Humboldt Hydro Farms Partners with HCOE
Press release from the Humboldt County Office of Education:
The Rotary Club of Eureka was treated to a freshly-prepared salad lunch at Humboldt Hydro Farms Monday, April 25th. The event was held to demonstrate the Humboldt County Office of Education’s (HCOE) Hydro Farms’ state-of-the-art commercial-sized greenhouse at Redwood Acres. The greenhouse operation is a part of HCOE’s Court & Community Schools.
Hydro Farms instructor, Mark Johnson told the group about how the project benefits students with vocational and educational experiences that can lead to careers. The Hydro Farms instructional program is administered through HCOE’s Community Schools’ Educational Resource Center.The expansive growing facility grows produce that is sold to individuals and groups, and some is donated to non-profit organizations like Food for People.
Eureka Rotary Club President, Klark Swan said, “I am so grateful to live in a community that is constantly looking for ways to partner. Humboldt Hydro Farms is a perfect example of HCOE partnering with local businesses, restaurants and Food for People. I strongly recommend looking for the students selling produce at an upcoming Eureka Friday Night Market.”
“Humboldt Hydro Farms helps to reinforce academic knowledge with applied industry-specific skills,’ said Colby Smart, Ed.D, Humboldt County Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services, ”CTE Teacher, Mark Johnson and Court & Community School Principal, Felicia Doherty, have built an exceptional program that is helping prepare students for a future in this growing industry in Humboldt County. It is through partnerships with American Hydroponics, Redwood Acres and others that help make this program truly impactful for our community’s youth. Thanks to Eureka Rotary for spending an afternoon with us.”
The Rotary Club of Eureka was treated to a freshly-prepared salad lunch at Humboldt Hydro Farms Monday, April 25th. The event was held to demonstrate the Humboldt County Office of Education’s (HCOE) Hydro Farms’ state-of-the-art commercial-sized greenhouse at Redwood Acres. The greenhouse operation is a part of HCOE’s Court & Community Schools.
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Grow more food, HUMBOLDT.
There should be code enforcement forgiveness to farms that plant food crops.
The solution to food security is local.
How damaging is it to the environment shopping for food grown that could be grown here, but is imported from overseas?
Humboldt County used to be an exporter of food… and other materials.
Oats were grown on Table Bluff. Orchards were common. Lots of Potatoes.
Wool was a prime export. All used small farms.
Then… economics priced them out.
Small farms couldn’t produce enough crops to compete financially. Families moved out and the big ranches bought up all the land. Lots of the small communities collapsed, rural schools were closed.
Now we’ve got lots of small farms producing psychoactive chemical crops (THC).
Then… economics priced them out.
We are in the midst of seeing they can’t compete financially. Families moved out and the big ranches bought up all the land. Lots of the small communities collapsed, rural schools were closed.
History repeats itself.
Except there are crops that grow well here, need less labor and do not ship well that we still import. Herbs like rosemary or tarragon for example. Blueberries- in fact most berries- do well. And certainly taste better than produce imported. What we do have is a population that doesn`t know how to grow anything and isn’t even aware that produce can taste better than sweet cardboard.
Even though not producing enough to make a full time living from them, crops like apples or peas (especially sugar snaps- yum) , string beans, lettuce, etc can be grown easily with little land, can offer a sizable savings in food to almost every homeowner. Yet there is hardly a local farmstand to sell excess to be found. Little is as irritating as seeing loaded apple trees in a yard with no one harvesting them. Seemingly we prefer perfect looking, giant Costco fruit than much better tasting smaller fresh local fruit.
And….we now have an overabundance of growing materials- pots, potting soil, greenhouses even that are just sitting around. I hope people get it together. Weed is over; Food is never over
I’ve been saying the same. Lots of hero houses going to waste and land going to shit w plastic blowing in the wind. Take a tour of Rancho Sequoia and you will see the tale of growers passed.
There’s definitely a market for things to take the place of doobage farms that have failed.
A tour of trinity pines maybe even worse than the Rancho.
Let’s hope we get back to doing more local food here. Every community should have a butcher shop, a bakery; and there should be more cheese makers with all the good dairy land and cool coastal temps. I know it’s hard for people who have been growing for years to take a big pay cut, but I think there are some good minds out there who can put their energy towards high quality food, instead of high quality weed.
Yup.
Kretners meat market gone. (That was a long time ago.)
Big Loaf gone. (Semi-long time ago.) (Brio… small time.)
Cheese factory gone. (Loleta I guess.)
Most dope farms can’t compete agriculturally. Any farms (not down in the valley) has prairie soil and mountain soil (mostly rocks and clay).
They grow stuff in pots with imported dirt.
A lot of people believe that knowing how to grow food is going to be very important very soon.
And not many people know how to prepare and store long-term food anymore. It is nearly a lost ‘homemakers’ skill.
Yes, knowing how to grow food is going to be very important very soon, as will knowing how to defend that which you have grown. Inability to defend equals it won’t be your food when it’s time to eat.
It’s easier to store weapons and ammo than food and supplies. The strong always win in a serious crisis.