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By Judith Redmond of Full Belly Farm, courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop Years ago, when European lords and ladies were interested in botany and agriculture, greenhouses were elaborate, beautiful buildings covered with glass and full of complicated heating, cooling and lighting equipment. If these grand greenhouses at Kew Gardens or the Palace of Versailles form [...]
From Full Belly Farm, courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop This week we wanted to let folks learn a little bit more about the people who work at Full Belly Farm, so we interviewed one of the crew members who irrigates the crops, Arturo Gaxiola. Full Belly: First, please tell me a bit about your job [...]
from Full Belly Farm, courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop We use our hands a lot in our work at the farm. Pulling small weeds, cleaning garlic, picking flowers, finding cherry tomatoes hidden in between the vines. Our fingernails aren’t polished, our fingers aren’t dainty. With work, hands flatten out and get bigger and stronger. [...]
By Judith Redmond of Full Belly Farm, courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop Every work day, Road 43, leading to our Full Belly Farm becomes a busy thruway. First, as soon as it is light, our crew arrives, parking their cars under the trees along the sides of the fields. Families and car-pooling neighbors head [...]
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