CSA Farm Boxes

Hello good foodies-

I'm sure you heard about the closing of the Sunday Farmers Market in California Heights. Due to high overhead and lack of participation the weekly market is no more. Not to say something else wont be happening in the future but for now you can visit the Thursday FM in North LB or check Local Harvest.org to find a market near you.

The same thing goes for the Farm Stand at Wrigley Garden. Due to lack of participation I am no longer opening the Farm Stand on Friday's. I will however will still be offering fresh produce in the form of a CSA box. Boxes start at $10 and are packed with what's in season. Sorry that at this time I cannot hand pick the box for you, its simply what is available that week. You can add on hand tied flowers or purchase additional items when you come to pick up your box.

We will be starting this Friday October 15th. Please email me @ sashakanno@mac.com if you are interested. The pick up time can vary depending on your availability. I am there from 9-12 so mornings are better but if that does not work for you we can work something out.

Thanks for doing your part to support local agriculture.

-Sasha

No Farm Stand Tomorrow

Hello gardeners-

Tomorrow, Friday the 30th we will be working at the garden from 9-12 then calling it a day. If you need volunteer hours or just want to come by please do.

First Fridays is also tomorrow night http://www.firstfridayslongbeach.com/ and also this weekend is the Studio Tour, http://lbopenstudiotour.com/ hope to see you around town this weekend.

Thanks,
Sasha

Farm Stand Friday- tomorrow

Tomorrow please come to Wrigley Garden. Our Farm Stand will be open from 2-5.

Available this week:
Heirloom tomatoes- Cream Sausage, Green Grape and the favorite Hawaiian Pineapple
White long eggplant
Variety of chillies and peppers
Variety of herb's
Swiss Chard
Kale
Sorrel

Fresh eggs $5 doz
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds- Fall seeds available and summer seeds on sale!
Hand tied flower arrangements starting at $5.

Everything is grown beyond organically and with lots of love.

See you tomorrow at the Farm Stand!
-Sasha Kanno

Farm Stand Friday- tomorrow

Tomorrow please come to Wrigley Garden. Our Farm Stand will be open from 2-5.

Available this week:
Heirloom tomatoes- Cream Sausage, Green Grape and the favorite Hawaiian Pineapple
White long eggplant
Variety of chillies and peppers
Variety of herb's
Swiss Chard
Kale
White cucumbers - great for pickles!
Sorrel

Fresh eggs $5 doz
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds- Fall seeds available and summer seeds on sale!
Hand tied flower arrangements starting at $5.

Everything is grown beyond organically and with lots of love.

See you tomorrow at the Farm Stand!
-Sasha Kanno

Farm Stand Friday- tomorrow

Tomorrow please come to Wrigley Garden. Our Farm Stand will be open from 2-5.

This summer has been crazy with the wacky weather. Cool mornings and a lingering marine layer made for unpredictable produce. We were lucky to get in early though and my pantry is packed with winter squash and pumpkins. Time to make some pie fillings and stuff the freezer.

Available this week:
Heirloom tomatoes- Cream Sausage, Green Grape and the favorite Hawaiian Pineapple
White long eggplant
Variety of chillies and peppers
Variety of herb's
Swiss Chard
Kale
White cucumbers - great for pickles!
Sorrel

Fresh eggs $5 doz - only a few available

I have been working hard in the greenhouse to get that fall crop ready to go in the ground. We have already started beets, purple sprouting broccoli, rapini, asian greens and lots more salad varieties. Let me know if there is something you are craving and maybe I can grow it for you.

See you tomorrow at the Farm Stand!
-Sasha Kanno

Farm Stand Friday- tomorrow

Hello good foodies-

Tomorrow Wrigley Garden Farm Stand will be open from 2-5. If you are interested in volunteering please email or call. I would appreciate the help. I will be there from 9-1 harvesting and prepping. If you would like me to set aside a farm box for you please also let me know. Prices start at $10 and can go up depending on the add ons.

