Urban Patchwork Neighborhood Farms

Fo’ Shizzle, My Drizzle

Spring Rain

Indeed what a beautiful thing it is to have rain.  It might seem to some to be a bit of a downer in the middle of the beautiful spring that finally arrived on our doorstep a week or so ago, but to those of us who have new plants in the ground, this mornings precipitation is quite a blessing.  Our planting fest yesterday (including potatoes, garlic, tomatoes, carrots, basil, radishes, broccoli, cauliflower, beets, kohlrabi, bush beans) is perfectly content to be followed by a good rain.  And the next few days of warmth and sunshine will be all the better because of this rain.

And let us hope that the sunshine keeps up because we are looking forward to the big plans we have for the weekend:

Reminder:

Our First Annual “Old Stuff, New Coop”

Chicken Coop Building Workshop!

Who: the Urban Patchwork Community Farm and Friends What: The “Old Stuff, New Coop” Chicken Coop Building Workshop

When: March 20th, 10am – 2pm

Where: Brentwood Park at the picnic area on Arroyo Sec

What: Our goal is to build 10 chicken coops that can host 10 chickens each that we will use on the Urban Patchwork farm.

Key items and materials for YOU TO BRING:

This list includes, but is not limited to the following… gloves, hammers, saws, nails, water (to stay hydrated)/water bottles, tape measures, and please bring very usable and salvageable scaps of wood, corrugated metal, roofing, fencing, old hinges, extra doors, screen, wire mesh and chicken fence, planter boxes, paint and paintbrushes, funky medallions and other decorative items with character and flair.

We look forward to seeing you there!