Take a peek at an Urban Garden growing food in containers, right in downtown Fort Lauderdale! John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida to share with you a urban farm who grows food in 100% containers. In this episode, you will learn about Fort Lauderdale Vegetables who grow food in the city and teach about decentralized farming. You will...
“Honolulu’s first urban rooftop farm is on top of an auto dealership in Kakaako. It’s the juxtaposition of urban and rural that makes farm roofs so exciting. The reality is, we’re not all cut out for rural life, but with rooftop farming, we can bring a little bit of the agrarian into town. At a glance, rooftop farms make sense: utilize unused space to grow food. But there are...
Source: Whole Foods Market: UOG’ers know all too well about the top 5 Genetically Engineered crops grown and consumed here in the United States of America. Sugar Beets – A lot of people actually don’t know about this one. Soy – Yup! Pretty much in everything. Canola – No Canola Oil in my kitchen. Cotton – Like the shirt you’re wearing, Corn – This...
“Britta Riley wanted to grow her own food (in her tiny apartment). So she and her friends developed a system for growing plants in discarded plastic bottles — researching, testing and tweaking the system using social media, trying many variations at once and quickly arriving at the optimal system. Call it distributed DIY. And the results? Delicious.” –http://www.ted.com ...
This post and its images are from this website: http://theyarden.com (link to the article). Troughs, also known as stock tanks, make a great and attractive alternative to wooden raised beds. They’re easy to use (no building required!) and cost-wise not a bad investment as they will last forever and keep burrowing animals out. If you pick one 36″ or higher, they’ll also keep bunnies out, too Look...
You’ve seen hanging baskets of flowers, but have you seen a hanging basket of lettuce before? Cut small slits in the basket and place your lettuce through them. Fill with good potting soil and you’ve got an awesome basket of lettuce to hang on your patio. Lettuce is super easy to grow from seed. Lettuce seeds germinate in less than a week and mature sometimes as little as 20 days. Sources...
Source: ResilientCommunities.com “We have spent a fair amount of time discussing vertical gardening techniques and how beneficial it can be for those with limited space or access to fertile land for gardening. It’s entirely possible to create enough food to feed a couple of people using this technique in a space as small as a one bedroom apartment and perhaps more importantly, vertical gardening...
Heather Chapin from our Facebook page writes, “I have a tiny apartment and I’ve managed to grow 30 tomato plants, 3 flats of lettuce, peppers, green beans, sugar snap peas, avacado, basil, rosemary, potatoes and many more plants in just my kitchen and living room using the light that comes from three windows. Didn’t even have a grow light until just recently and I’ve had fresh...
Imagine seeing this truck driving down your street. Fast food, eh? Well, the story goes Mr. Curt Ellis grows his good out of the bed of his truck. Pretty interesting way to garden – to say the least. Watch the video below to check out more of his “Truck Farm” in Brooklyn. http://www.truckfarm.org/ Watch the video here: ...
Source: http://www.insockmonkeyslippers.com/crunchy-baked-asparagus-fries-with-lemon-herb-sriracha-dip Crunchy Baked Asparagus Fries with Lemon Herb Sriracha Dip 1 bunch of asparagus 1 cup panko bread crumbs 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 2 tablespoons water 1/2 cup all-purpose flour Lemon herb sriracha dip 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 cup plain yogurt 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped 1 tablespoon...
