Keeping Backyard Chickens
Register Now for Chickens From Scratch: Keeping Hens Healthy in the City Taught by Kari Spencer Raising chickens in the city has it’s own challenges – from neighbors and noise, …
Specialty Webinars
[vc_row][vc_column][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Specialty Webinars” main_heading_color=”#1e73be” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” margin_design_tab_text=””] Ready to grow a little more? Try one of our low cost specialty webinars for the next step in learning! [/ultimate_heading][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] We…
Phoenix Youth Plant and Harvest Seeds of Change
Almost one year ago, Asiyah, homeschooling mother of four, took her children on a field trip to visit St. Vincent de Paul’s (SVdP) Urban Farm located next to the downtown Phoenix dining room. What she didn’t anticipate was how this small plot of land that grows food to feed those in need would greatly impact the lives of her children.
222: Heather Szymura on Hydroponic Container Farming
We meet Heather who decided to change directions away from a professional one towards one more in tune with nature and healing and to her surprise ended up becoming a farmer! She is selling lettuce and kale she is growing year-round in the suburbs near Phoenix and tells Greg how she is doing that in a shipping container in her backyard.
Featured Farmer: Raymond Jess from Phoenix, AZ
Featured Farmer: Raymond Jess from Phoenix, AZ Tell me a little about your urban farm. What is its name? Size? I’m not sure I can call my small backyard an…
220: Ben Raskin on Practical Advice for Community Gardens
For those envisioning a perfect community garden, Ben has put together a fabulous resource to guide, inspire, and empower the designers and leaders of future neighborhood plots. He tells Greg about the purpose he had for writing his latest book and some of the lessons he’s learned during his years of farming.
Building my Wicking Garden Bed
Building my Wicking Garden Bed By Raymond Jess Updated: May 2017 with new pictures at bottom.Check out Wicking Beds 2.0 and Wicking Beds 3.0 next!I discovered wicking garden beds when…
Cutting the Cost of Raising Your Flock: Growing Greens for Your Girls
Cut the Cost ofRaising Your Flock:Grow Greens for Your Girls By Anne-Marie Miller This is the last article of the series on cutting the cost of raising your flock. I…
Myrna's "Instant Orchard" (in an Urban Desert)
“Instant Orchard” in an Urban Desert By Myrna Hales The truckload of lovely, fragrant, composted soil arrived in our desert scape back yard on January 25th, 2017 and by January 27th we…
213: Nikki Golly on Nutrition and Wellness
We get to meet Nikki Golly who’s focus on micro nutrients gives her a detailed perspective on the essentials of good nutrition. Her chat with Greg is a chance to break down the descriptions of some important food terms in today’s vocabulary and bring to light some very key details on the tiniest, but very powerful ingredients.
