{"id":2249,"date":"2017-06-27T20:55:38","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T20:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/?p=2249"},"modified":"2017-07-10T14:42:23","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T14:42:23","slug":"urban-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/2017\/06\/27\/urban-farming\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Farming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few generations ago growing your own food was a part of life. \u00a0Today it seems like it is a lost art. \u00a0It is an art form that definitely intrigues me. \u00a0Our family travels have not been good for the honing of my green thumb but I keep trying to grow a variety of different veggies and berries on our little piece of downtown Longmont. \u00a0One day this spring I was out in our garden that sits between the sidewalk and the street working when a lady came by and said, &#8220;your farm is looking good!&#8221; \u00a0Wow, she called my little plot of veggies a farm! \u00a0Which means I am a farmer. \u00a0An urban farmer!<\/p>\n<p>So, when Steph said she found an urban farm in Kelowna British Columbia that was also an RV park, I was super excited to check the place out. \u00a0We arrived at the park in the heat of the day but pulled right in to site #9 as instructed by Tyler, the owner, who called us earlier in the day. \u00a0He just opened the RV part of the farm in May so the sites are freshly landscaped and look really nice and clean. \u00a0Spots are a little on the tight side but not impossible. \u00a0I noticed about \u00a0half of the sites had rigs as big as ours and all our trucks were sticking out beyond our official spot. \u00a0All the spots are full hook up and the WiFi is super strong and snappy!<br \/>\n<a title=\"Site #9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/136797225@N05\/35610168935\/in\/album-72157685555050016\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4016\/35610168935_e4b66e8f21_n.jpg\" alt=\"Site #9\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Tyler dropped by a little later to welcome us and tell us everything we needed to know including how to get to the creek at the edge of the property and to be sure to take any of our vegetable scraps to the chickens. \u00a0 Later when we took some veggies to the chickens we noticed a sign that said &#8220;Kewlona water boil advisory is in effect&#8221;. \u00a0Hmmm&#8230;.Tyler forgot to mention that&#8230;which is a bummer because several of us had chugged some water due to the extreme heat!! \u00a0Hopefully we&#8217;ll be ok. \u00a0But now we have potentially tainted water in our water lines!! \u00a0Oh well, we&#8217;ll flush it out later.<\/p>\n<p>We decided to redeem our rain check for the pizza we were unable to sink our teeth into a few days earlier. \u00a0The clear winner (per Tyler and TripAdvisor) was Bordello&#8217;s Pizza. \u00a0And it was within walking distance to City Park which is right on the shore of the lake. \u00a0Guess what? \u00a0It&#8217;s closed on Mondays!!! \u00a0Second highest rated was Antico Pizza which was just as close to the park so we set out for there. \u00a0The pizzas are traditional thin crust style, made to order and baked in an Italian microwave. \u00a0Only 90 seconds in the intense heat of the wood fired brick oven is all it takes to get a fresh hot pizza. \u00a0We shared a big salad and three pizzas\u00a0while we listened to Paul Rogers and Fine Young Cannibals playing on a record player&#8230;very retro!!<\/p>\n<p>After dinner we took a stroll in City Park. \u00a0We found a piano, a dragon, bears, a playground (with a zip line) and huge crashing waves from a combination of high water from recent flooding and the crazy wind storm that blew in. \u00a0Back at the park we enjoyed the nice evening temperature before turning in for a nice quiet night of sleep.<\/p>\n<p>The next day Caden&#8217;s stomach hurt all morning so we just doddled around on the urban farm. \u00a0By mid afternoon he was much better so we took the dog to PetSmart to try to get her claws trimmed. \u00a0The things are getting to be like tiger claws!!! \u00a0The nice folks at PetSmart tried really hard to get them clipped but could only do 4 of her nails before they gave up. \u00a0She was just too stressed out. \u00a0I was embarrassed. \u00a0When they called us over the loud speaker I felt like I was going to talk to the principal about my trouble maker kid.<\/p>\n<p>We finished our time in Kelowna exploring another section of the lake and Knox Mountain Park which has lots of trails and some very nice views over the city and the lake. \u00a0I think we all were a little disappointed in Kelowna. \u00a0Not because it is a bad place to visit. \u00a0It is actually a very pleasant place with great public spaces, very bike friendly, every convenience you could want and a great urban farm to camp on. \u00a0It actually felt a lot like home so maybe that was part of it&#8230;.it just didn&#8217;t feel unique or special. \u00a0I don&#8217;t know&#8230;.can&#8217;t quite put my finger on it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"flickr_72157685555050016_861\"><div class=\"slickr-flickr-slideshow landscape medium \"><div class=\"active\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4246\/35223640180_2f23f4bb99.jpg\" title=\"4 kids\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>4 kids<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4106\/35442017272_28e17e9cf3.jpg\" title=\"view from cockpit\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>view from cockpit<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4016\/35610168935_e4b66e8f21.jpg\" title=\"Site #9\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Site #9<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4169\/35223640020_5887db7458.jpg\" title=\"Feeding chickens\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Feeding chickens<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4099\/35610163495_1c35963592.jpg\" title=\"Chickens\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Chickens<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4156\/35571267596_cc3d4747b4.jpg\" title=\"Pizza flour\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Pizza flour<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4153\/35223621660_979e5b0e28.jpg\" title=\"Vinyl\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Vinyl<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4057\/35571253546_5f0acbee81.jpg\" title=\"Gillie?!