With more people moving to cities, our food sources tend to get farther away from us. Urban gardening and urban agriculture are great ways to produce food for the masses where they are. It’s startling easy to grow food, even on a balcony or porch. Growing our own food gives us a greater appreciation for its value. Other types of urban gardening include hydroponic farms, rooftop gardens and farms, community gardens and guerrilla gardening.
I was very excited about planting kale for a winter harvest in my sun room. It was with great glee that I lovingly planted several seeds in each of my starter pots and laid them out on a baking sheet. They started coming up after only a few days, and I was giddy thinking about …
A morning where I can get dirt under my fingernails is a good morning, and this was a good morning. I followed some online advice about getting rid of the gnats I mentioned in my previous post, and it seemed to have worked. I mixed a tablespoon of neem oil, a tablespoon of non-toxic dish …
I have several times extolled the greatness of St. Petersburg, Florida, and I found yet another reason to love this little city. I am a big fan of composting. I don’t believe in throwing vegetable scraps filled with nutrients in the garbage to end up in a landfill. For one thing, they would contribute to …
For those of you who really know me, you’re probably surprised that I’d like to get some backyard chickens. Surprised because, at the moment, I eat neither chicken nor eggs! However, backyard chickens offer a few remedies to the reasons for my food choices. First, the reason I don’t eat chicken is because of the …
Today is the beginning of 18-days of adventures in permaculture. Several months ago, I signed up for a course in Eugene, Oregon that should result in a Permaculture Design Certificate. I say “should” because it probably won’t result in this certificate. Why? Because I just found out, quite coincidentally, that the structure of this course …
Last weekend, I had the good fortune of going to the ECHO farm in North Ft. Myers with my good friend, Tenille. Their website states: “Our goal is to improve the abilities of international community development workers assisting poor farmers by providing useful, important information and by networking their skills and knowledge with each other. …