Microgreens are the young seedlings of edible plants. They are tiny and yet packed with nutrients. Here at the Well Fed Community Garden, we are usually growing 20 or more trays of microgreens in our small greenhouse. They are easy and quick to grow. We plant...
There is frost on the ground and it is feeling like winter at the Well Fed Community Garden! But the activity does not slow down here; there is always work to be done. As always, we start by feeding the chickens. As the farm dog,...
Here at the Well Fed Community Garden we have a diversity of vegetables, fruit brambles and trees, and flowers growing, and are always open to learning and growing new crops. Our latest learning adventure has been growing turmeric and ginger! Turmeric and ginger can help...
October brought us the last of the summer vegetables, sweet potatoes, lots of greens, and our first harvest of turmeric and ginger! With the temperature cooling down, our peppers hung in there until this past week. Our volunteers worked hard collecting over 70 pounds of peppers,...
September brought us more summer vegetables like peppers and okra, the start of fall vegetables, and some beautiful flowers in our pollinator garden! Here is a sample from the garden. The okra and pepper plants are still doing well out in the field and the peppers...
We often get the questions “what is in season?” and “what is in bloom at the garden?” Well, here is your answer! August brought us lots of yummy summer fruits, vegetables, and flowers! Here is a sample from the garden. [caption id="attachment_999" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Heirloom and...
What could you learn about yourself through ART? Step away from your stress, busy-ness, and everyday routine. Come join us for our monthly Art in the Garden workshop with Annelies Gentile of Conduit for Change. Learn basic watercolor skills, share a tasty vegetarian meal and commune with nature in...
Chef Arthur Gordon, Owner and Chef Emeritus of the Irregardless Cafe invites you to experience an evening of summertime delicacies at The Well Fed Community Garden in Raleigh, NC. The Irregardless Cafe has been a Raleigh icon since 1975, when Arthur Gordon founded a restaurant based...
Written by Janette Adams, Produce Assistant at The Well Community Garden It's Friday harvest day at the Well Fed Community Garden! There are many things that go into keeping an urban farm up and running, especially with the warmer weather settling in. Let's take a look at...
As we gear up for another busy summer, WFCG wants to talk about our lovely volunteers! You may already know that we get a lot of volunteers from around the area to help out at the garden. Activities range from weeding the pollinator garden, tending...
