It Doesn't Get More Local Than This!
It Doesn’t Get More Local Than This! Gardening in the desert is one great big grand experiment. The picture to the right is one of those experiments: a terracotta…
Did You Know…?
Did You Know…? Statistics show that farmers’ markets are popping up all over the country, their numbers increasing substantially every year Did you know that the number of farmers’ markets in…
Gotham Greens: New York's Rooftop Garden
Gotham Greens: New York’s Rooftop Garden A food producer in New York has found an innovative way to grow food in Brooklyn, a city with little open space: rooftop gardens.…
Eat Locally and In Season This Thanksgiving
Eat Locally and In Season This Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a surprisingly easy time of year to incorporate local, in-season foods, as well as a great opportunity to show family and…
Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Desert Southwest
Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Desert Southwest By Tayler Jenkins If you’ve ever hiked through the desert, you’ve observed the strikingly beautiful stretch of rocks, cacti, and shrubs that…
Urban Farm Guides App Available Today for Download
Urban Farm Guides App Available Today for Download By Greg Peterson I’m very excited to announce that our new Urban Farm Guides app was released for iPad and iPhone today. The…
Your Green Lawn
Your Green Lawn By Greg Peterson Oh, the double meaning there. AND why the heck is Greg the Urban Farmer talking about growing a lawn? Primarily because it drives me…
Margaret the Condo Gardener
Margaret the Condo Gardener By Greg Peterson I have a good friend whom I call Margaret the Condo Gardner. Her garden is quite the contrast of mine, but she will…
The Scarecrow: Chipotle Challenges Customers to Think About Their Food
The Scarecrow: Chipotle Challenges Customers to Think About Their Food Chipotle has released a new game called The Scarecrow that contains a message most large corporations would do anything to keep…
Fruit Tree Tour Teaches Kids about Sustainable Food
Fruit Tree Tour Teaches Kids about Sustainable Food Thanks to an organization called Common Vision, children all over California are learning about the environment by planting fruit tree orchards at…
