Superstition Farm Organic Garden

Friday, July 11, 2008

Today at the Superstition Farm Organic Garden, we began tidying up to prepare for tomorrow’s Mesquite Pancake Breakfast! Inside the garden, we cut down the dried up plants and composted them. As well as this, the clubhouse (or “Bunkhouse” as we learned it was called) had its trim painted and fixed (see picture). Laurie spray-painted the metal fence a charming purple to go along with it. To go inside the Bunkhouse, Suean and I stopped by her house to get a nice shelving unit. It worked perfectly for holding some of our gardening equipment!

When we first arrived at the garden, Suean pointed out something that was intriguing. A few weeks ago, we had built a pumpkin patch with mulch that “shaded” the soil. After it rained yesterday, we found that though the mulch looked wet, the soil underneath was completely dry! Also, some of our pumpkin plants that had sprouted were being eaten! We suspect that the culprits were the squash bugs in the area.

After all of our work in the garden was complete, we helped to set up for the Pancake Breakfast by putting out folding tables, sweeping the floor, and bringing out recycle bins. We cut the tops off of old water bottles and used them as vases for some flowers we grew in the garden. They made a great decoration for the tables! I can’t wait until tomorrow; hope to see you there!

~Sammy J.

Organic Garden at Superstition Farm

Today, the Superstition Farm Organic Garden Team fixed up a
wonderful old shed to add to our front walkway! First, we had to fill
in the cracks with drywall putty. We tried to lift our shed and put
it in the place we wanted, but it ended up being MUCH heavier than it
looked! We called on Juan to bring in the forklift and help us move
it. Thanks to his fabulous driving and precise adjustments, we
managed to get the shed in the perfect place in front of the garden.
Afterward, Juan used a chain and hook to attach the roof to the
forklift too and put it on top of the shed.

Next, we painted the shed. On the top portion, we slapped on a coat
of light blue. On the bottom, pale orange. We tested out a pretty
purple color for the trim, and it worked out nicely. After many dips
into the paint buckets, we stepped back and looked at our work from
afar. Once a run down old shed, now a beautiful clubhouse!

Hope to see you next time!

~Sammy J.

Duck Eggs!

I was worried about our newer duck! I couldn't find her and was afraid that something might have happened to her...what if one of those mean coyotes got her?? Imagine the relief I felt when I was feeding Lover the Horse and found her sitting in his little haystack! She was sitting on 8 eggs!..I think one of them is a chicken egg! She will be sitting patiently for the next 3 weeks. Perhaps then we will have some little duck soldiers strutting around. We will post some photos.

Farm Bureau Employees "Fill The Milk Can" For Heifer International

Our Muffin is famous!



Farm Bureau Employees Raise More Than $500 For Heifer International With “Fill the Milk Can” Penny Drive

Arizona Farm Bureau (AZFB) and Farm Bureau Financial Services (FBFS) employees recently raised $517.17 for Heifer International by holding a “Fill the Milk Can” penny drive. The penny drive, started in January, ran through the first part of March.

The Employee Activity Committee (EAC), which is made up of employees from both AZFB and FBFS, took on the challenge to assist Arizona 4-H Clubs purchase an “Animal Ark” through Heifer International. An “Animal Ark” is 15 pairs of breeding livestock which will be sent to impoverished villages in third-world countries to provide food and income.

The employees were challenged to fill an antique milk can with change in order to raise at least $250. When the $250 goal was exceeded, managers from both entities pitched in another $250 which boosted the total to $500; another $17.17 was also donated. The $517.17 check was presented to Arizona 4-H during AZFB’s Arizona Agriculture Day, which was held at Schnepf Farms last Saturday.

For more information about the penny drive or other activities planned by the EAC, please contact Bridgette Crosby, EAC Chair at 480-635-3606 or via email at Bridgettecrosby@azfb.org.


Photo: Farm Bureau employees in Gilbert gather to celebrate the successful “Fill the Milk Can” penny drive with Muffin the cow, from nearby Superstition Farms.

BAD OREO!

Oreo jumped out of his pen and got into a feed bag! The joke was on him!

Easter Pictures!

LOOK! Its our bunny Freckles! If you need any Easter pictures taken with Freckles please contact Kara Hendricks.
Kara Hendricks Photography
www.karahendricksphotography.com
480-857-1778

Blog by Max d'Estries

Thank you Max for coming out to our farm!

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