Barton Heights Crop Company

Barton Heights Crop Company Barton Heights Crop Company is an urban farm on 1/8th of an acre in Richmond's Southern Barton Heights neighborhood.

Though this section isn't as pretty as others, it serves a very important purpose. We've left this patch wild for the sa...
10/30/2018

Though this section isn't as pretty as others, it serves a very important purpose. We've left this patch wild for the same reason we grew our privet tall and dense: to shelter birds, insects, and snakes. All are a critical part of our and we want to ensure they've got a place to overwinter.

A little bittersweet feeling this morning. Finished the last of the summer crop harvest. A good haul for October!
10/12/2018

A little bittersweet feeling this morning. Finished the last of the summer crop harvest. A good haul for October!

We've been running a small hatchery here. Donald planted a good bit of and whenever we find a we relocate to an ol...
10/06/2018

We've been running a small hatchery here. Donald planted a good bit of and whenever we find a we relocate to an old fishbowl. We've hatched four so far including this beauty.

On a small like ours space is a premium. Sometimes a fence has to be a drying rack for flats, and sometimes a regular ...
09/30/2018

On a small like ours space is a premium. Sometimes a fence has to be a drying rack for flats, and sometimes a regular has to be a

Rain and wind and early mornings don't stop us! Plenty of and fall greens sown this morning.
09/18/2018

Rain and wind and early mornings don't stop us! Plenty of and fall greens sown this morning.

Donald is so proud of his ten foot from our experimental bed. Looking forward to to a few pounds of this incredible an...
09/15/2018

Donald is so proud of his ten foot from our experimental bed. Looking forward to to a few pounds of this incredible ancient grain.

When you run out of cartons you gotta put the somewhere ...
09/08/2018

When you run out of cartons you gotta put the somewhere ...

Turns out our friends were actually Black Swallowtail ! The first to emerge is this stunner of a female ( named her Ms ...
08/29/2018

Turns out our friends were actually Black Swallowtail ! The first to emerge is this stunner of a female ( named her Ms Swallowtail) very early this morning. We gave her a slice of (Crimson Sweet from ) if she gets hungry and will release her this evening.

Two tiny ... No! Donald found two getting fat in the mammoth , which we learned is among their favorite foods! Ex...
08/22/2018

Two tiny ... No! Donald found two getting fat in the mammoth , which we learned is among their favorite foods! Extra neat as we grow dill for attracting beneficial insects.

Corrina's grandfather helped her keep raise when she was a kid so we decided to apply his lessons and make sure these two survive Watching them become (build?) their was fascinating. In a few weeks we hope to have new friends!

Up at dawn getting dirty, going hard after the weeds and a few spots of blight. Found two caterpillars in the and ...
08/18/2018

Up at dawn getting dirty, going hard after the weeds and a few spots of blight. Found two caterpillars in the and watched two go to town on the we left for bird seed. Magic hours in the heart of the city.

This year's yellow cherry are the best I can remember.
08/13/2018

This year's yellow cherry are the best I can remember.

The view out our back door: yellow cherry (Dr Carolyn from ) and a generally worthless hound dog.Also: rubber buckets,...
08/08/2018

The view out our back door: yellow cherry (Dr Carolyn from ) and a generally worthless hound dog.

Also:

rubber buckets, arguably the most useful tool on the farm.

Jalepenos from ... I forget tbh

Lunchbox peppers ( from )

Address

2200 Barton Avenue
Richmond, VA
23220

Telephone

(804) 869-1279

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