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"The genetic engineering of plants and animals is looming as one of the greatest and most intractable environmental challenges of the 21st Century." -- Center for Food Safety

What's Growing at Argosy Farm?

There is a connection between environmentally sound growing practices and healthful food. At Argosy Farm, we are dedicated to farming in a manner that encourages the natural ecosystem—to improve and replenish the soil, deter pests, protect our water supply, and to produce food that is high in nutritional value and flavor. We raise heirloom vegetables without the use of pesticides or chemical fertilizers.

Summer 2008

Tomato:		Pepper:		Beans, Old Homestead
	Grandma Mary's Paste		Ancho 101	Broccoli, Romanesque It.
	Hungarian Italian		Pepperoncini	Carrot, Danver
	Grape tomato		California Wonder	Eggplant, Black Beauty
	Homestead		Golden Marconi	Garden Berry
	German Johnson	Cucumber:		Ground Cherry
Melon:			Lemon	Leek, Musselburgh
	Crenshaw		Mexican sour	Onion, Red of Florence
	Green Nutmeg		Suyo long	Pea, Lincoln Garden
	Hearts of Gold			Pea, California Blackeye
	Delicioso	Squash:		Radish, Berman Giant
	Amish		Early Prolific (yellow)	Radish, Purple Plum
	Edisto		Lemon	Spinach, Red Malabar
	Sierra Gold		Tondo Scuro
	Collective Wo. Asian		Lungo Bianco (white)
	Picnic Watermelon		Zucchino Rampicante

Herbs:
	Basil		Feverfew
	Borage		Oregano
	Chives		Rosemary
	Dill		Russian Tarragon

Spring 2008

We've planted a wide variety of seedlings in planters and are busy nurturing them through the last cold days of the season, waiting for spring to gain a foothold and bring the balmy days we'll need for planting.

Winter 2007-2008
While winter drags on and plant life is dormant, we're expanding our agricultural knowledge through participation in Orange County's farm enterprise incubator program -- the PLANT (People Learning Agriculture Now for Tomorrow) at Breeze program is dedicated to revitalizing agricultural activity in Orange County and the Piedmont region through training on small-scale sustainable farming techniques.

Hoophouses:
While unheated, a hoophouse provides a means of protecting plants from frost, can raise daytime temperatures by 5-10 degrees or more, giving us a headstart on the growing season.

Edible Landscaping:

In addition to the farm's vegetable production, vineyards, fruit and nut trees will play an important role in Argosy Farm's landscaping design. By planting a wide variety of edible plants, we'll have a multi-functional landscape, providing a greater return on investment of resources while promoting sustainability.

Saving Heirloom Seeds:

We are in danger of losing much of the seed diversity created over the last 10,000 years. Bioengineered seeds are quickly contaminating the global seed supply, threatening the genetically-diverse seeds that have been passed from generation to generation. Argosy Farm will preserve heirloom seeds and work with seed saving organizations to help protect plant diversity.

"The genetic engineering of plants and animals is looming as one of the greatest and most intractable environmental challenges of the 21st Century." -- Center for Food Safety What's Growing at Argosy Farm?

Hoophouses: While unheated, a hoophouse provides a means of protecting plants from frost, can raise daytime temperatures by 5-10 degrees or more, giving us a headstart on the growing season.

Edible Landscaping:

"The genetic engineering of plants and animals is looming as one of the greatest and most intractable environmental challenges of the 21st Century." -- Center for Food Safety

What's Growing at Argosy Farm?

Hoophouses:
While unheated, a hoophouse provides a means of protecting plants from frost, can raise daytime temperatures by 5-10 degrees or more, giving us a headstart on the growing season.