Soil Secrets from The Urban Farm: Sheet Mulching, AKA Lasagna Gardening By Greg Peterson I am often asked how I make such great soil at the Urban Farm, and why I literally don’t have to till the soil any more. In the city, what happens to the leaves that fall on our yards? In many yards,…
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The Role of Innovation in Urban Farming Mathilde Coussy, September 2015 Photo: Peter Dasilva, New York Times, Redux Editor’s Note: This article by Mathilde Coussy is based on research she conducted for her thesis. Urban farms can respond to different purposes depending on the role given to them. Previous research has demonstrated the ability of…
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Featured Farmer: Steve Bayless [rev_slider featuredfarmersteve] 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 growing in? Our farm is named Amado Gardens and it is on a 1/8 acre plot (which includes our house). We are growing tomatoes,…
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Go Back to the Future for Sustainable Living Ideas By Paul Minnick Solar panels, ENERGY STAR appliances and dual pane windows are just a few of the things that may first come to your mind when you begin to think of ways to be more environmentally friendly around the house. Although these are great options,…
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Where to Find Real FoodBy Tayler Jenkins A flurry of colors whizzes past your eyes as you push your cart down the aisle. Shelves upon shelves of brightly-colored packages seem to stretch endlessly as you roll along. Finally, you stop and pick one up to see what’s inside. “Ingredients:” it reads, “Milled corn, sugar, partially hydrogenated…
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Featured Farmer: Katerina Encinas from Phoenix, AZ [rev_slider featuredfarmerkaterina] Tell me a little about your urban farm. Our farm still doesn’t have a name! I thought about this a lot after going to one of Greg’s classes and still haven’t come up with anything. I guess we’re still working on it. We have about a…
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Johnson Plant Lab: Elementary School Urban Gardening By Randy Mann The sound of running water gently flowing over smooth river rocks as it cascades into a pool is not something you would expect to hear or see on a school campus, much less in a school classroom. If upon entering that classroom you saw a…
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Abundant Skies:8 Principles for Successful Rainwater HarvestingPart Two by Brad Lancaster Reprinted with permission from Natural Awakenings Magazine Last week author Brad Lancaster gave us the background on his journey to expertise in rainwater harvesting. This week he gives us the specifics on the eight principles for successful rainwater harvesting. Brief Recap of Part One…
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My Passion of Fruit Trees and Gardening Through our fruit tree program, we offer a fruit tree education program that runs each fall in Arizona. Click here for more information about the program, how to take a class and on purchasing fruit trees in Arizona. If you are interested in starting this kind of program…
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Featured Farmer: Janet from Hawkes Bay, New Zealand We are so impressed by this month’s featured farmer, landscape architect Janet Luke from her beautiful permaculture farm in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. Janet told us she feels that “it is a wonderful lifestyle to be able to enjoy an urban life whilst being able to grow your…
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