Natural Awakenings of Tallahassee's March Issue has a fantastic write up on Tallahassee Food Gardens and... me, the Man in Overalls. I worry that I receive more praise than warranted; it is, however a great synthesis of what I'm up to. Thanks to Donna Konuch, the publisher."Recently gardener, Nathan Ballentine, aka "The Man in Overalls" hosted the first of a series of workshops to teach 5-12...
Over the next few weeks, I plan to make roadside appearances. So, for those of you that have yet to see this video, I thought I'd share.
It's been a busy week. Monday, I caught up with the books, emails, and phone calls, etc. It was, after all, pouring rain. Tuesday and Wednesday we worked on "A Backyard Transformation" (watch for the upcoming video) at a Betton Hills home. Tuesday evening: a...
 My life is moving faster than I can keep up with. So, for the moment-- against my storytelling nature-- I'm going to resort to a bulleted list for the day:*Headed to Romac for raised-bed lumber. *Stopped in at Gramling's on S. Adams for plants and seeds. *Dropped lumber in Betton Hills in preparation for a Monday garden build. *Picked up and ordered mushroom compost at Tallahassee Nurseries....
This past Thursday, my buddy John and I installed an extra large Square Foot Garden that will serve as a community garden amongst three families in the Woodland Drives Neighborhood.A couple weeks back, Randy and Irene, got in touch with me about helping them start a garden. Only...they wanted "their" garden to go in their neighbor'syard. Come to find out, they were actually partnering with said...
From the cyber-vine, I hear that lots of folks are interested in neighborhood garden workshops. If you are such a person, please let me know. I'm willing to to help organize and/or teach such a workshop, but we've got to move quickly. Spring planting is upon us come the middle of March. I could be available on March 6th and/or the morning of the 13th to do a workshop.Starting in March, I plan...