It's been a busy spring already, and we're just running into March. Below you'll find a sampling of work that my team and I have been up to. First off, take a look at the slide show of Tina and Claudia's raised-beds constructed of concrete block, thee blocks high. Their wish was for their beds to last "forever." Though you may not be able to see it, these beds are equipped with micro-irrigation...
The past two days I was working out at the Ferrel's garden on the east side of town with my buddy, Lindsay. With a busy schedule and a sore back, Kathy Ferrel's garden had grown-over. Here's the story through pictures.
"Lotsa" weeds.
Weeds All Gone!
Garden Planted
Closer up, the before/after is more exciting.
Voila!
As you can tell from the images, Kathy's garden was in-ground. My friend, Lindsay and...
This is a quick post to share a picture of my most recent project in addition to some links to stories, a conference, programs, organizations, resources, a magazine, etc that all relate to the urban ag/food security/community garden food movement.First, a picture of one (of two) table-top herb garden's I completed on Friday for Mary Louise:Next, a series of links:From NYT Magazine: "Field Report:...
Folks for whom I put in food gardens have been kind enough to send me updated pictures and/or invited me back to take pictures of their crops in full swing. They clearly are holding up their end of the bargain. Wow. The first is Carol's garden:Next is a picture of Ted, Andreas, and Sandra's garden:The following photo I took of Mr. Orbien and Ms. Ingram:This pictures shows Faith and Derry's...
What a gorgeous day to work on a food garden! I hear it'd gonna rain again, and some coolness will follow. But for the time being, we get to bask in the glory of early March warmth. Didn't even have to burn the woodstove tonight.A new Square Foot Gardenfor Candie and Don. Per their requests: Tomatoes (Better Boy, Early Girl, Heritage), bell peppers, banana peppers, eggplant, green (snap) beans,...