1st Ave Farm

Growers in Colorado are already considering how this year's very limited snowpack will affect our growing season. Here are a few things that I'm doing at 1st Ave Farm this season: Sourcing Colorado-acclimated seeds for drought-resistant varieties of several vegetables from High Desert Seeds , located here in Colorado. Adding additional ollas (pictured below) which hold water in unglazed terracotta pots with lids that are then partially buried so that water slowly trickles out

Folks who see or hear about our little micro-farm here often say, “Oh I bet you’d love to live on more land out in the country...

4 of our 5 hens poking their head out of their playhouse turned coop I have had more and more people ask me lately about the cost of...

February can feel like the calm before the storm for us. Snow may still be on the ground in places, and frosty mornings are a daily...

As the final leaves fall and frost edges our mornings, nature gently shifts into her quiet season. Fall and winter are times of rest,...

In a world that sometimes feels chaotic and unpredictable, I've been finding that building a community around growing food holds a deep,...

Pictured Above: Broccoli plant that is going to seed by growing pods following its flowering phase Late summer is the time of year when...

It's amazing how much seemingly hidden work goes into preparing the garden before we ever do any actual planting. While preparing the...

Several people have asked me what grow lights, seedling cells, and other products I use to start seedlings that grow to be viable enough...

It’s the time of year for canning, fermenting, dehydrating, and seed saving, and it all has me reflecting on the concept of wealth. Over...

So I've been thinking a lot about preservation. Most concretely, I have discovered the process of water glassing eggs. This is the...

One of the things that sent me into urban gardening a few years ago was a mental health emergency admonishing me to find a healing...