The Full Belly Irrigation crew in the potato field: Jose, Conrado, Manuel and Arturo —
This is the thirsty time of year when pumps are running and water is flowing 24/7 all over the farm. There are more than 300 acres of fruits, flowers and and vegetables that have to be taken care of and at Full Belly, the fields don’t come in easy [...]
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News From the Farm | June 17, 2019
The Full Belly Irrigation crew in the potato field: Jose, Conrado, Manuel and Arturo —
This is the thirsty time of year when pumps are running and water is flowing 24/7 all over the farm. There are more than 300 acres of fruits, flowers and and vegetables that have to be taken care of and at Full Belly, the fields don’t come in easy [...]
News From the Farm
Just as many of us were about to go into weekend mode, on Saturday afternoon, the Sand Fire sent the northern Capay Valley into a controlled panic. The fire started in the hills just behind Rumsey, off of a road that had been washed out and was inaccessible to fire equipment. The high winds and hot weather threatened to push the fire down t [...]
Summer Floral Workshop
Join us for a field-to-centerpiece floral arranging class August 11, 2019. Come explore the fields of flowers at Full Belly Farm, talk flower farming and arranging with Full Belly Farm’s in-house florist Hannah Muller and learn how to celebrate a field to vase centerpiece from certified organic flowers.
Floral Design Class Details:
Ful [...]
Summer Floral Workshop
Join us for a field-to-centerpiece floral arranging class August 11, 2019. Come explore the fields of flowers at Full Belly Farm, talk flower farming and arranging with Full Belly Farm’s in-house florist Hannah Muller and learn how to celebrate a field to vase centerpiece from certified organic flowers.
Floral Design Class Details:
Ful [...]
Summer Floral Workshop
Join us for a field-to-centerpiece floral arranging class August 11, 2019. Come explore the fields of flowers at Full Belly Farm, talk flower farming and arranging with Full Belly Farm’s in-house florist Hannah Muller and learn how to celebrate a field to vase centerpiece from certified organic flowers.
Floral Design Class Details:
Ful [...]
Summer Floral Workshop
Join us for a field-to-centerpiece floral arranging class August 11, 2019. Come explore the fields of flowers at Full Belly Farm, talk flower farming and arranging with Full Belly Farm’s in-house florist Hannah Muller and learn how to celebrate a field to vase centerpiece from certified organic flowers.
Floral Design Class Details:
Ful [...]
News From the Farm
Pancho spreading compost, with hills and clouds in the background –
There’s a Farmer in Everyone –
Five days of every Full Belly work week, a group of lucky Full Belly farmers – mostly the interns, the owners and the families of owners – all get to sit down for a quick midday meal that is prepared in advance by one of the interns. For thes [...]
News From the Farm
Pancho spreading compost, with hills and clouds in the background –
There’s a Farmer in Everyone –
Five days of every Full Belly work week, a group of lucky Full Belly farmers – mostly the interns, the owners and the families of owners – all get to sit down for a quick midday meal that is prepared in advance by one of the interns. For thes [...]
News From the Farm
Peaches are on the way!
Last week it seemed like the entire Capay Valley (including a lot of kids) turned out for a ribbon cutting at the new Esparto Park and Aquatic Center. Public officials from Sacramento and Woodland (the County seat) were actively mingling as well, marking this as a truly noteworthy moment in the life of this little r [...]
News From the Farm
Two huge oak trees toppled over last Tuesday night, apparently simultaneously. —
“If we could eradicate mosquitos from the face of the earth, do you think it would be a good idea?” I heard this not-so-hypothetical question recently on a podcast. The host maintained that because mosquitos are vectors of so many human diseases a [...]
News From the Farm
Two huge oak trees toppled over last Tuesday night, apparently simultaneously. —
“If we could eradicate mosquitos from the face of the earth, do you think it would be a good idea?” I heard this not-so-hypothetical question recently on a podcast. The host maintained that because mosquitos are vectors of so many human diseases a [...]
