Farm Report: The Death of a Sunflower

September 4, 2010
By Joanna
The title pretty much says it all so I’ll start off this report with the obvious: our last sunflower has died. I’m sort of sad as I love sunflowers. At least we’ve learned that 2 giant sunflowers in one pot on a very hot roof = a bad ending. On to happy [...]

September 4th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized, What's Growing, food, growing stages, hydroponic system, seeds sprout | Leave a comment

Another fabulous workshop

August 2, 2010
By Joanna
We just wanted to say many thanks to everyone who attended this past Sunday’s workshop, Getting Started With Hydroponics. We had people from all walks of life including teachers, architects and even a lactation specialist. Our participants asked great questions and were pros at building drip systems.
If you were at the workshop (or [...]

August 2nd, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Events, hydroponic presentation, hydroponic system, hydroponic workshop | Leave a comment

Farm Report

July 24, 2010
By Joanna

We’ve had a very busy week at the farm. The heat wave a few weeks back took its toll on our rooftop installation but thanks to Lee’s quick thinking and ability to lug pounds of ice up some steep stairs, everything is back on track. I’m loving the sunflowers which are now [...]

July 24th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: What's Growing, food, growing stages, seeds sprout | Leave a comment

All that is yummy

6/20/10
About a month ago Lee built a vertical system which we planted with strawberries. They are happy in their new home and about 2 weeks ago began to flower. Even though they aren’t quite ready we did a small tasting this past Tuesday. The result? A little tart but a lot delicious. Our Caribbean Red [...]

June 20th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized, What's Growing, growing stages, hydroponic system | Leave a comment

For your listening pleasure, our interview with The Naturalist has been posted

In case you were stuck on the train or stuffed in your cubicle or trapped somewhere else far from your computer, the interview Lee and Chloë did with Bernie Wides from The Naturalist radio show has been posted on Heritage Radio Network. [...]

May 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: press/publicity | Leave a comment

Boswyck Farms Talks to The Naturalist

5/10/2010
Today Lee and Chloë will be interviewed by Bernie Wides on his show, The Naturalist. They’ll be talking about hydroponics, the work we do at the farm and our upcoming programs. The show airs between 12:00 and 12:30. Tune in if you can. It will also be available as a podcast.
The Naturalist is a daily [...]

May 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: hydroponic presentation, press/publicity | Leave a comment