FARM REPORT 63 degrees at 3:30 AM, November 26, 2015 Historic Average (for 11/30) 75 HIGH, 58 Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/ See the complete weekly weather report later in the Farm Report. IN THE SPIRIT OF THE HOLIDAYS Friendship Farms & Fare Teams Up With Others For First Organic Food Drive in New Port Richey Highest […]
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NEW PORT RICHEY, FL (Nov. 18, 2015) – Members and participants of the community and the East Madison Growers Association held a ribbon cutting in early November celebrating the opening of the new Grand Gardens on Grand Boulevard in New Port Richey (5721 Grand Blvd., NPR). The project is being developed through funding and support […]
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Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare Week of November 23, 2015 http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community For complete Farm Report, go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_1c7ff87deb154e6cabd9a65a2aff0513.pdf HAPPY THANKSGIVING We are giving thanks for our shareholders, supporters, contributors, and friends. Friendship Farms & Fare is a cooperative project that succeeds only to […]
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Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare Week of November 9, 2015 http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community Grand Gardens Opening: A Happy Occasion The Grand Gardens in New Port Richey had a lovely opening on November 7th (2:00 to 4:00). Friendship Farms & Fare joined with Ecology Florida, Nature […]
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Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare Week of November 2, 2015 http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community For complete Farm Report, go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_1a6e09c708164737b9bb217672030b84.pdf Planting & Harvest Notes Winter Seeding and Garden Starts Underway Seedings: 108 Broccoli (3f Springs Coast Calabrese), 108 Swiss Chard (5 Color), 70 Collards (Vates), […]
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Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare Week of October 26, 2015 http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community For the full report, go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_7f943d539cd14e51a3ada85f9bb754d5.pdf Planting & Harvest Notes Winter Seeding and Garden Starts Underway Seedings: 21 Broccoli (3f Springs Coast Calabrese), 54 Kale (Lacinato), Tests on 2013 and 2014 […]
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NEW PORT RICHEY, FL (Oct. 26, 2015) – Members and participants of the community and the East Madison Growers Association gathered in September to break ground for the new Grand Gardens on Grand Boulevard in New Port Richey. The project is being developed through funding and support from Friendship Farms & Fare, Nature Coast Real […]
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Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare Week of October 19, 2015 http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community For the full report, go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_f321525b12374b1d97c153a86d76f780.pdf Planting & Harvest Notes Winter Seeding and Garden Starts Underway Garden Starts: Broccoli in the South Gardens. Peppers and Tomatoes in Old North Garden. Harvest […]
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Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare Week of October 12, 2015 http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community For the full report, go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_ac3f94170aab4a72a9fa948d4766cc3a.pdf Planting & Harvest Notes Winter Seeding and Garden Starts Underway Garden Starts: Collards, Kale, and Broccoli in the South Gardens. Collards, Swiss Chard, and Kale […]
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Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare Week of September 21, 2015 http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community For Full Farm Report: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_8d54406ff8414768a444320d86fb238a.pdf Planting & Harvest Notes Winter Seeding and Garden Starts Underway Seedings: Kale (Lacinato , 42) Garden Starts: Georgia Southern Collards Harvest Notes: okra, eggplant, herbs, red malabar […]
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Week of September 7, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community Planting & Harvest Notes Winter Seeding and Garden Starts Underway Seedings: 3F Gulf Coast Calabrese Broccoli – 63 (100% germination) Garden Starts: Collards: Georgia Southern and Vates – 24 total Harvest […]
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Laurel Wilt, Bay Tree Deaths: Surprising Losses in New Port Richey Dell deChant Chair, Environmental Committee, City of New Port Richey Visit and support Ecology Florida in their mission for more excellent articles like this one! Citizens of New Port Richey, Florida, in the southwest corner of the Springs Coast Watershed, may have recently noticed […]
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Week of August 31, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community Planting & Harvest Notes No plantings this week Harvest Notes: okra, eggplant, herbs, red malabar spinach, sweet potato leaves, and sweet potatoes Garden Overview Harvests of okra and SP leaves were […]
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Week of August 24, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community Planting & Harvest Notes Seedings: Broccoli, Calabrese (42) Garden Starts: Collards in planters in new south garden. Harvest Notes: okra, eggplant, herbs, red malabar spinach, sweet potato leaves, and sweet potatoes […]
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Week of August 10, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community August 10 Farm Report now available. Go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_9069eb4d91624850af95a9b38db4dc8a.pdf You’ll find the full Farm Report at the link. As always, you’ll find the Share Report within the Farm Report, and also […]