\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Gillie?!<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4103\/35441987972_ea4a061e84.jpg\" title=\"Thumbs up\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Thumbs up<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4225\/35610174975_43b2e1d318.jpg\" title=\"Tasty\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Tasty<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4042\/35610174495_02a761d689.jpg\" title=\"Hot!!!\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Hot!!!<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4242\/35610174275_4e2980afb4.jpg\" title=\"Sing us a song your the piano kids\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Sing us a song your the piano kids<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4195\/35610173925_15ed2412f8.jpg\" title=\"Dragon\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Dragon<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4081\/35610173555_804fbda004.jpg\" title=\"Shadow\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Shadow<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4057\/35610173175_a0cca898db.jpg\" title=\"Crashing waves\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Crashing waves<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4164\/35610172795_8402b46bfc.jpg\" title=\"Beautiful park\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Beautiful park<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4235\/35610172065_cf1d2fe343.jpg\" title=\"The girls\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>The girls<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4246\/35610171595_40ffc21454.jpg\" title=\"Wooohooo\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Wooohooo<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4213\/35571897976_50dfccbca5.jpg\" title=\"Yeeeehawww\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Yeeeehawww<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4165\/35610171085_fa3175432b.jpg\" title=\"Weeee\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Weeee<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4119\/35610170665_31022c1daa.jpg\" title=\"Kings and Queen of the jungle...gym\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Kings and Queen of the jungle...gym<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4122\/35610170275_7bbcb99057.jpg\" title=\"There&#039;s bears out there\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>There's bears out there<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4142\/35610169685_863a85cf8f.jpg\" title=\"Love birds at the lake\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Love birds at the lake<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4191\/35610167835_8e21141b24.jpg\" title=\"On the way to pedi\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>On the way to pedi<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4077\/35610166905_71d93be17f.jpg\" title=\"Signing Sheba in\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Signing Sheba in<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4226\/35610166595_aa71b2a905.jpg\" title=\"Attempt at nail trim\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Attempt at nail trim<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4144\/35610166225_30d5eb942f.jpg\" title=\"On a walk\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>On a walk<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4260\/35610165815_e28c486566.jpg\" title=\"At the lake\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>At the lake<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4009\/35610165255_aa139ce85b.jpg\" title=\"Huh?\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Huh?<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4054\/34801323693_32bfbe47f8.jpg\" title=\"Grass\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Grass<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4254\/34801323573_14ee0d9e6f.jpg\" title=\"Knox Mountain hike\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Knox Mountain hike<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4260\/35285595570_779eb3e32c.jpg\" title=\"Hike on Knox Mountain\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Hike on Knox Mountain<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4135\/34801323433_5ab13a4f6b.jpg\" title=\"Knox Mountain Apex\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Knox Mountain Apex<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4148\/35610164825_6e8911476d.jpg\" title=\"From Knox Mountain\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>From Knox Mountain<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4271\/34801323333_377fc92f0d.jpg\" title=\"Sunset\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Sunset<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4246\/35442017452_758238eff2.jpg\" title=\"On the dock\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>On the dock<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4207\/35442017342_42644801af.jpg\" title=\"Jump\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Jump<\/p><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(\"#flickr_72157685555050016_861\").data(\"options\",{\"delay\":3000,\"autoplay\":true,\"transition\":500,\"link\":\"next\",\"target\":\"_self\",\"width\":\"\",\"height\":\"\"});<\/script><div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few generations ago growing your own food was a part of life. \u00a0Today it seems like it is a lost art. \u00a0It is an art form that definitely intrigues me. \u00a0Our family travels have not been good for the honing of my green thumb but I keep trying to grow a variety of different 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