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…
Milan’s Vertical Forest
Milan’s Vertical Forest One of Europe’s most polluted cities is about to become the home of an impressive vertical forest. The project (called Bosco Verticale) is already underway and consists…
Gotham Greens: New York's Rooftop Garden
Gotham Greens: New York’s Rooftop Garden A food producer in New York has found an innovative way to grow food in Brooklyn, a city with little open space: rooftop gardens.…
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…
Creating Healthy Soil – A Simple Primer
Creating Healthy Soil – A Simple Primer During our tours and classes over the past month I have chatted a LOT about the importance of healthy soil. The five components…
What is Permaculture, Anyway?
What is Permaculture, Anyway? “Permaculture” is a term popping up all over the urban farming world nowadays, but what exactly does it mean? How is a permaculture farm any different…
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,…
Fire Escape Gardener in New York City – Mike Lieberman
Fire Escape Gardener in New York City – Mike Lieberman Hey all, Last fall I wrote a book called Grow Wherever You Go where I explore the different places our…
