Joes Farm Version 2.0

We have had some major changes at Joes Farm this past week. In these trying times when many farms are burying their head in the sand Joes Farm has decided to stay the course and continue improving on the its already outstanding farm infrastructure. This past week we have undertaken several capital expenditures to improve and upgrade our main plots.

The planning for this upgrade has been going on for several months. The land was surveyed, the blue prints were drawn up, and materials were purchased. This past week construction began. We started by harvesting crops on the southside of the plot. It was painful to harvest these crops before they had the chance to reach their full potential but we knew that it was what needed to be done to move Joes Farm to the fore front of Las Vegas farming. Several onions, carrots, lettuce, spinach, and radishes were harvested. Much of the spinach and lettuce was donated to a local realtor who is a huge fan of Joes Farm.

Step 2 was to begin deconstructing the old beds. The old infrastructure was removed and we had to bring in an earth mover to clear space for the new struture. The lumber was brought in and we decided to use premium douglas fir because we demand the best for Joes Farm.

Step 3 was to bring in our aggregate to create our soil. We blend our own soils here at Joes Farm. We can't disclose the propotions of our blend or any of our secrets but I can tell you that we use the highest quality compost created here on property by the I Care Organics division of Joes Farm in the E-Composter. We take this high quality compost and blend it with the other aggregates to form the perfect blend of nutrient rich, porous, yet moisture and nutrient rich soil in the world.

Step 4 was to add some worms. We have been doing a great deal of research on the benefits of worms on the farm and when the opportunity came along to purchase some hard working worms we jumped at the chance. The list of benefits is too long to list here on Joesfarm.blogspot.com but lets just say it is a big W for Joes Farm. We also took some of those worms and put them in the E-Composter. The addition of these hard working worms is going to take I Care Organics to the next level. In the coming weeks and months we will have some vermicompost that is ging to be a big benefit to the crops at Joes Farm.

Step 5 was to water and plant some crops. For the crops that were planted today we purchased these plants at the local nursery. We are still in the early phases at Joes Farm and I wanted to experiement with some plants that were not grown from seed here at the farm. We also started the pilot Topsy Turvey project. The Topsy Turvesy have taken the farm world by storm and these 2 Topsy Turveys are going to be given to the loving household of Mr and Mrs Andrew Walczak. The Topsy Turveys were provide by Mr and Mrs Walczak and once the plants get settled in they will be transfered back to the walczaks for the duration of the season.

I Care Organics Compost - First batch

The business end of the E-Composter provided by Richard and Susan Walczak

The new plot on Joes Farm. 8'x4'x2'

The side view of the new plot

from the inside

Watering the new plot

These are after the crops were planted. Several varieties of tomatos, beans, and carrots.

The Topsy Turveys with a couple tomato plants.