Category Archives: circle acres

The economics of scavenging – greenhouse edition

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

We at Circle Acres are committed scavengers. Group dumpster runs are part of the fabric of our collective. These runs provide needed goods for the farm as well as plenty of food for shared meals. Scavenging also includes gleaning scrap … Continue reading →

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Total lawn elimination using no-till beds

Posted on December 28, 2009 by

I don’t like mowing a yard, especially when the yard is on a farm.  It irritates me to push a noisy piece of machinery over a piece of land that yields no food for me or the others living here.  … Continue reading →

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Sweet potato harvest

Posted on October 21, 2009 by

First frost can be a hassle for season extension.  Rows have to be covered with fabric or plastic or buried in mulch.  Our first frost was last Sunday, and not much got covered.  The struggling cucumbers were easily killed as … Continue reading →

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Wood stove season

Posted on October 16, 2009 by

A small wood stove is our heat source for our horribly cold room.  There are drafts, holes and absolutely no insulation.  It is drywall, studs and then exterior brick.  Nothing to hold the heat in or keep the cold out.  … Continue reading →

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Calling organic volunteers – wwoofers – Grow Foodies

Posted on October 7, 2009 by

Now going into our second year with our land project, we have decided to start accepting volunteers on short or seasonal terms. From our Grow Food profile: CircleAcres is a collective land project seeking to create a self sustaining ecosystem … Continue reading →

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What happens when your friends become your food

Posted on August 17, 2009 by

I spend quite a bit of time with our pigs.  Although they are doing work for circleAcres, they could be considered my project.  I move their fence and dumpster their food and make sure their house is in order.  This … Continue reading →

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“A New Generation of Farmers Emerges” – Circle Acres primer

Posted on July 14, 2009 by

From USA Today (July 14th edition): It’s like being ‘a ninja’ The farmers often live very frugally, Philpott says. “You typically produce lots of food, and that cuts down on your food costs.” Jennifer Belknap, 36, and her husband, Jim … Continue reading →

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Status report

Posted on June 4, 2009 by

When you are constantly in something and on top of it every second, you might fail to notice the progress or development or ruin.  But with the power of photography and memory, the visual transformation can be profound. This first … Continue reading →

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Crop Mob – Guerrilla agrarians in the information age

Posted on May 26, 2009 by

I have been involved in the Crop Mob since the first time the group convened to do work last October. I missed the initial meeting of people who created the idea and named it, so I take no credit for … Continue reading →

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Work weekend and Crop Mob at Circle Acres

Posted on May 8, 2009 by

Who: Crop Mob What: a million things, eating good food, building community Where: Circle Acres farm 160 A W Buckner Rd (1964 Jessie Bridges Rd) – Silk Hope, NC Why: why not When: 10am-3:30pm Sunday May 24th We (Danielle, Gray, … Continue reading →

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