Arid Zone Trees

While driving on the most eastern part of Germann Rd. I could not help but notice some wonderful landscaping along the side of the road. This is the location of a company called Arid Zone Trees. They specialize in trees and plants that grow in our growing zone for commercial use. Simply beautiful.

Kudos to AZT for adding beauty to the area.







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Cotton

Cotton has been a crop grown in the Queen Creek area for decades. Right now the crops in the area are about waist high and the cotton is starting to show on the bush. I thought I would share a few up close and personal images of the cotton plant and it's flowers and buds.

BALING TIME

In the past week we've seen farmers in action around town. Bales of hay in the fields look so orderly.

Dictionary.com defines a bale as: a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, esp. one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering: a bale of cotton; a bale of hay.

Yep, that's what we are seeing.

Monsoon Lightening Storm

We had a huge lightening storm last night in Phoenix and Queen Creek. I tried to capture it on video but it does not do it justice.

Food Co-op East Valley

I was driving around one of the Queen Creek / Pinal County neighborhoods and noticed some activity near a park. There were baskets lined up in the grass and people were coming in and picking up the baskets and putting them in their car.

I was curious about what was going on and spoke with someone who appeared to be in charge (the clipboard was the give-away). The event was a distribution from a local food co-op called Bountiful Baskets.

You can join the co-op and order fresh produce, breads and whatever is the current fresh offering of the week. It costs about $15 for a basket and you get about $50 worth of groceries. That would be what you would pay at the grocery store.

I love the concept and may have to try this myself. If you want more information please go to their website Bountiful Baskets Co-op .

Arboretum in 360 views

The Boyce Thompson Arboretums website now has some fantastic 360 degree camera views of the Arboretum. Fantastic. Check it out. Be sure to click on the drop down menu.

http://virtualstudio13.com/media/bta/

This place is so worth the drive.

Agritopia - Something for Everyone

From the local news yesterday - "Smells of gas prompted neighbors to alert officials to an Agritopia home Tuesday night where Gilbert police and fire discovered a marijuana growing operation. " - What!?

First they break up a prostitution ring and now this.

What a great name for a neighborhood where you grow things. It's like an episode of Weeds.

What's next, a coyote drop house?