Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm,
 
Just a reminder to come out to the farm this Sunday at 2 and get some sun while workin’ in the rows. And how about the next weekend as well, Saturday the 13th sounds like a great day for a chainsaw oak massacre, like the one we had last year, [...]

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm,
 
Hope you are staying warm and enjoying the winter – and if your beginning to think about fresh tomatoes, then its time to start some of your favorite seeds to plant out after the last frost. If you dont save your own seed and would like some to start [...]

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm,
 
THANK YOU WONDERFUL FRIENDS! Last Sunday’s Big Barnyard Benefit Sale for Haiti was a success because of all the great stuff, and delicious food that you donated for the sale, and all of you who stopped by to shop. We made $503.25 and thanks to some wonderful folks [...]

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm,
 
Well we have had a great response and lots of great donations came in yesterday, but many have requested to drop off donations today so I will be by the Blueberry Farm Barn again today from 4 – 6 to accept donations for the big sale tomorrow.
 
Also I [...]

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm!
 
Have you been feeling powerless to help Haiti, like I have, because money is tight? Time to do that early Spring cleaning and bring all your clean, gently used clothes and goods to donate for the Big Barnyard Benefit Sale. Donations may be dropped off at the blueberry [...]

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm!
 
Yes, the blueberry flower buds are still safely wrapped in their coats, and so hopefully no worse for the ridiculously cold weather we’ve had for the last few days And now is the perfect time to dig up blueberry sucker plants (some with flower buds already) from in [...]

Finally its raining and Its shiitake time! (see pictures at end of letter or attached)  Those of you who participated in our shiitake inocculation parties last year should be looking for some lovely mushroom caps on your logs – depending on the variety you chose they may have already fruited, or may wait until [...]

Open house at the Ethnoecology Garden on Saturday, November 14th from 9AM-1PM.  The focus is on discussing a number of activities in the garden related to a number of topics including:
-Composting
-Biodiversity
-Raised bed
-Biomass management
-Overwintering plants
There will be some me light refreshments provided by the Society.  Feel free to bring along any caloric contributions.  There is water [...]

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm,
Thanks to everyone who came out to our last pruning parties – we really gave those rows a lovely haircut, and they are looking sharp!
Pruning Time! I will be by the barn this Thursday and Friday at 6pm and Saturday at 9am, with tools. You bring plenty of [...]

Hello Friends of the Gainesville Organic Blueberry Farm!
Thank you all who worked so hard before the season this year and all year last year to keep the blueberry bushes happy and healthy and productive, and in so doing help keep the farm a farm! The barnyard gardens were more productive overall this summer than they [...]