The Bridge Urban Farms: Growing Food in the Bronx & East Harlem: 2012

Friday, October 26, 2012

September to August

The weather is cooling down so we are beginning to uproot plants like tomatoes and sunflowers that have died and cut them up for compost. To this day we continue to harvest but the quantity of the harvest has dramatically decreased. For example:

On 9/14/12 we harvested:
Soybeans: 2 oz.
Cantaloupe: 1 lb. 7 oz.
Watermelon: 12 oz.
Fennel: 2 oz.
Japanese Eggplant: 1 lb. 12 oz.
Red Pepper: 6 oz.
Cubanelle Peppers: 13 oz.
Cherry Tomatoes: 7 lbs.
Beans: 12 oz.
Tomatoes: 2 lbs. 2 oz.
Basil: 6 oz.
Kale: 1 lb. 4 oz.
Chard: 2 lbs. 4 oz.
Collards: 2 lbs. 4 oz.
Celery: 3 oz.
A total of 21 lbs. 9 oz.

On 9/21/12 we harvested:
Tomatoes: 1 lb. 6 oz.
Cubanelle Peppers: 11 oz.
Collards: 14 oz.
Chard: 13 oz.
Kale: 1 lb. 4 oz.
A total of 5 lbs.

Work on the greenhouse began a few weeks ago. It will be located at the Morris Ave. site. According to John C. it will take about 10 weeks to build if we work one day a week. On October 12 The Bridge hosted 31 people from member organizations of the Supportive Housing Network of New York (SHNNY) for a seminar on Horticulture 101. Finally, I harvested the worm bin for the 7th time and I added the worm compost the the garden at E 111 St.

- Rabbi Stacey Van Rossum

Friday, September 14, 2012

Pictures

(A picture at the NYBG)

(Rabbi Stacey, Chris, Natalie, Johnny, Pat C.)

(A picture at the NYBG)

Pictures

(A day's harvest)

(Jan, Johnny, Pat C., Chris, Rabbi Stacey)

(A picture of the NYBG)

(A picture at the NYBG)

(Natalie, Johnny, Chris, Pat C., Rabbi Stacey, Jan)

(A picture at the NYBG)

(Pat C.)

(A picture at the NYBG)

Pictures

(Edamame)

(Amaranth)

(Cucumber)

(Growing cucumber)

(Yellow Squash)

(Butternut Squash)

(Marigold)

(Zucchini)

(Delicata Squash)

(A day's harvest)

Pictures

(Bird's Nest Gourd)

(Congo Watermelon)

(Cantaloupe)

(Bee eating chives)

(Fly)

(Striped Eggplant)

(Cherry Tomatoes)

(Hornet eating marigold)

(Row of sunflowers)

August and NYBG Trip

Here are some recent weights of the harvests:

8/24/2012 @ Morris Ave.

Bush Beans: 1 lb. 4 oz.
Mustard Greens: 1 lb. 1 oz.
Collards: 1 lb. 10 oz.
Basil: 1 lb.
Kale: 2 lbs.
Chard: 8 oz.
Striped Eggplant: 11 oz.
Japanese Eggplant: 13 oz.
Zucchini: 12 oz.
Cucumbers: 7 lbs. 8 oz.
Cubanelle Peppers: 5 oz.
Beefsteak Tomatoes: 4 lbs. 9 oz.
Cherry Tomatoes: 9 lbs. 6 oz.
Chives: 4 oz.

8/31/2012 @ Morris Ave.

Cherry Tomatoes: 7 lbs. 8 oz.
Beans: 2 lbs.
Zucchini: 2 lbs. 8 oz.
Yellow Squash: 1 lb. 8 oz.
Mustard Greens: 4 oz.
Spicy Mustard: 9 oz.
Collards: 1 lb.
Beets: 3 lbs. 4 oz.
Canteloupe: 5 lbs. 8 oz.
Cubanelle Peppers : 8 oz.
Cucumbers: 2 lbs.
Japanese Eggplant: 1 lb. 8 oz.
Striped Eggplant: 8 oz.
Carrots: 1 lb. 12 oz.
Basil: 1 lb. 8 oz.
Scallions: 2 oz.

9/7/2012 @ Morris Ave.

Cherry Tomatoes: 12 lbs.
Cubanelle Peppers: 8 oz.
Bell Peppers: 2 lbs.
Big Boi Tomatoes: 4 lbs. 8 oz.
Striped Eggplant: 3 lbs. 12 oz.
Cucumbers: 10 lbs. 12 oz.
Zucchini: 1 lb. 12 oz.
Japanese Eggplant: 1 lbs.
Basil: 9 oz.
Delicata Squash: 1 lb. 8 oz.
Butternut Squash: 1 lb. 2 oz.
Mustard Greens: 1 lbs.
Turnips: 1 lb.
Bush Beans: 12 oz.
Yellow Squash: 1 lb.
Canteloupe: 6 lbs. 8 oz.

Friday, August 24, 2012

Weights of the harvest

Here are some sample weights of the produce that was harvested on our most productive days.

8/3/2012 @ Morris Ave.

Tomatoes: 9 lbs.
Cucumbers: 8 lbs.
Butternut Squash: 3.5 lbs
Peppers: 1.75 lbs
Eggplant: 2.75 lbs.
Yellow Squash: 2 lbs. 4 oz.
Mustard Greens: 1 lb.
Chard: .5 lbs.
Spicy Mustard: 4 oz.
Carrots: 1.5 lbs

8/8/2012 @ E. 111 St.

Collards: 1 lb. 8 oz.
Kale: 1 lb. 4 oz.
Mustard Greens: 8 oz.
Basil: 1 lb.
Cucumbers: 2 lbs.
Eggplant: 8 oz.
Kohlrabi: 5 oz.
Heirloom Tomatoes: 1 lb. 12 oz.
Big Boi Tomatoes: 1 lb. 12 oz.
Plum Tomatoes: 4 oz.
Cubanelle Peppers: 4 oz.
Cherry Tomatoes: 7 lbs.
Oregano: 5 oz.

8/10/2012 @ Morris Ave.

Cubanelle Peppers: 1 lb.
Basil: 8 oz.
Beets: 1 lb.
Sage: 4 oz.
Celery: 5 oz.
Japanese Eggplant: 1 lb. 9 oz.
Striped Eggplant: 2 lbs. 8 oz.
Cucumbers: 4 lbs. 8 oz.
Green Peppers: 6 oz.
Cherry Tomatoes: 6 lbs. 8 oz.
Big Boi Tomatoes: 2 lbs. 8 oz.
Plum Tomatoes: 8 oz.
Zucchini: 1 lb. 8 oz.
Kale: 1 lb. 9 oz.

8/17/2012 @ Morris Ave.

Cucumbers: 9 lbs. 12 oz.
Zucchini: 1 lb. 6 oz.
Japanese Eggplant: 1 lb.
Striped Eggplant: 3 lbs.
Cherry Tomatoes: 14 lbs. 6 oz.
Kale: 6 oz.
Plum Tomatoes: 4 oz.
Big Boi Tomatoes: 1 lb. 12 oz.
Heirloom Tomatoes: 4 lbs.
Cubanelle Peppers: 4 oz.
Yellow Squash: 2 lbs.
Parsley: 2 oz.
Mustard Greens: 1 lb. 12 oz.
Beets: 1 lb. 8 oz.
Butternut Squash: 4 lbs. 2 oz.
Sorrel: 5 lbs. 8 oz.
Basil: 1 lb. 4 oz.
Swiss Chard: 12 oz.
Carrots: 8 oz.
Beans: 1 lb. 8 oz.
Collards: 1 lb. 12 oz.