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We've been giving tours of our organic urban farm since spring of 2018 and this question always comes up.  How do we keep our veggies healthy year around? For us the answer has everything to do with the soil, compost, worm castings and compost tea.  There are many different ways...

What is Vermiculture? Vermiculture is the process of using red wiggler worms to decompose organic food waste, turning the waste into a nutrient-rich material capable of supplying necessary nutrients to help sustain plant growth. When done correctly, this method is simple, effective, and convenient. It saves water, energy, landfills, and...

Flowering plants are fantastic because we get to see the fruit come out shortly thereafter.  This applies to fruit trees and much of our produce like tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, among others. When it comes to veggies like lettuce, cilantro, parsley, ect.  the flowering means that the end of life for that plant...

A little while back I was sharing a beer with my friend Charlie from Degree 18 Juice Bar and he shared with me about a company here in Puerto Rico called Caribe Compostables where he buys his compostable serving containers.  He shared why it was important for him to invest...

Growing organic produce is such a rewarding endeavor that we think everyone should do it.  We grow food to be as self sustainable as possible and we have learned over the years how to prepare what we grow in ways that pleases the complicated pallets in our household. Our food preparation is determined...

Everybody benefits from supporting their local farmers market.  It's easy to do, especially when the market has multiple vendors offering a good variety and is close to your home.  When you support your local farmers' market, you are supporting something much greater than you imagine. The Fiber of the Community Local...

So much to do and so little time is how the saying goes, but there is always time to help build a veggie garden in our community.  On November 13, 2018 we broke ground on transforming an unsuspecting back yard at Degree 18 Juice bar in to a veggie producing micro garden with a greenhouse.

The second week of January 2019 was initially our target date to start selling at the farmers market. December 1, 2018 wound up being our first appearance and this is how it all happened. We wanted to be proactive and have all our paper work ready for our debut in January, after our application was reviewed ...

Early in 2018 we decided to start doing tours of our urban farm with anyone interested on growing their own food or interested in understanding how food can be grown in an urban setting.  These tours have helped us gain a lot of new friends on this beautiful island and...