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MAD APPLE MADNESS 27 Aug 2013 | 02:13 am
It’s been a funny season — we had tomatoes early, but the eggplant seemed to lag this year. They’re just starting to get really productive at the farm, and we forgot how much we missed them! To hear...
CUCKOO FOR MICROS! 2 Aug 2013 | 04:27 am
This summer, we’ve been lucky to have an amazing group of trainees at the farm. From college and university students to ex-lawyers to experienced farmhands to asylum seekers in the US pursuing refuge...
HEAT WAVE! 19 Jul 2013 | 03:12 am
This week, Ben weighs in with HRN’s Erin Fairbanks to talk about the unbearable heat wave that’s making us feel so sluggish at the farm this week. Holy mole, it is HOT! Today was a whopping 98F an...
TOMATO TIME! 28 Jun 2013 | 06:38 pm
In a two-part series on fruiting plants, Ben dives into the trials and tribulations of growing tomatoes without chemical inputs. This season, we had a cooler, wetter spring, which means we’re seeing ...
REFUGEE IMMIGRANT FUND 7 Jun 2013 | 05:08 pm
On this week’s episode of Rooftop Farming with Ben Flanner, he updates Heritage Radio Network’s Erin Fairbanks on our work with the Refugee Immigrant Fund Asylum Help Center and the amazing work the...
JUNE UPDATE FROM THE FARM 6 Jun 2013 | 07:43 pm
In case you’re not on our email list, here’s what you missed in the most recent newsletter. We send these out about six times a year, so if you’re interested in regular updates sign up here! The ve...
PEAS, PLEASE! 4 Jun 2013 | 10:44 pm
There was a typo in our order this season and we ended up with field pea seeds instead of snap peas. Field peas are shelling peas: super delicious, sweet little orbs that you pop out of their tough, ...
WINDY CITY! 31 May 2013 | 05:34 am
Jeez Louise was it windy up on the roof this past Saturday! And of course this microburst blew through right after we transplanted half our spring seedlings. Listen as Ben checks in with Heritage Ra...
Greens ahoy! 30 May 2013 | 03:50 pm
If you didn’t get your greens fix with last week’s Anastasia’s Fridge on the history of salad, check out Ben’s weekly Heritage Radio Update on best practices for harvesting and washing greens mix. A...
BOLTING CROPS? SPRING IS IN THE AIR! 21 May 2013 | 11:05 pm
Always wonder why you see pretty flowering crops at the farmer’s market in spring? On this episode of Rooftop Farm Report, Ben checks in with the Heritage Radio gang to explain why certain crops bolt...
