Tag: gardening

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.

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211: Colin Austin on Wicking Beds and Healthy Food

We get to meet a gardening pioneer when Greg talks to Colin Austin who is known world-wide as the man who engineered a simple but highly popular garden bed called a wicking bed. Greg learns why Colin was motivated to create the beds and how the wicking process works. Then they go further to talk about why healthy food is so important to him and his family.

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206: Allison Duffy on Food Preservation

Canning food is a favorite topic of Greg’s so of course he was excited to talk to Master Food Preserver Allison about her experiences and get some tips from her as well.  As a bonus, they also chatted about her ‘too big’ garden and how this homestead is so rewarding for her family.

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