Being an Urban Farmer…What Does That Mean?
Being an Urban Farmer…What Does That Mean? By Greg Peterson Just what is an urban farmer, you ask? That is the question that Shaina, our marketing person, asked me this…
Permaculture: Pathways to Sustainable Communities
Permaculture: Pathways to Sustainable Communities By Bob Ewing A society is defined, in large part, by how it grows and transports food from the farm to the kitchen. Food production,…
All About Time
All About Time By Greg Peterson Chinese Proverb: The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time…now!!! I just finished reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s new…
Refreshing My Tower Garden
Refreshing My Tower Garden By Greg Peterson June 2023 Update: Hey folks, I took my Tower Garden with me when we moved and I am excited to start this back…
It Doesn't Get More Local Than This!
It Doesn’t Get More Local Than This! Gardening in the desert is one great big grand experiment. The picture to the right is one of those experiments: a terracotta…
Welcome to Your New Urban Farm Lifestyle Newsletter
Welcome to Your New Urban Farm Lifestyle Newsletter “Change is inevitable. Change is constant.” Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister and Novelist, 1804 – 1881 Change is a grand adventure and…
Urban Farming on a Different Scale
Urban Farming on a Different Scale Many of you know that this past January I moved out of the Urban Farm. What you may not know is that I am…
Urban Orcharding – Growing Your Own Fruit Trees
Urban Orcharding – Growing Your Own Fruit Trees When you think of an orchard, do you envision acres of perfectly spaced apple trees and workers on ladders picking the fruit…
Becoming an Urban Farmer
Becoming an Urban Farmer We are in the mist of a revolution. A food revolution to transform our industrial food system into local food systems that grow healthy, ripe in…
Eating Heartily from My Yard
Eating Heartily from My Yard Recently I decided to eat my entire breakfast from the yard. So I grabbed a colander and headed for the front yard for some chard,…
