It doesn’t have to be nice, just in good working order and fairly reliable. You’ll be doing a great thing for the community and better yet, it will be tax deductible for the value of the car! Email us at info@veggielution.org if you think you can help
We’re starting fresh with our Community Outreach Committee for the new year! The committee is responsible for:
We’re looking for Community Outreach Leaders to help spread the word about Veggielution. In order to continue to the develop the diversity among our volunteers, we need to really reach out to a diverse crowd. There are still a lot of people who can greatly benefit from the farm, whether it’s volunteering and harvesting food for their family, or learning about growing food to improve their own garden. Veggielution Community Outreach Leaders will fill the role of bridging Veggielution with the local community. If you’ve already been a part of the Community Outreach Committee, then come on back. If you haven’t, come check it out. Community Outreach Leaders will need to:
Our first meeting will be a week from today, Thursday, Jan. 14th at El Patio Restaurant at 6:30pm. El Patio is located at 1635 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose, CA 95116. At this meeting, we’ll decide a regular meeting time. If you have any questions, feel free to give me a call. ~Monica Lisa |
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