Farms Under Construction!

The Edmonston and Bladensburg Urban Farms are currently undergoing a few projects! Click on the pictures below to scroll through the gallery. The most recent pictures are at the beginning. Also, check out our Facebook page for the most recent updates!

Winter 2015

Edmonston Farm

Farmer Colin next to the new shipping container at the Edmonston Farm.

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Finished benches, ready for microgreens and seedlings.

The main builders: Adam Schwartz (left) & Christian Melendez (right).

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These benches slide back and forth with ease.

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More benches in place.

The bits and pieces.

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The benches fit so many flats!

New benches in the nursery!

Fall 2014

Moving the worms to the Bladensburg Worm House

Lifting up the worm bins with a Dingo.

The bins are so heavy the guys needed to add some more weight!

The nursery at the Edmonston Farm is cleared out for a new project.

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Loading the bins onto the trailer.

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Loaded up and on the way to Bladensburg!

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Moving in!

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The Movers (from left to right): Grant, Benny and Colin.

All unloaded.

The worms are settled in their new home.

Bladensburg Farm

The finished product!

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Front view.

View of the front end from the inside.

View of the back end through the door.

Our hard working crew.

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Benny securing the overhead door.

Farmer Colin at work.

Our Worm House is covered!

View from the inside.

The back is covered.

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Beautiful sunset.

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A view of the front from the inside.

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The front is covered!

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The view from the back.

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Installing the door.

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Farmer Colin installing the braces.

Soon the Worm House won’t be see-through.

The endwalls are framed.

Anchoring the turn buckles.

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Supporting pipes are in place.

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After a long day, all the arches are in.

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Last one.

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Halfway done with the arches.

Cement anchors in place.

Drilling holes into the hard ground.

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Digging out holes to pour in cement anchors.

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The Worm House is starting to take shape.

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Hard at work

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The starting of a new home for our worms.

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Benny the Builder

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Laying down the pieces.

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Everything’s coming together quite nicely.

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Inside the Barn looking out

Flat, level ground perfect for adding a new structure.

Smoothing out asphalt millings

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Bobcat in action

Our helpful crew (from left to right): Jess, Farm Manager Colin, Michael and Jeffery

Farm Manager Colin and the pieces of a new project.

Intern Jess organizing materials for our future project

Unloading is a team effort.

View from the outside

New Flooring in the Barn

Closer to being finished…

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New hoophouse!

A look inside

Greens galore

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Special bubble wrap plastic

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Edmonston Farm

New end walls and informative signage at the Edmonston Farm

Hoophouse 1 in the sunset

Our main builders: Jeff Wilkes, Christian Melendez and Roger Wilkes (from left to right)

Carpenter Jeff installing wiggle wire

A team effort

Laying out the new plastic

Summer 2014

Our New Sheds and Port!

A closer look…

Our summer youth helping with the shed-raising.

Putting up the walls

Looking almost complete

Our main builders: Adam Schwartz, Colin Mahoney, Benny Erez (from left to right)

1 thought on “Farms Under Construction!”

Kari says:

30 September, 2020 at 10:07 pm

Love that you have so many photos. None of the other sites have many photos which makes a very dull site but you site is awsome!

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