Location |
We have three locations: K St, Valdora St, and County Road 95 |
Hours |
Whenever you can stop by during daylight hours- contact us for a tour |
Website |
www.farmdavis.org |
Established |
October 31, 2009 |
Contact |
[email protected] |
Next Workday:: July 7 :: FARM 2.6 Location:: 10–12pm
About FARM Davis
FARM Davis is an alternative form of civic action, building community through sustainable farming of public and private space, assisting low-income and homeless populations, and integrating local and real food into mainstream culture and education.
We have 3 plots of land that we are transforming into a highly productive farms. About 95% of the crop output is donated to low-income and homeless resources. We share the remaining portion! Currently we are donating crops to Cesar Chavez Plaza, where no income/low income and formerly homeless people have a safe place to stay and to Davis Community Meals, a non-profit org that cooks meals for low income/homeless. If you need seeds for your garden, let us know! We would like you to use the seeds to feed yourself and if you can, to donate some of your harvest to someone who needs fresh food. Then save your seeds and give them away to someone else. If you are a low income individual or if you represent an org or school that serves low-income people and you would like to receive donations, please contact us for an application.
We have planned work days that are posted at the top of this page. Feel free to join us whenever you can– no firm commitment is ever required.
We have chickens and two horses. The photos below document how we started the K Street FARM and FARM 2.6.
Before Photos
Chicken Coop Progress Photos:
PHOTOS FROM Oct 31, 2009 WORKDAY:
January 2010:
February 2010:
March 2010:
April 2010:
August 2010:
September 2010:
October 2010:
April 2011:
May 2011:
We Need
- Positive energy people (farming experience not necessary)
- Veggie Seedlings
- Tractor implements: mower, back hoe, auger
- 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
- Blood meal or similar soil nutrients
- Horse, chicken, goat/sheet, rabbit manure
- Trowels, spading forks, wheelbarrow
Some Press
SF Moma Blog, June 2009 |
Videos on Potrero View |
Podcast from Savannah College of Art & Design (MP3, 62.0 MB) |
Local Dirt: KDVS Radio |
The Davis Enterprise 2014 The Davis Enterprise 2015 |
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
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