About this project
Cardo's Farm Project aims to be an educational model of a sustainable farm, and to provide the Denton Community with healthy food grown in harmony with the natural environment. The project was founded by young farmers Daniel Moon and Amanda Austin in December of 2010.
Currently, vegetables are being grown on 1/3 of an acre, harvested once weekly, and sold to local restaurants, the natural food store, and at the community market. Also, the farm regularly holds educational workshops, discussions, tours, and classes for children and adults.
Now, Farmers Dan and Amanda would like to expand their project so that they can provide more food for the community, improve educational programming, invest in sustainable infrastructure, and run a more economically viable farm business.
A donation of:
$10 will purchase 15 flats used for sprouting seedlings in the greenhouse or one chair for the barn classroom.
$50 will purchase 30 irrigation valves, which will irrigate 10 rows of crops or 27 broiler chickens to be used for the Poultry Processing Workshop.
$100 will purchase a back pack sprayer for applying natural fertilizers and pest barriers or one picnic table that will be used by field trip children at snack time.
$500 will purchase a year's supply of vegetable seeds or fund a magical children's garden with raised beds, hiding spaces made from vine plants, touch and smell plants and edible flowers.
$1,000 will purchase a disc harrow- an implement for the tractor that will prepare the soil for planting.
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Our deepest gratitude, and a thank you on our website!
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Some choice seeds saved from our farm, contained in a package hand made by farmers Dan and Amanda!
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A potted zinnia or basil plant! Some choice seeds saved from our farm, contained in a package hand made by farmers Dan and Amanda!
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A special farmer prepared dinner in the fields with the farmers!
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A garden consultation from Farmer Dan, dinner in the fields with the farmers, and "Beet", a wood-cut print made by Farmer Amanda!
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Daniel Moon is from Putnam Valley, New York. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Science from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec in 2009. Daniel has been gardening since age 15, completed two seasonal apprenticeships on Common Ground Farm in Beacon, NY, two seasons of orchard work in Brewster, NY and migrant farm work throughout northern California. Dan is the Farm Manager and Co-Founder of Cardo's Farm Project. He has a strong interest in developing and employing sustainable technologies and practices on the farm.
Amanda Austin is native to Denton, TX. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting and Drawing from the University of North Texas in 2010. Amanda has been inspired by her family heritage in farming since early childhood. She has completed a season as a farm educator at Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills, CA, worked as a farm hand for Cardo's Sprout Farm of Ponder, TX, and completed a seasonal internship on Common Ground Farm in Beacon, NY. Amanda is the Assistant Farm Manager, Education Director, and Co-Founder of Cardo's Farm Project. She is working towards integrating art practice and farm practice, and has a deeply rooted passion for children's farm education.