News From the Farm
Two huge oak trees toppled over last Tuesday night, apparently simultaneously. —
“If we could eradicate mosquitos from the face of the earth, do you think it would be a good idea?” I heard this not-so-hypothetical question recently on a podcast. The host maintained that because mosquitos are vectors of so many human diseases all over [...]
News From the Farm
Two huge oak trees toppled over last Tuesday night, apparently simultaneously. —
“If we could eradicate mosquitos from the face of the earth, do you think it would be a good idea?” I heard this not-so-hypothetical question recently on a podcast. The host maintained that because mosquitos are vectors of so many human diseases a [...]
News From the Farm
Two huge oak trees toppled over last Tuesday night, apparently simultaneously. —
“If we could eradicate mosquitos from the face of the earth, do you think it would be a good idea?” I heard this not-so-hypothetical question recently on a podcast. The host maintained that because mosquitos are vectors of so many human diseases a [...]
News From the Farm
Two huge oak trees toppled over last Tuesday night, apparently simultaneously. —
“If we could eradicate mosquitos from the face of the earth, do you think it would be a good idea?” I heard this not-so-hypothetical question recently on a podcast. The host maintained that because mosquitos are vectors of so many human diseases a [...]
News From the Farm
Two huge oak trees toppled over last Tuesday night, apparently simultaneously. —
“If we could eradicate mosquitos from the face of the earth, do you think it would be a good idea?” I heard this not-so-hypothetical question recently on a podcast. The host maintained that because mosquitos are vectors of so many human diseases a [...]
News From the Farm
Two huge oak trees toppled over last Tuesday night, apparently simultaneously. —
“If we could eradicate mosquitos from the face of the earth, do you think it would be a good idea?” I heard this not-so-hypothetical question recently on a podcast. The host maintained that because mosquitos are vectors of so many human diseases a [...]
News From the Farm
Two huge oak trees toppled over last Tuesday night, apparently simultaneously. —
“If we could eradicate mosquitos from the face of the earth, do you think it would be a good idea?” I heard this not-so-hypothetical question recently on a podcast. The host maintained that because mosquitos are vectors of so many human diseases a [...]
News From the Farm
Two huge oak trees toppled over last Tuesday night, apparently simultaneously. —
“If we could eradicate mosquitos from the face of the earth, do you think it would be a good idea?” I heard this not-so-hypothetical question recently on a podcast. The host maintained that because mosquitos are vectors of so many human diseases a [...]
News From the Farm
Two huge oak trees toppled over last Tuesday night, apparently simultaneously. —
“If we could eradicate mosquitos from the face of the earth, do you think it would be a good idea?” I heard this not-so-hypothetical question recently on a podcast. The host maintained that because mosquitos are vectors of so many human diseases a [...]
News From the Farm
Two huge oak trees toppled over last Tuesday night, apparently simultaneously. —
“If we could eradicate mosquitos from the face of the earth, do you think it would be a good idea?” I heard this not-so-hypothetical question recently on a podcast. The host maintained that because mosquitos are vectors of so many human diseases a [...]
News From the Farm
Alfredo has been working at Full Belly for at least 17 years. He works hard and is very focussed when he works. I was recently visiting our tomato plantings because I had not seen them in a week, and I ran into him working in our first planting. It’s about 7-acres, with tomato plants about a foot tall, transplanted out of the greenhouse a [...]
News From the Farm
At times of the year we could use a thousand hands to get all of the work done. We are in the midst of our spring transition after that long spell of rains that graced the farm in January through late March. When all of that rain stopped there was a good deal of catching up that was needed… we are getting closer to catching up, but the seaso [...]
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Calling all Gardening Enthusiasts!
We would like to extend a warm welcome to all of you to visit the Capay Valley on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12, for the 12th annual Mother’s Day Farm and Garden Tour. Our valley is the proud home to an amazing array of gardeners and farmers, from a 2-acre homesteading garden to a 10-acre floral production [...]
