Category: BUFCO Lab
Straw Bale Gardening
We are always looking for new ways to garden in underutilized urban spaces, and our yard is the perfect venue for experimentation.
We operate in the corner of a parking lot in a pretty industr…
Down the Rabbit Hole: The Year of Growing Food for my Bunny
Between BUFCO’s staff gardens, my CSA share from Luminous Ground Farm, my own produce needs are sufficiently met. But this causes two problems (1) my own backyard gets neglected, (2) the cutest …
Taste Test: Ripening Tomatoes Off the Vine
Many people wait patiently for fruit like tomatoes to ripen on the vine before harvesting, but the impatient among us may be pleased to know that some crops can be harvested before they are ripe, …
After the compost tea party…
Every year we like to experiment with something new at the BUFCO Lab. This winter Arlene, BUFCO’s lead gardener Julia, and I took the Organic Master Gardener course from Gaia College whic…
Throw your Garden a Compost Tea Party
This summer we’re experimenting with brewing compost tea for our plants. In a nutshell, compost tea is a concoction of compost diluted in aerated water. This was something we learned about while ta…