8 Principles for Successful Rainwater Harvesting, Part 2
8 Principles for Successful Rainwater Harvesting, Part 2 Last week author Brad Lancaster gave us the background on his journey to expertise in rainwater harvesting. This week he gives us…
8 Principles for Successful Rainwater Harvesting, Part 2 Last week author Brad Lancaster gave us the background on his journey to expertise in rainwater harvesting. This week he gives us…
8 Principles for Successful Rainwater Harvesting, Part 1 By Brad Lancaster My interest in water harvesting arose from a desire both to reduce my cost of living and to be…
Greywater Turned Green By Maura Yates This time of the year I get a lot of questions about how to best water our yards. Short of standing with the hose…
About the Urban Farm One would not expect to find such a sanctuary growing in the heart of Urban Phoenix…and why not? Transforming a residential landscape into an edible delight…
About Greg Greg Peterson is a green living and sustainability innovator who is well-known regionally. He has appeared extensively on local television and radio and is a frequent guest columnist…
Don’t Give a Holiday Doorstop By Greg Peterson The holidays are a perfect time to start reducing, reusing and maybe we can recycle a little less. Think about it: we…
Wary of Your Water When doctors recommend drinking eight glasses of water a day, they certainly don’t expect us to put our health at risk in the process! You see,…
One of the biggest challenges down on the Urban Farm is keeping our soil healthy. In fact it is an ongoing process of adding organic compost and a nice bit…
Heirloom, Hybrid, and GMO Seeds In an effort to clear up any seeds of confusion I am dedicating this column to distinguishing the three distinct “flavors” of seeds: heirlooms, hybrids…
Growing Asparagus I love to try new things in the yard. In fact that is how I came up with one of the most fun edible delicacies in my yard.…