The Great American Seed-Up in The Arizona Republic The Arizona Republic covered The Great American Seed-Up, one of out largest events! The Seed-Up allows folks to buy seed in bulk, and get this – all varieties are heirloom and known to thrive in desert climates. As the Arizona Republic states, there will be 47 varieties to scoop…
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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 the chicken is involved. So my question for you is: Are you interested in being involved or committed? For me it comes down to my…
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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 they got to where they are from where they began. There are certainly many directions a person goes from one beginning, but there are threads…
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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 bees all over Europe and North America inexplicably disappear from their hives, never to return. Most of the time, the bodies are nowhere to be found.…
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What Food Looks Like By Catherine Slye www.catslye.com [rev_slider Aggie] Click on the photos to learn more about them In January 2015 I started a new project I named “What Food Looks Like” through which I am investigating and photo-documenting our local food community. I decided to dedicated one full year to this project. As…
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Featured Farmer: Deb from Corner Cottage Chicken Emporium and Garden 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? Corner Cottage Chicken Emporium and Garden This is a little irrigated corner lot a block south of ASU and Gammage…
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Gardening at School: How to Build a Story Book Garden on Wheels By Randy Mann Dirt, security, and educational relevance are three problems many school garden enthusiasts have to overcome when they start thinking about planting a garden at their school. The Story Book Garden on Wheels will address these three issues and hopefully help you…
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The Urban Farm on Know Your Food Podcast Wardee Harmon, blogger of Traditonal Cooking School (gnowfglins.com), interviewed Greg Peterson for her podcast, Know Your Food. Listen here!
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Featured Farmer: Catherine from The Cohen Kibbutz Tell me a little about your urban farm. What is your farm’s name? The Cohen Kibutz. Although no one else works it. Size? We are on an acre, but use very little of it because we are not fenced in. We have 8 trees, 7 we planted this year…
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What is a “Featured” Farmer? By Tayler Jenkins If you’ve been receiving our newsletter, you have probably noticed the introduction of a monthly “featured farmer.” Featured farmer—that sounds so official, doesn’t it? What makes somebody a farmer, let alone a featured farmer? Here’s a hint—it doesn’t matter if you’re growing herbs on your windowsill, keeping chickens in your…
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