Doing the hard work of setting up a strong community. – Turn your vision for a successful community garden into a reality using the ten-step plan laid out by Christine Lance in this episode. It is no surprise that gardening skills are a plus, but what about planning, land, and funding? How do you…
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Mesquite Recipes From: Peggy Sue Sorensenof The Desert Kitchen Check out other mesquite videos at www.UrbanFarm.org/Mesquite Peggy Sue Sorensen has been enjoying the variety and delicious options available with mesquite flour…
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681: David Fisher on Growing it Yourself. Home gardens are more efficient and effective than the industrial food system. In This Podcast: David Fisher talks about what he has learned…
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680: Megan Baxter on Finding Where You Belong. Writing a coming-of-age memoir around a love of farming. In This Podcast: Greg interviews Megan Baxter about her new book. Join us…
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Mesquite Bean HarvestingIt’s (almost) time to pick mesquite by Farmer Greg In Arizona and the desert southwest we have some incredible things to eat in the desert like prickly pears,…
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A Garden Chat with Michael Moore. – Instead of starting a new crop in your gardens with tired old soil, consider boosting the potential yield and health of the crops by rejuvenating the soil each season. In this Garden Chat we talk with permaculture gardener and practitioner Michael about how to boost…
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A Seed Chat with Bill McDorman. – A myth is an idea or story that is believed by many people but that is not true, according to Webster’s Dictionary. Seed saving myths are plentiful and often are motivated by large corporations to increase seed sales and profits. You can’t save seeds to hybrids. You need…
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Knowing a thing or two dozen about raising hens and collecting eggs. – Eggs are an important and readily available food source, and they are so very versatile. Rediscover the humble egg with returning guest, Lisa Steele as she talks about her newest book, The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook. She also tells us a bit…
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A Garden Chat with Kari Spencer. – Did you know that keeping a garden journal can help you to grow bigger and better vegetables? Kari Spencer, author of City Farming and Vegetable Gardening Journal & Logbook, will discuss the kinds of records that are important to keep, how to plan and what to…
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A Seed Chat with Bill McDorman. – This is the March 2022 class discussing seed dehybridizing. We love hybrid vigor and what hybridized seed can offer. The only downside to using hybridized seed is you can’t save it. Wait a minute. What if you found out that isn’t true? That you could capture the best…
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