Crop swap by Dana

Darnell and I are preparing for our first crop swap here in Richmond, CA at Adams Crest Urban Farm. We have a lot of ideas on how this will work.  We've brain stormed on items we need. We also made our own sign using a pallet, blue paint and card board.

   We have a lot of herbs to swap out, unfortunately our vegetables aren't ready just yet as you can see from these pictures.

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Flowers by Dana

I just wanted to share these pictures of these flowers I took at work.  They're for different patients within the Oncology department, but they keep them in the department where I work because there's no flowers allowed in the Oncology department, and I just thought they were beautiful

Durian fruit by Dana

I was reading this article in the 2013 Awake magazine  entitled " A Visit to Indonesia."  In the article it briefly 
describe what the life is like in the country of Indonesia.
  One of the things it mentions is this fruit call "Durian fruit." 
 " Durian fruit has a succulent creamy 
inside and is enjoyed by many despite 
its strong odor." Information gathered from 2013
 Awake magazine pages 12 and 13 on JW.Org.  To see pictures of fruit please refer to article.

Ladybugs by Dana

On Sunday Darnell and I saw this Oleander bush covered with aphids.  It also had a lot of ladybugs on it that had hatched and was enjoying their dinner.

Aphids

More Aphids

Lady bug pupa

Lady bug larvae enjoying breakfast, lunch and dinner

Adult ladybug

Baby apple pepper by Dana

Our apple pepper plant is starting to produce peppers.  I'm so excited because they are so good. I use the peppers in salad or in a saute.

Bell Peppers by Dana

All of our plants in our garden are in pots and to water them effectively Darnell set up irrigation in some of our plants.  Our bell peppers have irrigation set up and here's the picture of them being watered. We have 5 plants in this one pot and they all get a sufficient amount of water which is cool.

Onion Flowers by Dana

We have a lot of onions in pots in our garden.  Our onions grew flowers that look like little round cotton balls.