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Week of August 3, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community August 3 Farm Report now available. Go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_24e48ce734e646b9a8c1d842ea43f721.pdf Seedings: Vates Collards (126) Garden Starts: Okra (last seedlings, not previously planted) Harvest Notes: okra, eggplant, herbs, red malabar spinach, sweet potato […]
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Week of July 20, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community July 20 Farm Report now available. Go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_78e0c4203ae54db48d179caa18507b48.pdf Seedings: none Garden Starts: Red Malabar Spinach, sweet bell peppers Harvest Notes: okra, eggplant, herbs, red malabar spinach, sweet potato leaves Sweet […]
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Week of July 6, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To West Pasco’s Urban Agriculture Community July 6 Farm Report now available. Go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_9757a5526c2c4e659ef21304a80d1e66.pdf Seedings: none Garden Starts: Red Malabar Spinach, sweet bell peppers Harvest Notes: okra, eggplant, herbs, red malabar spinach, sweet potato leaves DRY […]
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LEAF-FOOTED BUG INVASION New Port Richey Urban Agriculture Project Special Report East Madison Growers may be discovering a rather scary looking insect on some of their vegetables. It is called a “leaf-footed bug,” and it can be very abundant some years – like this one. They seem to really like tomatoes, although plenty of other […]
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Mosquito Fogging Fallout II June 25, 2015, 10:00 PM Report This is a follow up and companion report to a previous article published in NewsPortRichey in early June. The article offered a critical assessment of the impact of the use of poisonous fog to control mosquitoes in the East Madison Neighborhood of New Port Richey […]
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Friendship Farms & Fare CSA Farm Report June 29, 2015 (#39) Now Available Friendship Farms & Fare affirms and advances agrarian ideals to reestablish a sustainable culture Brief Highlights June 29 Farm Report now available. Go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_fd4ad429422348ceb33fd4de2d9c9ed4.pdf You’ll find the full Farm Report at the link. As always, you’ll find the Share Report within […]
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Week of June 22, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To the Local Farming Community For the full Farm Report, go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_3f75b2b938b642a8887bc3b0e37f450c.pdf Seedings: none Garden Starts: Okra, Peanuts, Lima beans, Red Malabar Spinach Harvest Notes: okra, eggplant, herbs, red malabar spinach WELCOME SUMMER Solstice June 21 […]
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Friendship Farms & Fare CSA Farm Report June 15, 2015 (#37) Now Available Friendship Farms & Fare affirms and advances agrarian ideals to reestablish a sustainable culture Brief Highlights June 15 Farm Report now available. Go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_310391267dfa48d9a91216ceddcafa00.pdf You’ll find the full Farm Report at the link. As always, you’ll find the Share Report within […]
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New Port Richey, Florida – The City of New Port Richey will be hosting its Spring Neighborhood Cleanup Day on Saturday, June 20, 2015 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Dumpsters will be placed at the following locations: Frances Avenue Park off of Louisiana Avenue. The former Old River Road Church property located at 6131 […]
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Week of June 8, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To the Local Farming Community For the full Farm Report, go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_337733efc8e34a3bb181b554adb01ae2.pdf Seedings: Eggplant (Listada De Gandia, 31); Sun Flower Medley, 54; Peanuts, 21; Red Malabar Spinach, 54; Tomato (Arkansas Traveler, 36); Okra (Silver Queen, 54, […]
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Has any one else noticed a sharp decline in pollinators and other flying insects on the days after Pasco Country Mosquito Control fogs our neighborhood? Two Fridays ago during the evening (May 22) a fog truck drove up and down all streets in the East Madison neighborhood. The fog seemed particularly thick – but that is not […]
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Week of June 1, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To the Local Farming Community For the full Farm Report, go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_b6eb8caee6294702b7d13d210eb9f2bc.pdf Seedings: none Garden Starts: okra, peanuts, Lima Beans Harvest Notes: cucumbers eggplant, okra Third Sweet Potato Shipment Expected This Week 269 slips planted Our […]
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Week of May 25, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To the Local Farming Community For the full Farm Report, go to: http://www.fffsite.org/ Seedings: Lima Beans (Christmas) 54 , Okra (Red Burgundy, Silver Queen) 108 (total), Red Malabar Spinach 54, Peanuts 53. Garden Starts: okra, Red Malabar […]
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Week of May 18, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To the Local Farming Community For the full Farm Report, go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_843d62df81fb46a9b6b4a7cc2a2c5ddf.pdf Seedings: None this week Garden Starts: okra Harvest Notes: herbs, arugula, collards, kale, eggplant, cucumbers, okra Second Sweet Potato Shipment Planted 269 slips planted […]
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Week of May 11, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To the Local Farming Community For the full Farm Report, go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_167b7c08b9234c76b1acb5e61d6c2914.pdf For those keeping up with details on the project, the May 4 report is also available: See: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_7b9fa6fd6b894d91a7c9060e9d009ff6.pdf Seedings: Okra (Red Burgundy, 28; Hill […]
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