Community Supported Agriculture
Community Supported Agriculture By Jennifer Woods One way to find locally grown organic produce is to visit your weekly farmers market, but there is another way – your local CSA.…
Community Supported Agriculture By Jennifer Woods One way to find locally grown organic produce is to visit your weekly farmers market, but there is another way – your local CSA.…
Abundant Skies: 8 Principles for Successful Rainwater Harvesting Part One by Brad Lancaster Reprinted with permission from Natural Awakenings MagazineMy interest in water harvesting arose from a desire both to reduce…
Our Elemental Connection to Seeds By Carla Woody Twenty years ago I was first introduced to indigenous traditions through the Native teachings of Peru, and then over the years to…
Why Use Biocompatible Soap? By Maura Yates Essential to life, our water is a precious resource and we often forget how important it is to use it wisely. One way…
Featured Farmer: Aggie from Sam’s Farm Tell me a little about your urban farm. What is your farm’s name? Size? What are you growing? What kind of climate are you…
Greywater Turned Green By Maura Yates Chances are you have heard the term “greywater” but may not be quite sure what it means. Greywater is the water that goes down any…
Time to Water the Garden (and We Are in a Drought) By Greg Peterson This time of the year I get a lot of questions about how to best water…
Urban Livestock: To Raise Meat or Eggs? By Greg Peterson In pondering urban livestock, the difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The pig is committed and…
A Lifelong Journey in Farming By Deb Goff Editor’s Note: Deb Goff is The Urban Farm’s featured farmer for this month. Read our Q&A with Deb here. One always wonders how…
Why are All the Bees Vanishing? By Tayler Jenkins Over the past several years, beekeepers and scientists alike have been puzzling over a strange phenomenon in which entire colonies of…