Jacksonville’s urban agriculture ordinance (Bill 2026-0807) is nearing a final vote, which will make market and community gardens permissible by right. However, critical amendments are needed to protect community gatherings, workshops, and farm-to-farm sales. Learn how you can support local community and market gardens by helping pass good urban ag policies in our city.
My mother grew up in Jackson County on a small farm. Her family grew cotton, corn, and peanuts like everyone around them. Unable to pay the mortgage, her family planted crops in the spring; laid them by; headed to Michigan for the summer to pick cheeries, strawberries, peaches and the like before returning to harvest their crops in north Florida. With the onset of winter, the family loaded up for...
Amidst the growth and details of plants, gardens, recipes, farmers' markets, kids' gardens, workshops and the like, I am sustained by encountering and re-encountering a few of my food movement role-models. Let me introduce (or re-introduce) you to three people/organizations that I draw on regularly.Last Thursday evening, I joined the FAMU Environmental Sciences Student Organization for a...
It's that time of year: Folks ask me what I've been up to, and my consistent response is: "Gardens, gardens, gardens." Whether building and planting raised beds for folks who purchased Future Garden Coupons or top-dressing and replanting with repeat customers, it's a wonderful whirlwind of business and plant growth. Here's a couple few pictures from the past week:
Wendell, Nathan, and Bill - Piney...
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"2011 Thriving, Beyond Sustainability Workshop"Featuring Growing Powers’ Will AllenDATE:  March 06, 2011HOURS:   Noon- 6:30pmLOCATION:  FAMU Center of Viticulture and Small Fruit 6505 East Mayhan Drive (Hwy 90)Tallahassee. FAMU StateWide Small Farm Programs, local small farmers, and a coalition of sustainable food advocates including Tallahassee Sustainability Group, Man...
