Cob bench workshop

12:30 pm -- Saturday February 7 at Oasis

Project work includes stacking urbanite and a traditional method for mixing cob by hand, forming Cobs to be passed along the line and placed on the bench.    Brief talk on rocket stove design

Pictured below, dry run on rocket stove base and the location below the gardens for the cob bench (retained heat battery.) Attached to the rocket stove bench will be a 100 square foot wood deck and gazebo that can serve as a pleasant meditative retreat in the spring , summer and fall . It transforms into  a tent cabin in the winter that will allow Farm stays in the rough year round. Camping is available in this area all summer, when the area is shrouded by lovely fruit trees . Amenities include running water and a primitive compost toilet seen in the back ground.

Experimental garlic culture

Elizabeth and I cleared  favas out of the kale row leaving the root mass. Next theGarlic and favas.  These were direct seeded at the same ttime, allowing the fava to shade and protect and enrich the soil while the young garlics strengthened got a little bigger and winter over. Now with early spring sunshine the garlic wants to grow so we have removed the tops leaving the root mass which is full of nitrogen fixing nodules.  The stalks will sprout from the cut stems to continue to protect the soil and shade out weeds.  Garlic hate competition, so by cutting back they get more sun and a less aggressive companion.  this method conserves water and although the garlics may develop a wee bit slower the soil will be happier.  a side dressing of compost may be applied later in the spring -- Sent from Fast notepad

How Does Oasis Garden Share Work

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1. Your first visit will be a walk and talk and pick around the farm. So it's personalized; you may be two people per household or six and you don't need the same "Box". From this first visit we will make a profile from which to fill future boxes with similar although not identical produce. This baseline will be amended by your future choices if you let us know by filling out the cards that are packed in the boxes eat week.
2. You may make a trade of an item among 8 or 9 available items we harvest for this purpose and make available at pick up times. You can also permanently nix an item or category from your profile at the same time.
3. We will spice your box from time to time with new things that you have never tried, often including a recipe. This will mean that it's now on your profile list unless you nix it, but we hope you can be adventurous and give another vegetable a chance.
4. For add ons and special occasions just catch our attention as we can often our you could pick it on the spot
5. If requested, we will include fruit in season at a maximum rate of 30 percent of the value of a weekly box. A $20 box therefore would have 3 pounds of fruit
6. Classic back east CSA's memberships we're prepaid for an entire year and with good reason. However we find it difficult to establish terms and propose we remain weekly, pays you go with a weekly commitment to a box and we have a meeting around pizza in november to decide together how to structure next year
7. We would like to establish two group pick up days per week Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9 am.
8. When plans change please let us know via email and we will do the same. Telephone calls and messages in voicemail often get lost or seen too late

Now let's get started -- we guarantee you will enjoy you visit to the farm

Currently Available

This is a list we will update weekly

Arugula
Basil, Genovese
Beet, Golden
Broccoli,  Amadeus
Butternut Squash, Waltham
Cabbage, Deadon, Savoy
Cabbage, Farao
Cabbage, Red Express
Carrot, Nelson
Cilantro, Slow Bolt
Collard, Vates
Dill
Eggplant, Nadia
Greens, Ovation Mixed
Peppers, Purple Jalapeno
Kohlrabi, Winner
Leek, King Richard
Lettuce, Two Star
Marigolds
Onion, Alise Craig Exhibition
Onion, Candy
Onion, Red
Onion, Red Torpedo
Plum, French Improved, prune
Plum, Satsuma
Pumpin, New England Pie
Spice, Mint
Spice, Oregano
Spice, Rosmary
Swiss Chard, Rhubarb
Tatsoi
Tomato, Amish Paste, Roma
Tomato, Paul Robeson

Zuchinni, Black Beauty


Coming Soon

Peach
Apple
Quince
Baby Lettuce