Burnett Urban Farm

Join like-minded local food enthusiasts at Burnett Urban Farm (1626 Burnett Avenue, Ames) 11:30 am to 2:30 pm Saturday, May 18 Same day as the Mustard Seed Farm plant swap (709 Clark Avenue, Ames). Free plants: home-started sweet peppers and tomatoes. Free pizza: homemade with Iowa wheat, local produce, and other

In case you were thinking of contacting me about my 27 remaining pullet chicks, they are now all spoken for. If for some reason, the plans fall through and I have extra chicks, I will post a message to that effect.

Pullet chick-sharing-time again. Every two years, I order 30 pullet chicks from Hoover’s Hatchery in Rudd, Iowa, with the intent to keep about 14 and be assured that if some die, I will still have 9-10 laying hens for the next two winters. This year is no different. I have

I have a flat of Roma VF tomato seedlings that are about 4-5 inches tall and a flat of San Marzano II tomato seedlings that are about 3 inches tall. And I would love to find new homes for the plants. I had thought I had started both kinds of tomatoes

Mustard Seed Community Farm and I each had plant sharing events on Saturday. MSF at Romero House and mine (with plenty of great team members) here at Burnett Urban Farm where we also gave away homemade pizza made with flour I had ground from wheat berries from Early Morning Harvest.

As of 9:45 am, we are still planning to go ahead with the plant and pizza event.

Helen went to the post office earlier this week and picked up a box of 30 baby chicks that will grow up to be layers. Half are from a group of breeds that lay brown eggs. Have are breeds that lay blue eggs. Fortunately, the space in the garage for

We have been planning a plant and pizza give away event at Burnett Urban Farm (two houses south of Meeker School) for mid-day Saturday, May 13. The idea is to coincide with Mustard Seed Farm’s Seed and Plant Share at the Romero House at 709 Clark and have cross traffic

Today, workers visited a neighbor with lots of extra rhubarb in her yard, dug up some, and stashed the roots, some stems and leaves in the Burnett Urban Farm garage. Let Helen know if you want some.

All the sets of dimensional wood that we bought from the Habitat Store, stashed during the last several months, and finally cut for raised bed kits have been delivered. We do have some of the potting soil mix from Cowsmo Dairy in Wisconsin Will use some here at Burnett Urban

We realized recently that two of the most important items we could share about Burnett Urban Farm are videos that Helen has produced. But in updating her web site this month to include a section about BUF with a sub-page called “resources,” we put the videos at the end of

Sunday, May 7 – morning (time to be determined) at Burnett Urban Farm two houses south of Meeker School. We are again wanting to help folks get started in growing food and will be giving away what we have left of raised garden bed kits. They include repurposed wood from

Plenty of sweet pepper and tomato plants are thriving here but need to be adopted soon. Watch for supplies of them, especially on weekends, near the driveway at 1626 Burnett, and say hello if you have the time and see that someone is around. We have started to harden off

Saturday, May 13 – 10:00 am through mid-afternoon Burnett Urban Farm two houses south of Meeker School Come join urban farmer Helen Gunderson and friends for fun and a feeling of community, obtain some vegetable seedlings, and snack on homemade pizza made with homeground Iowa wheat. Free will donations encouraged, but

Saturday, May 13 @ 10-12 PM  Romero House 709 Clark Avenue, Ames www.mustardseedfarm.org Free! bring seeds and/or seedlings to swap or share. All are welcome, everything free for the taking, whether or not you bring something to swap.