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, although our water is processed it is far from pure. In fact, sometimes it contains many different toxins, chemicals, pesticides and organic material that may…
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Blogger Sharlene Celeskey features Greg and the Urban Farm Celeskey writes about Greg’s mission to make his community healthier and more sustainable. She describes the knowledge he shares in his talk at Creative Living Fellowship, his ASU course, and much more. Celeskey also talks about Greg’s upbringing and how he started the Urban Farm. Check out the…
DetailsOne 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 of only organic fertilizers. Healthy soil is made of five important components and when one of them is missing…well gardening becomes very hard. The two most obvious…
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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 and GMO’s. Heirloom seeds are left just as Mother Nature intended, while the hybrids and GMO’s (genetically modified organisms) involve some level of human intervention.…
DetailsGrowing 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. Asparagus. So a few years ago a friend of mine called me and said that she had about 100 extra asparagus roots I was game.…
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January Topic – To Compost or Not to Compost Greg, hello, My husband and I visited your Urban Farm about a year ago. We loved it. We’re planning on implementing a few of your ideas in our yard. We are definitely getting chickens, as I have wanted to do that for years. We want to…
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For several years the Urban Farm has regularly been opened for tours and classes. The intent of these events is to share with visitors different green lifestyle choices available.
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Imagine for a moment that you jump into your car that has been sitting in the sun in the middle of August or January for that matter – it’s kinda hot to oh my gosh. You burn your hands on the steering wheel.
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The Urban Farm is the home where I live, located in the middle of Phoenix, AZ. These days I call the Urban Farm an environmental showcase home, which sports a primarily edible landscape, 60 fruit trees, rainwater and greywater harvesting, two kinds of solar panels,
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“Smart Spaces: Inside & Out” featured in Phoenix Business Journal Phoenix Business Journal interviews Greg on his launch of “Smart Spaces: Inside & Out”, a website and TV show that teaches viewers how to lead greener lifestyles by making simple but innovative changes in their life. Some topics include solar power, reclaiming water, edible landscaping, and energy…
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