Arcosanti Organic Gardens are bustling with spring activities. The peach trees are in full pink bloom, making the orchard a splendid view from any point of the Arcosanti site.
[Photo & text: Amber Klatt]
Agriculture staff Katie Schroeder diligently clips another branch. Pruning has been the agenda for the garden crew these days, which is quite a project for a small team of farmers and an acre of orchard! The beautiful cuttings now brighten the Cafe and other spaces.
[Photo & text: Amber Klatt]
Agriculture Manager Lisa Willott irrigates a recently planted bed in the Paulownia Garden. Willott and crew are alternating the growing beds of garlic with new crops, including broccoli and celery in this case. (Note the 'row cover' that acts a simultaneous protector against varmints and the adjusting vernal temperatures.)
[Photo & text: Amber Klatt]
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Posted by sue on April 2, 2008 9:41:06 AM MST
Gorgeous temperatures during the later part of last week favored outdoor planting for the Arcosanti Organics crew. Katie Schroeder (l) and Agriculture Manager Lisa Willott (r) bask in the sun while putting potatoes into the ground.
[Photo & text: Amber Klatt]
Ally Lennhouts celebrates the progress of the greens in the recently refurbished cold frames, located at the Agua Fria River's edge.
[Photo & text: Amber Klatt]
Adam Nordfors managed the agriculture department from 2000 to 2005. He now studies at ASU and visits Arcosanti on his winter break. Paul Katan (l) and Adam Nordfors (r) work on the International. Thanks to their mechanical prowess, the tractor was running and en route to the ranch barn by mid-afternoon.
[Photo & text: Amber Klatt]
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Posted by sue on January 14, 2008 2:47:58 PM MST
We complete our report from 1/7/08, of the cob construction of a new chicken coop in the gardens last summer. Will and Betta build a roost ladder for the future occupants of the new coop.
Morning light shines through the recycled bottle design on the northeast wall and through the air vents below the nesting boxes.
[Photos: Melissa Soluski & text: Maggie Lamb, sa]
Happy chickens dig for grubs in the yard of their new home. The chicken coop can house up to 100 birds to supply eggs for Arcosanti residents and the Café.
[Photo: Scott Riley & text: Maggie Lamb]
The new chicken coop is inaugurated with a scrumptious Arcosanti garden grown feast! [see report from 10/15/07].
[Photo: Melissa Soluski & text: Maggie Lamb]
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Posted by sue on January 9, 2008 1:12:52 PM MST