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Community-supported agriculture delivers direct sales
Growers are finding partners in offices, where workers revel in having produce delivered and bypassing the need to shop at a grocery.....
What is an urban homestead?
An urban homestead is based on the very old idea of homesteading in the country. The difference is that it is done in the city, or the suburbs.
The once-popular kitchen garden is making a comeback
Fresh is the food mantra of the day. And it doesn’t get any fresher than digging up dewy lettuce and pearly onions from a plot outside your back door or plucking sprigs of aromatic basil and thyme from pots on a sun-drenched patio.......
Prairie Crossing in Illinois: The ‘urban’ farm of the future?
It takes almost an hour to drive from downtown Chicago north on I-94 to the town of Grayslake, Ill., home of the Prairie Crossing residential development -- "A Conservation Community" -- and its core farm, Sandhill Organics........
Growing your own food in an easy fashion
This author does a great job of pointing out that even a little bit of food grown in the home or in the yard is a good thing. It doesn't have to be a major project, and you can start small. Chives and parsley are two examples.
Windowsill Gardening: Free Green Onions Forever! - Jun 15, 2010
Some people call them onions. Others call them scallions. On my path to eating more healthy foods, I discovered that green onions add something to a dish that really needs to be there. They taste fresh and slightly spicy. They remind me of summer. The other good thing is that they’re not very....
How to Make an Earthbox for Growing Vegetables
An Earthbox is a self contained gardening system with many advantages: it has a built in reservoir so it waters itself, it's easy to make, and it's perfect for gardening in small spaces. The Earthbox is made from inexpensive, easy-to-find materials. One design calls for plastic totes/bins, and another makes use of 5-gallon plastic buckets. This PDF file features several Earthbox designs that you can make yourself.
Heard of Strawbale Gardening? - May 24, 2010
A lot of people may not garden because they do not have a lot of ground space available. But as they say, necessity is the mother of invention. This post from BackYard AquaFarms shows that strawbale gardening really can work for people in that situation. The article shows the steps needed to use....
Ways to Garden Upside-Down Successfully - NYTimes
While some people question the viability of upside down gardening, enough people have grown tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers upside down to show that yes, it works! This article profiles the different ways people garden upside-down. There are ready-made products such as the ubiquitous Topsy-Turvy, but you can also make upside-down gardens from plastic buckets, 2-liter soda bottles, and milk jugs. Check out the photos in this article for ideas!
Square Foot Gardening, Abridged - Instructables.com
This how-to project shows step-by-step how to build a square foot garden out of a few wooden planks and materials easily found at a hardware store. The advantage of square foot or raised bed garden is that the garden can be set up on grass or a deck, and you can control what kind of soil you use.
When It Comes to Gardening, Timing Is Everything - Eagle Tribune
Even though it might be 90 degrees in the afternoon, it still may not be the time to plant tomatoes outdoors. Planting too soon could expose your plants to cold night weather and frost. Don't be an impatient gardener.. look up your hardiness zone to determine when it's okay to plant the most sensitive veggies.
Red Wigglers and Night Crawlers Transform Garbage into Gardening Gold - Daily Press
This article profiles several vermiculturists - worm keepers - who promote worms in their communities. Worm castings contain more nutrients than any manmade fertilizer, and a half pound of worms can process two to three pounds of garbage in one week. The article explains different ways that people keep worms and lists the different things worms do and do not eat.
Plant Some Seeds With Me - Indoor Herb Gardening - Apr 14, 2010
by Lauren We talk often about growing plants and starting gardens: now let's get to work! Gardening is not just a practical thing to do. Yes, it does save money on food. It's also a good skill to add to your repertoire. But I've also found that there is something important about the tactile....
Learn to Grow Plants With Beginner Gardening Projects - Lifehacker
No matter where you live, you can grow plants and vegetables. New techniques are being developed by urban gardeners that allow you to make use of the space you have on hand. But growing successfully also depends on your local climate. This article provides a dozen excellent resources on finding information about what plants grow best in your area and soil conditions. It also links to great urban gardening projects such as the Window Farm, upside-down tomatoes, and windowsill herb gardens.
Grow Your Own Salad Bowl for Fresh Summer Greens - Huffington Post
One nice thing you can grow in a container garden is lettuce. This video shows you how to start a Salad Bowl with different varieties of lettuce: buttercrunch, oak leaf, red fire, and chard. A salad bowl gives you a continuous harvest of lettuce leaves and will keep producing more leaves until the end of the season. Although this video shows how to assemble the salad bowl using starts, you could easily start these lettuce varieties from seed to save money.
