Victory Farm Community Garden

01/03/2018

Victory Farm Community Garden had a great growing season in 2018. We grew and donated 800 pounds of produce, plus volunteer students at the farm installed new raised beds for next year! The vast majority of the produce went to St. Martins Ministries in Ridgely, MD. For anyone who has considered volunteering for the garden, everyone who works at the garden also enjoyed their fair share! Please consider joining us in 2018!

11/18/2017

Come spring, you may regret all the gardening you didn’t do in November. Unless doing nothing is actually a better option.

10/27/2017

Now that we have more beautiful raised beds to work with....

How I Prepare My Raised Beds for Winter HOW’S YOUR YARD CLEAN-UP PROGRESSING? This morning I had a panic attack, after hearing that a deluge and a deep-freeze were headed to the Hudson Valley. The problem? I had not yet put my Herb Garden to bed. Consequently I leaped into action: As most of you kno...

10/14/2017

The Victory Farm Community Garden shed needs a new door! We are looking for a new or gently used exterior door measuring 36 x 79 (with glass or solid). If you can help, please let us know! We can easily pickup locally....Thanks!

09/03/2017

Our own Barbara W. Ellis will be speaking in Oxford MD later this week!

I have a quick Speaking Engagement notice to post before I go outside to get a few things planted in the garden! I will be speaking at the Oxford Community Center, 200 Oxford Road, Oxford, Maryland…

08/16/2017

We harvested carrots at the Community Garden this week! We left one in the garden to feed a swallowtail caterpillar.

08/04/2017

Fellow Farmers -

As anyone who has recently visited the farm may have noticed, the water hydrant next to the garden is leaking. It needs to be dug up and fixed, which will cost an estimated $300 to $400. (The plumber can't tell what the problem is until it has been dug up.)

I would like to see if we can raise enough money to accomplish this, so I am asking for donations.

Donations can be made to Mid-Atlantic Border Collie Rescue (or MABCR), and are tax deductible. (The garden doesn't maintain a separate checking account, and does have NPO status under the umbrella of MABCR).

For information on how to donate, please see: www.mabcr.org/donations.html

Thanks so much for considering helping with this effort!

Barbara
Head Farmer

You can help rescued Border Collies immediately by making a tax-deductible donation to Mid-Atlantic Border Collie Rescue (MABCR) through PayPal. All donations to Mid-Atlantic Border Collie Rescue go directly towards the care and support of our rescue Border Collies! Donations of any size are gratefu...

07/31/2017

Check out this recipe for a natural pest control!

Looking for an organic pest control spray to ditch the icky pesticide chemicals? This spray uses simple ingredients you already have in your kitchen.

07/28/2017

This is fascinating!!

07/10/2017

This is a pile of dirt. Why is this dirt special? Because it is baby dirt. We built a new compost spot over the winter and this dirt has been made from the weeds pulled from the garden, as well as manure taken from the barn. It's pretty crazy how quickly it goes from trash to treasure!!

06/24/2017

Dragon tail pickles!!

06/18/2017

Dragon tail radishes are a new crop for Victory Farm Community Garden. I picked about 4 pounds of pods today. They are great in salads and stir fries.