A Garden Chat with Jenny Beasley. – Jenny Beasley talks about her 12 years working with Heart for the City Community Garden in Arizona. Grown from nothing more than a plot of dirt and a desire to help others, the garden is now a safe space where people exchange food and knowledge with neighbors from other cultures. Jenny recalls…
Bringing residents, local government, and businesses together to build an epic garden and so much more. — In This Podcast: The area Shannon McBride grew up in had experienced a tumultuous change when the Phoenix light rail was built right down the middle of it. Instead of allowing herself or her neighbors to get angry, she decided to build a collaboration for the area. Building around a vision for a safe, walkable community, she started…
By Guest Blogger: Laurie Ouding, RN – Chicago’s population of 2.7 million consists of numerous neighborhoods, varying greatly in income levels and subsequently, the health of its citizens within those neighborhoods. Food inequity in areas often referred to as food deserts, bring a plethora of health related…
393: Brad Lancaster on Wild Food Forestry. Harvesting native foods in the Sonoran Desert. Brad runs a successful permaculture consulting, design, and education business. He is focused on integrated and sustainable
354: James Ross on Value of Community Gardens. Empowering a community’s strength and resilience through gardening. James, a father of five and grandfather of eight, is co-founder of the Quesada
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.
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