ROI Urban Farms

05/27/2026

Over the weekend I was fortunate enough to see our 2nd swarm of this Spring, and our 4th swarm in under a Calander year, ( # 1 was June 12th, 2025). Health and Vitality is shown in the reproduction capability of this species. Not only did both Hives make it through the winter they both have given 2-more colonies to the Kingdom of Nature.

In Bee's Bee Like....

05/18/2026

In complete Harmony with the New Moons arrival in early today/Sunday Morning at 1:37 AM we completed all of our transplanting and gave away the remaining monstrous Tomato plants to friends and family. For me, today was filled with marvel and awe as I had the chance to be very close to our 3-Bee hives. The activity was breathtaking, many of our friends came by to say hi and give me a gentle bump, or land to stop and visit for a while. To the uninitiated that may be fearful, take a deep breath, feel good and never, never, start moving your hands around in a swatting type fashion, they do not like that! Even the farm dog Ajax’s has learned to stop chomping at them and let them visit and live here with us in peace.

05/13/2026

As the Waxing Moon rode down and in front of an element of Fire = Fruit this morning at 5:41 AM Eastern Standard Farming Time, just 5 days shy of the New Moon arriving in on May 17th at 1:37 AM, we decided it was time to Plant the vegetable plots at
Last year’s strawberries are booming at the sidewalk along with all of the Raspberry’s, Sage and Chamomile. Even the assorted fruit trees are heavily laden with swelling spheres. Young master Michelle Burda took the lead with today’s efforts. Young Clarence Danzy joined our team earlier this year, a dedicated Detroit Native with 5 years hands on experience in community green space stewardship, urban horticulture and sustainable land management, was super excited to work in a greenspace that he had read so much about. Clarence did a quick cultivation/turn of soil on all the plots while Michelle trimmed the lower branches off the Tomato plants, most of which already have fruit showing. The Leek’s, Carrots and Peppers were soon to follow being transplanted along with the spearmint that was used to fill the half barrels in the center of the courtyard.
That’s what’s up^

05/10/2026

05/07/2026

04/30/2026

no , no , no
no microplastics floating in the air.

Before Mercury went Retro grade,
&
Heirloom open pollinated,
Outdoor for weeks.

04/18/2026

In Perfect Harmony with the New Moons arrival here in yesterday April 17th @ 5:28 PM E.S.F.T., (Eastern Standard Farming Time “daylight”-that) our Spiritual Based Detroit farming Practice continues. Young Master Michelle Burda lead the charge for transplanting of the early Leeks, Jalapenos, Bell Peppers and Spearmint that will heading over to to fill in the garden plots, sometime in the beginning of May, My focus was planting the acclimated starts into our new Bio-intensive raised beds, filling our spray tank with purified water and then setting about the task of Mixing Preparation #500. After an hour of rotating the vortices spirals in opposing direction, I poured it into our spray tank, agitating it for another hour prior to Michelle Applying it everywhere.
The practice continues………

04/10/2026

The eldest of 3 has come a long way, 17 years of growing up in Dads Dream. Yesterday she was out in the filed planting strawberry's and helping with the carrot and tomato starts, brought out on April 9th to meet the SUN. Delightful and truly gifted!

04/07/2026

Following up from our March 19 Post, young Master Andrea Meyers arrived yesterday, while to Moon was in front of the Astrological Sign of Sagittarius, (a fire sign that is streaming the forces of elemental enhancement, from the stars on through the Moon, down onto all flower crops here in Creation-the planet Earth).

It is specifically the time to check in and drive up or clean out cramped tissue of all your tomato starts, that we began on March 25th, prior to Mercury going retrograde. Already in Bloom with the fibrous roots busting out of the bottom of the enlarged/recently transplanted into pots, the plants will be heading outside Thursday as the night temperatures are set to stay above 32-degrees Fahrenheit. Following our own keyed to our exact location here in Detroit, juxtaposed to is precisely how we will have vine ripened tomatoes come early June here .\/. in That’s what’s up ./\.