Reduce your food miles to food inches by growing your own. Whether you have a field, a yard, or just a window box, everyone can grow a little something. Start with salads and tomatoes, and see where it takes you. Get your hands dirty, and reconnect with the earth and its seasons.
With a two year old, fresh strawberrys, melons, and raspberrys are a seasonal treat hard to pass on. Luckily our beds are well tended and today we harvested our first three strawberrys! The time spent in the garden and not in front of the TV has made us a healthier family in ways I can't even begin to describe!
in June 2008
Just putting in a large veggie garden. Any surplus veggies can be distributed locally.
in June 2008
I'm planting in pots tomorrow!
in June 2008
We use "raised beds" for growing the family's vegetables. Even a small bed or barrel will be satisfying and you'll enjoy really fresh produce.
in June 2008
Except for air transport, food miles are nothing compared to the other wastage and energy input in food production.
Growing sprouts is one of the best things you can do in terms of return on investment (both $$$ and food production). It's also a very easy way to start greening your thumbs.
in June 2008
Nothing tastes better! If you want a soil amendment made from corn starch that will reduce the amount you need to water by up to half, please visit www.shop.friendsofwater.com.
in July 2008
Feeding your home grown veggies with vermicast or 'worm juice' made by those hungry tiger worms that eat any waste from veggies you have grown is a wonderful circle of life !
in July 2008
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in August 2008
started using square foot gardening techniques, which are basically organic raised beds. Plant a 4 x 4 foot plot with 16 different veggies about 10 days ago, the French Beans are already 6 inches tall.... Wow... this is sooo cool! :)
in May
I'm interested in how many of you out there are tenants and have put in a garden. I've recently picked up a habit of putting in gardens wherever I am, whether I own it or not. Fortunately my landlords have been 100% into it. Is this abnormal? What are the rest of you finding?
in May
Andrea B. 17° pledged to do this 415 days ago
Leanne V. 188° pledged to do this 408 days ago
Dnyanesh G. 68° pledged to do this 406 days ago
Gwen J. 12° pledged to do this 436 days ago
Emma M. 24° pledged to do this 465 days ago
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