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The Emaciated Farmer The Emaciated Farmer is a sculptural tribute to the American farmer whose life is spent cultivating soil and domesticating livestock so that the rest of us may eat. Even today, as American farmers attempt a come-back, bringing organic foods to American families through farmer’s markets they face unfair competition from agribusiness whose well-paid lobbyists work diligently to shape government policy and undermine the social security of the American farmer. American author Edward Abbey described the farmer thusly:  He “plods through the fields toting a barn, two horses, sixteen half-breed Holsteins, and a hundred and twenty acres of red dirt and clay on his back – and it all belongs to the bank anyhow.” Long live the American Farmer!

The Emaciated Farmer

The Emaciated Farmer is a sculptural tribute to the American farmer whose life is spent cultivating soil and domesticating livestock so that the rest of us may eat. Even today, as American farmers attempt a come-back, bringing organic foods to American families through farmer’s markets they face unfair competition from agribusiness whose well-paid lobbyists work diligently to shape government policy and undermine the social security of the American farmer. American author Edward Abbey described the farmer thusly:  He “plods through the fields toting a barn, two horses, sixteen half-breed Holsteins, and a hundred and twenty acres of red dirt and clay on his back – and it all belongs to the bank anyhow.” Long live the American Farmer!

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accidentalfarmer: Wow is the lettuce growing fast! We’re at peak production right now which means a head of lettuce is taking only about 5 weeks to grow from seed to harvest. Here’s some green oak on the left and some green Bibb on the right that will he harvested tomorrow. This looks delicious. 

accidentalfarmer:

Wow is the lettuce growing fast! We’re at peak production right now which means a head of lettuce is taking only about 5 weeks to grow from seed to harvest. Here’s some green oak on the left and some green Bibb on the right that will he harvested tomorrow.

This looks delicious. 

nicolefaires: The farm today.  Missing from the photo is greenhouse #3 which is in the corner.

nicolefaires:

The farm today.  Missing from the photo is greenhouse #3 which is in the corner.

nicolefaires

Got weeds? Use Vinegar, not Roundup

afarmjournal:

thegreenliferi:

Haven’t tried this myself yet… but vinegar can clean the house and about a million other things, so I’m not surprised it also kills weeds.

We used vinegar at OSBG to kill the grass in a new lot, before building beds and compost piles over it. You can use regular vinegar, boil down the vinegar to make it stronger, or you can buy agricultural-grade vinegar, which comes in versions 3-6x stronger (15-30% acetic acid) than distilled white household vinegar(5%). Great for gravel and pathways, but it will kill your veggies if you use it on a bed. The best way to get rid of those weeds is preventative measures, and by hand.

thegreenliferi

hogtownhomesteader: Squash blossom

hogtownhomesteader:

Squash blossom

urban-ecologist: Moss graffiti? YES.

urban-ecologist:

Moss graffiti? YES.

accidentalfarmer: Boston lettuce seedlings. Another week and they’ll be ready for their first transplant into the lettuce nursery.

accidentalfarmer:

Boston lettuce seedlings. Another week and they’ll be ready for their first transplant into the lettuce nursery.

accidentalfarmer: Root development of hydroponic lettuce grown using rock wool cubes. Top photo is a mature head of Boston Bibb, bottom two are seedlings.

accidentalfarmer:

Root development of hydroponic lettuce grown using rock wool cubes. Top photo is a mature head of Boston Bibb, bottom two are seedlings.

accidentalfarmer: Pelleted seed! Best friend of poor suckers like me who have to seed by hand.

accidentalfarmer:

Pelleted seed! Best friend of poor suckers like me who have to seed by hand.

accidentalfarmer: Boston Bibb lettuce heads. The most photogenic of all lettuces! Perhaps a dubious claim to fame…

accidentalfarmer:

Boston Bibb lettuce heads. The most photogenic of all lettuces! Perhaps a dubious claim to fame…

accidentalfarmer: Panisse lettuce, from seed to maturity.

accidentalfarmer:

Panisse lettuce, from seed to maturity.