Our Farm team is constantly experimenting with various urban farming methods, one of the latest being aquaponics. We started work on our above-ground fish pond a couple months ago and it is now fully functioning! The pond connects to our Agustin lettuce culture crop, which is being grown in DIY plant tubes. Eventually our fish…
Did you know we have a Farm nursery? Our young plants are cared for in the back, right across from our rabbit and chicken barns.
Our hydroponics systems are doing well! If you recall from our last update, we had just planted Indigo Rose tomatoes in hydroponics chambers. As you can tell from the photo below, they’re growing very quickly: Stay tuned for summer updates on the rest of The Farm! To learn more about The Farm at Fairplex, click…
As some of you may know, we’ve renovated one of our old barns into a haven for several rabbits. One of our residents gave birth to five adorable bunnies last night! Mom and kids are doing well, staying in a warm nest away from the rest of the rabbits. We can’t wait to see these…
The Farm is more alive than ever these days! We can hear the cheeping of chicks in the barn, and a walk into one of our old stables reveals a whole rescue project in the works. One of our volunteers found this little guy and his two siblings seeking shelter on the side of the…
It’s no secret that our Farm at Fairplex crops are harvested daily for McKinley’s Grille (our hotel restaurant.) But now we’re stepping up our game and extending The Farm’s use beyond farm-to-table… we’re going farm-to-foam. We’ve collaborated with Claremont Craft Ales to create a Farm-to-Foam series, brews infused with ingredients from our Farm! The first…
Fairplex is absolutely beautiful in the spring. The weather is warm and breezy, rainy days are few and far between (although El Nino might have something to say about that this year…), and best of all, our whole campus is blooming in flora and fauna. Squirrels, woodpeckers, robins, rabbits and chickens call Fairplex their home…
This is by far our busiest weekend of the year (so far.) From jousting to hay baling to chugging beer to art and miniature trains, the adventures will be non-stop for us. Keep reading for a glimpse of what this weekend will look like for us: Celtic Faire (March 19 & 20): Sheep herding, river…
Newly hatched chicks, Farm-fresh foods and live demonstrations of everything from corn grinding to rope making greeted students this morning at The Farm at Fairplex, all for National Ag Day! We started things off with a ribbon cutting ceremony, celebrating the beginning of spring planting on The Farm. The Mayor of Pomona helped our team…
It’s no secret that The Farm at Fairplex is sustainability-conscious. We make an effort to make all our systems as energy-efficient and resource-savvy as possible, including the way we regulate irrigation. Beneath the peaceful exterior of The Farm lies intricate sustainability systems Along with our vertical farming system, we also use a state-of-the-art weather reactive…
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