Root Force Collective Farm

Holding Down the Market

Posted on July 18, 2011 by kontra

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Onions are Harvested…

Posted on July 7, 2011 by kontra

… and boy do they look good. Make sure you pick some up at the next market!

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Ewww… Colorado Potato Beetles

Posted on May 22, 2011 by kontra

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Rainy Mushroom Harvest

Posted on May 20, 2011 by kontra

This is our first mushroom harvest of the year! Catch us early at the markets to get some amazing shiitakes.

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First Harvest, Market & CSA Pickup

Posted on May 4, 2011 by kontra

Thanks so much to our market and CSA customers! We’re looking forward to a great year.

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First Tomato Rotation Transplanted!

Posted on April 22, 2011 by kontra

Here’s some video of how our tomato beds are looking. We ended up with more than 800 gorgeous plants. Seriously, they look great.

At the beginning of the video you can see Teal spraying organic fish-based fertilizer on the potted plants. Meanwhile, Niels is laying a drip tape system over the mulched beds, which we then cover in a non-toxic plastic. Then the planting!

We had more than 800 tomato plants! Not all of them could fit in the beds, but most of them are in the ground and looking great!

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Irrigation & Tomatoes: The Beds Are Done!

Posted on April 20, 2011 by kontra

We spent most of the day preparing beds for the excellent varieties of tomatoes that are now bursting to get out of their pots. Quick video of the drip irrigation coming soon, but here are some photos for now.

First there was the mulch piles for 10 beds…

Then connecting and running lines over each bed…

And then running huge sheets of non-toxic cover, shoveling soil along the edges to keep everything in place.

Meanwhile, Rafi decided to sit this one out.

We were all quite tired by the end of the day, but we got it all done!

Delicious tomatoes, coming right up!

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Sustainable Family Dinner Table

Posted on April 3, 2011 by kontra

Root Force had the opportunity to attend the Sustainable Family Dinner Table event this week in Beaverdam, Virginia. The event featured many local vendors, DIY workshops and lectures on various aspects of sustainable agriculture, including a keynote address from Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms. We got to meet a large portion of the organic farming community and have some great conversations.