Almost everything I grown is an heirloom variety, everything is grown beyond organic, no spray, no chemicals only love.

Crops in season next week:

Heirloom tomatoes- many varieties
Burgundy and green okra
Salad mix
Herb bundles
Hand tied flower arrangements with homegrown flowers

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds summer seeds are on sale for $2.00 and the fall selection are $2.50

Farm Stand Friday at Wrigley Garden

Thank you everyone who came to support local agriculture at the Wrigley Garden. Today was great fun. Next Friday we will do it all again.

Almost everything I grown is an heirloom variety, everything is grown beyond organic, no spray, no chemicals only love.

Crops in season next week:

Fresh heirloom tomatoes
Burgundy okra
Salad mix
Cucumbers
Bell peppers,
Free range eggs
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Hand tied flower arrangements, fresh from the garden.

See you next Friday.
-Sasha

Farm Stand Friday

Good news for those folks who are planning their fall crops. New seeds just in from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. All seed packages are $2.50 except for a few varieties that will have to wait until next spring/ summer those are $2.00 and will store just fine in the fridge until their planting season comes around again.

New this week for sale at the Farm Stand are:

Garden Pea- Little Marvel
Lincoln Pea
Shisho
Parsley- Giant of Italy
Morris Heading Collards
Russian Red Kale
and our all time favorite the Parisienne Carrot. If you have not grown carrots or have not grown this variety its fantastic. Little round balls of goodness.

See you at the Farm Stand this Friday from 2 till....

Happy growing!

Wrapping up Kickstarter and other exciting things...

Hello Long Beach Local-

I hope you are staying cool and keeping those plants watered, its finally the Southern California summer we are accustomed to and man it is hot. I think the tomatoes are ripening before our very eyes.

Few things coming up that I wanted to share with you.

Farm Stand Fridays at Wrigley Garden, Farm Stand is open. Please stop by for a $10 farm box or you can also purchase veggies individually. Please check the website for details. The purpose of the Farm Stand is to provide not only Long Beach residents but residents immediately surrounding Wrigley Garden with fresh fruits and vegetables. If you would like to participate or sponsor a family please let me know. You can also preorder your box by emailing me and I will reserve one for you.

This Saturday, August 28th will wrap up our fundraising efforts at Kickstarter. If you have not yet pledged to Farm Lot 59 you have 5 days left. As of right now we have raised $10,432 toward the start up of the farm. If you have not viewed Kickstarter or our video please check it out here http://kck.st/aP1hWS. We are doing some amazing things and your financial support is needed. Thank you to everyone who has already pledged, I can't wait to get this farm growing!

Also on Saturday the 28th from 10:00am - 12:00pm is the recognition ceremony for the Peace Garden. Located at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, 1133 Rhea St. Long Beach, CA. If you are interested in starting a community garden or doing a type of neighborhood garden project this is the perfect opportunity to come and meet the experts. I'm proud that Wrigley Garden and Long Beach Local is part of the supporting team for this garden.

Lastly please mark your calendars for November 20th for a street tree planting at Wrigley Garden, 1950 Henderson Ave, 90806. Our friends, Wrigley is Going Green, wrote and was awarded the Neighborhood Partners Program (NPP) grant and will be planting 60 street trees. Our goal for this tree planting is to leave something beautiful behind after our garden has moved on. We are also planning on having a BBQ/ pot luck this day. Please get in touch if you are interested in volunteering for this event or would like to help organize the BBQ. More information will become available as the date gets closer.

Thank you for being supportive in everything we are doing. It is much appreciated.

Please view our Kickstarter campaign and spread the word. Only 5 more days!!
http://kck.st/aP1hWS

Happy Growing!
Sasha Kanno
Executive Director, Long Beach Local
562.230.7207
sashakanno@mac.com
www.longbeachlocal.org
http://wrigleygarden.org

http://www.facebook.com/wrigley.garden?ref=name

Farm Stand Friday is BACK!!

