FARM Davis

Location

808 K Street

Nearest cross street is East 8th

Hours

Whenever you can stop by during daylight hours

Website

ThinkDiscussAct.org

Established

October 31, 2009

Contact

<farmdavis AT gmail DOT com>

FARM is an alternative form of non-violent protest, reclaiming public space to build community, providing services for under served and transient populations and/or rehabilitating toxic land.

We have a 2,000 sq ft plot of land that we are transforming into a highly productive farm. 1/2 of the crop output is donated to low-income and homeless resources. We eat the other half! Currently we are donating crops to the Cesar Chavez residence, where no income/low income and formerly homeless people have a safe place to stay. A counselor there teaches residents how to cook with the food we provide. If you need seeds for your garden, we currently have Rapini broccoli, chard, calendula flowers, poppies, and mustard to offer you (for free of course). We would like you to use the seeds to feed yourself and if you can, to donate half your harvest to someone who needs fresh food. Then save your seeds and give them away to someone else.

We have planned work days that are posted at the top of this page, however, anyone is welcome to stop by whenever they have the time. We are not a hierarchical organization: everyone has an equal say in what and how we will plant and grow food. Feel free to join us whenever you can– no firm commitment ever required.

We have chickens! See our coop building diagram and progress photos below.

a wasteful front lawn

Current Crop Layout

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Chicken Coop Progress Photos:

painted coop

inside coop

PHOTOS FROM Oct 31, 2009 WORKDAY:

Ed (Very Seriously) Sniffs Manure!

Michael's Amazing Compost Work + Robyn) Shoveling (Charlie, Dustin, & Geoff) Making Raised Bed Frames (Emily & Sonya) Planting Areas (Laura & Lauren) (Almost) everyone! End of day End of day

January 2010:

FARM Davis in January

February 2010:

FARM mustard in February

March 2010:

Poppies in March

April 2010:

from the street

perfect head of lettuce

August 2010:

2-week old chicks-front to back: Georgia, Snowball, Hershey, Golden, Sunshine

right to left: Sunshine, Golden, Hershey

September 2010:

hot peppers

chard and corn watermelon okra

October 2010:

Cool Davis Event

April 2011:

Cocoa- the Ameraucana chick

Blacky- the Black Sex Link chick Snickerdoodle- the Rhode Island Red chick Happy- the Buff Orpington chick

May 2011:

old fence, left over wood and a iimb from the cherry tree pruning

Three men and a bench

We Need

• Positive energy people (farming experience not necessary)
  

• Lumber
  

• Hardware cloth for predator proofing the chicken coop
  

• Valley Oaks or Bay Trees to use as a wind break
  

• Fencing materials to keep turkeys out of gardens
  

• Rice straw
  

• Tractor, rototiller, or use of your tractor and rototiller 1-2 times a year
  

• Blood meal or similar soil nutrients
  

• Horse, chicken, goat/sheet, rabbit manure
  

• Trowels, spading forks, wheelbarrow
  

• Goat milking supplies
  

• Lactating goats
  

• People who want to start their own FARM project

There is a page for FARM Davis members to discuss internal business: Discussion Space

SF Moma Blog, June 2009

Videos on Potrero View

Podcast from Savannah College of Art & Design (MP3, 62.0 MB)

Local Dirt: KDVS Radio

Fast Company Magazine

Comments:

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2009-10-13 15:58:30   Next workday: October 31, 1pm- come dressed as your favorite legume! —RobynW

2009-11-01 08:19:37   AMAZING workday yesterday everyone! Awesome people, great food, and we've almost got ourselves a FARM! —RobynW

2009-11-23 12:08:57   Yeay, i love the layout diagram. Just the sort of nerdy thing I appreciate. —sonyacollier

2010-02-26 18:15:24   wow, this looks like a great project! good work and great of you to share on the wiki! —DerekDowney

2010-05-19 08:59:58   This is awesome! —jefftolentino