This short little update is just to show you some of the things that we currently have going here at our facility. The following pictures are just a small look into our humble beginnings working towards the bigger goal of producing healthy, nutrient dense foods for the local communities in which we are located!
We are currently growing three variety of heirloom organic tomatoes: "Mortgage Lifter" (a large delicious beefsteak variety that heralds from the Appalachian Mountain region of Kentucky and West Virginia), "BellStar" (a variety of Roma or paste tomato) and "Sweet Cherry" (a much improved taste in this variety over most store bought cherry and grape tomatoes which tend to be bitter)
Also on our roster are our three variety of organic peppers, one being an heirloom: "Purple Bell" is our heirloom variety (a purple exterior skin with the inside like a standard green bell pepper, only with a sweeter taste), "Sweet Red Bell" (the standard in red bell peppers for cooking and snacking, all organic) and finally Organic Jalapeno.
Next is our heirloom organic pole bean variety "Kentucky Wonder" (a great tasting summer pole bean variety heralding from the blue-grass areas of Kentucky!)
That is a small representation of what we are doing. We also have some awesome herbal flowers and plants as well! Hope you all have had a wonderful Wednesday and a great rest of your mid August week!
Stay Happy! Stay Healthy!
AgriDome Community Farms
We are so EXCITED to announce our new seed starter kit just arrived! It is a Park Seed brand kit that includes organic plugs for the tray as well as a heated mat for cooler rooms and to stabalize the temperature within the dome.
This will make our seed starting process much smoother and can further our vision one more step!
Thanks for sharing in the fun and the vision. Continue having a great (but safe) weekend!
Stay Happy, Stay Healthy!
AgriDome Community Farms
Welcome everyone to our page and project!
AgriDome Community Farms is a
concept put together through years of careful observation of the
problems that face the modern world and especially the use of land and
agriculture.
Our short term goals are to continue getting a
small operation going in a controlled greenhouse to offer 100% organic
(heirloom when available) produce at a local scale at lower prices. We
believe that it just is not fair to price people out of the nutrition
that they need. Eventually this would take the form of a co-op that
would involve AgriDome Community Farms in multiple communities sharing
seeds, recipes and the such. Right now there is a makeshift greenhouse
and a few vegetables and herbs. Also just added is organic wheatgrass
and some organic sprout varieties. But we would LOVE to expand and
through your help we can! We encourage you to follow us on Facebook as well at:
https://www.facebook.com/AgridomeCommunityFarm
for updates, health news and info on produce, herbs, vitamins and MUCH
more to keep you healthy and happy! You will also notice that we have a donations tab located near the top left corner of our page! Or just Click Here! Donations of any size are always encouraged and you will be able to view what
your donations have allowed us to do along the way as we post updates to this page!
Below you
will see a full in depth look into what AgriDome Community Farms really
looks to accomplish out of our small humble beginnings.
FUTURE VISION OF AGRIDOME COMMUNITY FARMS
While
we continue to ship produce and other grown food products sometimes
thousands of miles, many do not stop to realize the freshness of the
produce has been reduced 30-50% over a 5-10 day shipping. Not only is
our produce not always the freshest but it is also shipped via train,
truck, boat or plane, all of which contribute to air, soil and water
pollution.
As the world's population continues to grow our need
for food production also grows. Farming as it is in most of the world
today with the largely commercialized aspect has taken a toll on an
industry that should be more personable. We've also depleted our soil of
nutrients at an alarming rate through over tilling and other intensive
agricultural practices such as herbicides, pesticides, GMOs etc. We should take pride in what we eat and know
exactly what it is, how it was produced and where it came from. This is
where AgriDome Community Farms step in.
There are numerous urban
agricultural plots, gardens and greenhouses across the globe that have
given a great start to a growing movement. With our idea we look to have
a facility that will be a 100% contained environment that is free of
contaminants and uses the purest water, air and soil possible for
maximum nutrient density in the foods grown and produced. There will be
differing rooms environmentally regulated to simulate the foods optimum
growing habitat (temperature, moisture, light etc.). This ultimately
would mean fruits such as acai, banana, mango and coconuts could be
grown year round, anywhere on the planet. Or cooler climate crops could
be grown in the dead of summer in the tropics. In addition less and less
land will be needed for agricultural production and could be returned
to it's natural state to be used as pasture, nature parks and protected
lands.
The produce and food produced from AgriDome Community
Farms would be shipped directly into the local community. Restaurants,
grocers, food banks, churches, schools, the farmer's markets and
citizens would have a direct link to the facility for any and most fresh
food needs.
There will also be an organic store and restaurant
attached to the facility where all food will be prepared from the
produce and animal products grown and or raised in house. Facility
Informational Tours also are a great potential to give the community a
look at it's growers and volunteers and an educational tool for not only
school age children and teens but adults as well.
Click here for an excellent study done on the benefits of urban agriculture for further reading!
And
lastly the AgriDome Community Farm would be a source for civic
benevolence/donating. A greater portion of profits earned would be
donated directly back into the community or city. Just some examples
that have been reviewed would be money for the park districts, streets
and highway projects/upgrades, beautification projects, homeless
shelters, soup kitchens, local charities, libraries, schools (boosters,
music/art programs etc.), hospitals, farmer's markets and other civic
celebrations like parades and fireworks and many MANY more!
We
would so much appreciate any kind of donation that you can make. Even a
few dollars goes a long way when sharing this great opportunity for our
world with your friends and family. We truly hope to bring a unified
force to the urban and local farming movement through co-oping. Together
we can change our world, our health and our future!
Sincerely,
Rich Barrett
Founder/Originator
Let's become true leaders by serving as opposed to "leading and managing"!
We are currently growing three variety of heirloom organic tomatoes: "Mortgage Lifter" (a large delicious beefsteak variety that heralds from the Appalachian Mountain region of Kentucky and West Virginia), "BellStar" (a variety of Roma or paste tomato) and "Sweet Cherry" (a much improved taste in this variety over most store bought cherry and grape tomatoes which tend to be bitter) 
Also on our roster are our three variety of organic peppers, one being an heirloom: "Purple Bell" is our heirloom variety (a purple exterior skin with the inside like a standard green bell pepper, only with a sweeter taste), "Sweet Red Bell" (the standard in red bell peppers for cooking and snacking, all organic) and finally Organic Jalapeno. 
Next is our heirloom organic pole bean variety "Kentucky Wonder" (a great tasting summer pole bean variety heralding from the blue-grass areas of Kentucky!) 