Hello gardeners-

My family vacation was wonderful. Thanks to everyone who watched my dogs, chickens and gardens. Its a lot of work and I appreciate the many hands it takes to keep it all alive.

Farm Stand will be open this Friday from 2-6. I hope this will now be a regular thing. It all depends on the produce and the helpers. All proceeds go back to the garden to help pay the bills. We will also be starting seeds next week if anyone wants to help with that. I'm ready to get that next crop in the greenhouse. Oh yeah!

Shout out to all my chicken nerd friends. If you have feed bags can you please save them for me? When you open the bags try and not butcher them so I can reuse them. Bags need to be dry and as clean as possible. Nothing icky please.

Other than that I am working to get Farm Lot 59 up and running. Still working out the insurance, permits etc. I am shooting for September 1st as a start date. I'll keep you posted.

Kickstarter ends in 17 days so please, please pledge and spread the word. We will reach our goal of $10,000 but the more money the better we will be. There are so many things we need. Seeders, irrigation and hopefully a mini tractor. :)

See you Friday at the Farm Stand at Wrigley Garden from 2-6. If you want me to pack a box for you please let me know. Farm boxes are $25 and include our fresh eggs as well as whatever else is in season.

Aloha-
Sasha

No Farm Stand Tomorrow

Sorry folks but the cutest farm stand in town will be closed tomorrow. I'm working on finishing a project and will not be on site tomorrow.

I will however be at the Sunday Farmers Market with beautiful hand tied arrangements for sale. See you at the market.

Since Fridays seem to be bad for me what day would be good for the farm stand? Wednesdays? Tuesdays?

Thank You-

Thank you for a super fun First Friday. The $10 Farm Box was a hit. I will be doing those again next month. If you come early to purchase I can hold it for you or I heard a rumor that Ninos would stick it in the fridge if you asked them nicely.Thank you for a great Sunday Farmers Market. I was there selling hand tied arrangements as well as single stem peonies and lotus flowers. I also had my seed rack which is always a hit. I'll be making another order soon, let me know what you folks would like to grow.And Thank You to whoever pulled weeds at the Wrigley Garden today. You rock! Tomorrow we will be there from 9-12 pushing mulch around and moving the chicken yard if you want to come back!See you this Friday at the WG for Farm Stand Friday and back again Sunday selling more beautiful flowers and spending time with my friends.
Have a great week.
-Sasha

Farm Stand

It might be the cutest Farm Stand I have ever seen. Thanks to Scott for building it for me and for Blake and Ariel for the awesome paint job. Come down on Fridays from 1-5 to purchase produce. All proceeds go back to the garden.

If you are interested in signing up for our CSA please let me know, we should be up and running with that by this summer. Boxes are $25 and can be weekly or biweekly depending on your needs.

Thanks so much!
-Sasha

Farm Stand at Wrigley Garden Open!

Tomorrow from 2-6 come on down. We will have our Baker Creek Seeds and some produce for sale. Stop by and say hello.

See you at the garden.

1950 Henderson Ave, 90806

-sasha

Fun Friday!

Wrigley Garden will be open today. Come down and say hello. I'll be there getting ready for tomorrow's Chicken Meet-up as well and working in the greenhouse.

Next Friday our Farm Stand will be open! I promise!!

If I don't see you today hopefully will see you tomorrow. Chicken Meet-up starts at 10. Bring a pot luck item if you can and a small donation of $10 is requested. But if you cannot do either that's ok too. Just come down and say hi.

We also launched a new website, www.longbeachlocal.org thanks to my first and most beloved intern Tessa its up and running. Still a work in progress but so is everything don't ya think? Email us if you see a glitch or have something to add.

Thanks so much-
Sasha

Lookin' for an artist

Hello painters and crafters-

Wrigley Garden has built the cutest little farm stand but it needs a paint job. If any of you creative types are interested I would love hear your ideas. I will be at the garden this Friday if you would like to come down and see it for yourself. I will upload a picture tomorrow.

We pay in produce and yummy jam!

Thanks,
Sasha