Week of June 1, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To the Local Farming Community For the full Farm Report, go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_b6eb8caee6294702b7d13d210eb9f2bc.pdf Seedings: none Garden Starts: okra, peanuts, Lima Beans Harvest Notes: cucumbers eggplant, okra Third Sweet Potato Shipment Expected This Week 269 slips planted Our […]
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Farm Report – May 25, 2015
Week of May 25, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To the Local Farming Community For the full Farm Report, go to: http://www.fffsite.org/ Seedings: Lima Beans (Christmas) 54 , Okra (Red Burgundy, Silver Queen) 108 (total), Red Malabar Spinach 54, Peanuts 53. Garden Starts: okra, Red Malabar […]
Farm Report – May 18
Week of May 18, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To the Local Farming Community For the full Farm Report, go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_843d62df81fb46a9b6b4a7cc2a2c5ddf.pdf Seedings: None this week Garden Starts: okra Harvest Notes: herbs, arugula, collards, kale, eggplant, cucumbers, okra Second Sweet Potato Shipment Planted 269 slips planted […]
Farm Report – May 11
Week of May 11, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To the Local Farming Community For the full Farm Report, go to: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_167b7c08b9234c76b1acb5e61d6c2914.pdf For those keeping up with details on the project, the May 4 report is also available: See: http://media.wix.com/ugd/643592_7b9fa6fd6b894d91a7c9060e9d009ff6.pdf Seedings: Okra (Red Burgundy, 28; Hill […]
Farm Report – May 4
Week of May 4, 2015 Abbreviated Weekly Farm Report From Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.fffsite.org/ A Community Service To the Local Farming Community For the full Farm Report, go to: http://www.fffsite.org/ (Star of David, 54; Silver Queen 54), Watermelon (Stone Mountain,27; Chris Cross, 33), Eggplant (Florida High Bush, 54; Rosa Bianca, 54), Basil (Genovese, 24) […]
Market Off Main to Feature Organic Blueberry Festival May 9
New Port Richey’s Market Off Main will host an Organic Blueberry Festival on Saturday, May 9th from noon to 6 PM. Market Off Main is located as 6241 Lincoln Street in New Port Richey. The festival will feature a performance by Bobby Palermo, billed as “America’s Number 1 Neil Diamond Impersonator.” A karaoke event will […]
City’s Environmental Committee Urban Farms Film Event a Success
NEW PORT RICHEY (April 30, 2015) – The City of New Port Richey’s Environmental Committee presented a film on urban farming at the New Port Richey Public Library in downtown New Port Richey on Monday, April 27. The film is titled “Growing Cities,” and by presenting this film to the public the Environmental Committee has […]
East Madison’s Welcome
A few of us in the East Madison Neighborhood are working together to improve our part of New Port Richey. To that end we’ve initiated an informal neighborhood association – the East Madison Growers. Our primary interest is in doing what we can to develop a resilient and sustainable community, and to let others join with us, if they desire.
At present we are focusing on educational programs and community development activities with an emphasis on projects related to the natural environment, gardening, and local food production.
Many of us are gardeners, but we are first residents of New Port Richey, and we understand ourselves as neighbors with a common interest in improving our community.
Among our ideals and recommended practices are (1) using locally made products whenever possible, (2) support of organic gardens throughout the East Madison Neighborhood, (3) creation of community gardens, (4) development of a community plant nursery and seed bank, (5) establishing gardens on vacant properties, (6) publishing a neighborhood newsletter to keep us all informed on issues relevant to East Madison, and (7) neighborhood gatherings for fellowship and sharing.
If these seem like good ideas and practices to you, let us know, and we’ll add you to our mailing list. East Madison Growers will avoid sectarian politics, stress neighborhood awareness and shared interests, and serve as a recommending organization rather than one with strict membership requirements and expectations.
Participants, beginning with the original group, will be residents of the East Madison Neighborhood of New Port Richey. We aim to improve our community, get to know others who live nearby, find areas of agreement and projects we can share, and work to make East Madison a better place to live than it was before we were here.
If you’d like to join with us, please share your contact information, we’ll include you in our mailings, and invite you to become a participant in our project.
New Port Richey OKs Another $1 Million for Water Meters
New Port Richey City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve nearly $928,530.85 to complete the second phase of water meter replacements. The project is expected to be completed by October 2015. The city currently has 10,240 commercial and residential meters in place, all of which will be replaced. The new meters allow for wireless […]
Gulf Middle Students Celebrate Earth Day in Local Community Gardens
New Port Richey, FL – April 23 – Students from Gulf Middle School made a small trek Wednesday to celebrate Earth Day, April 22nd, with a local gardener. The students, part of a science class at the school, were able to see a working community garden that produces food for the local economy. Eggplants, collard […]