Thursday, July 28, 2011

CSA 7.27.11

cucumbers
musk melon
chives
parsley
pepper assortment--banana, jalapeno, green
yellow/orange pear tomato
crookneck squash, lemon squash
rose or black beauty eggplant

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

PRESERVING


cucumbers to make pickles for later days


friendships for future partnerships

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

THIS IS WHAT 6 hrs+400 BURTS BEES EMPLOYEES+2 MTHS LATER=




SITE TWO: HAZEL


SITE THREE: WABASH

SUMMER MULCHING

Picked up free burlap sacks from Counter Culture today. The bags will be used to smother massive weeds inbetween the raised beds.

CSA box 7.20.11

each box has...

tomatoes
squash
arugula and mizula lettuce mix (i would add in additional greens--like the tops of the beets!)
kohlrabi (look smaller than ones sold in stores, but my harvest book says to pick when the size of a plum)

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

NEEM EVOLVING



758 SF of growing space in 2008



2,045 SF of growing space in 2009



AND IN 2011, WE HAVE APPROX. 6,875 SF GROWING SPACE, THANKS TO...





SEFTON, CONNOR, RIED, AND DYLAN





& BURTS BEES culture day!

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

CSA box 7.6.11

*click on veggie names to find recipes and please share your own recipes in the comments box*

DIRT PALACE


7.3.11

Check out this awesome Durham blog...


*In 2008 ENDANGERED posted about the historic 'Roll's Florist', site of NEEM's 2001 Chapel hill road farm. The 1st space we started growing in and where we currently have our C.S.A (Community Supported Agriculture) pick-up.*




Photos of Rolls from Endangered Durham.




one of the 5 greenhouses


the house next door to the flower shop


the hobbit hole a.k.a Roll's flowershop

***to anyone who has stories(big or small), old photos or relics from Rolls Florist- please find some way to share the information, by posting in the comments box or getting in touch with me. The history of this site is of value to NEEM and others from the Durham Community!***