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Workshops coming upworkshops can be so much fun!
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Foundation Farm is now 3 years old.  Its 60 permanent beds are tended by a crew of school trainees ranging from 2 to 5, and by volunteers who come at will throughout the season.  The work is almost entirely manual with a lot of raking, mulching, transplanting and of course harvesting involved.  The only machines heard on the farm are a tractor for an occasional brush-hogging (around our perimeter) and mowers.

Our full-on season extends from early March (first direct-sowings, early production of transplants), till late November for our last "outdoor" harvests. In addition, we use hoop-houses atop a few of our beds for winter production.

The school season is slightly shorter, extending from mid-March to the end of October.

Our weekly load is structured simply with 3 half-days spent in the field: Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  We work typically for 4 to 5 hours straight during the most desirable part of the day: 9am to 1pm in spring, 7am to noon thereafter. 

We love to see customers or others come and join us at the farm for a bit of work or just for lunch (on working days).  Please do come and visit. For directions to the farm send us an e-mail.

We participate to 2 Farmers' Markets: The Eureka Farmers Market on Tuesday and Thursday mornings (call 479-253 5749 for info), and the Fayetteville Farmers Market on Saturday mornings. 

last modified on: Saturday November 24, 2012 03:23 PM -0600