Introducing Lexi Sims- the newest farmer at Terra Cultura!
Archive for category: Environment
Hope as we Shelter from the Storm…
Hello Dear Friends. We hope you are surrounded with support as you weather this storm. If there is anything we at Terra Cultura can do...
PG&E’s inability to adapt to our new climate puts the onus on us
The question is not whether PG&E is to blame for the largest and most deadly wildfires of our time. We have no choice but to accept that and move onto the more productive question: what can we, in our local communities, be doing to create more resilient power solutions for ourselves in the face of new and evolving climate conditions?
A rumination on the land from a board member living far away, on the progress of the first year
The first time I saw Terra Cultura, it was June of 2018. From the main drag, we pulled onto a road lined in rosemary, lavender,...
Meet Our New Team Member!
Hi everyone! I’m Tessa, Terra Cultura’s new intern here in beautiful Aromas! I am extremely excited for this opportunity to join this amazing team on...
Eureka Myrica! And Other Nitrogen Fixers
While our checklog beds are all cozy for the winter with their cover crop, compost, and mulch keeping them warm, wet, and nourished, we’ve been...
Giving Thanks and Looking Forward
Hi friends! We’re wishing you all a fruitful season of giving and gratitude. There’s a palpable shift here at Terra Cultura. There’s a chill in...
Introducing Saturday Volunteer Days!
Hello Friends! Ready for some fun in the sun on the farm? We’re beginning our Saturday Volunteer Days this weekend, and we wanted to answer...
Listen to the Land, Whispering “Horehound”
We’ve been asked recently what we plan to grow on the land. Our answer to that complex question was naively simple when we started out...
The Quantified Off-Grid Life
We got our first water bill from the Aromas Water District last week. In our first 30 days on the land, we used 220 cubic feet, or 1645.71 gallons of water. That sounds like a lot, but if you do the math, that works out to 54.85 gallons of water used on-site per day in April.
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