Tag Archive for ‘soil blocks’
MARCH HARVEST TALLY & GARDEN REPORT
It’s officially Spring and what a rocky start weather wise. We spiked into the 90’s for a few days and then dipped back under 60 with gray skies and drizzle.
NEW SEED SHELF
To be able to get the most from your garden, successive plantings are a must. Yet, doing so is challenging for so many reasons.
GROWING HOME
local outreach work on Saturday which was held at a private home for a gathering of ladies young and old . The theme was about “bringing the revolution home” and how we must re-skill in order to be less dependent on outside resources or “the yellow pages.”
URBAN HOME-STAND
Thank you for coming up and making our first( of hopefully many) “Homestand’s” a positive and successful event (estimated nearly 200 dropped in throughout the day). Also a big thank you to those who came bearing homemade gifts and complimentary comments. We appreciate your support!
SUMMER SOIL BLOCKING
Now that the first summer planting flush is over, it’s time to get started on the second round of planting. Folks often ask us why is our small garden so productive. One of the main reasons is we have successful succession plantings. When one crop goes out, another one comes in.
URBAN FARMSTAND
Front porch farm stand Getting to know your farmer and where your food comes from. Our urban farming foray’s started back in the early 1990′s when Farmer D smother the front lawn to grow food. After 15 plus years supplying local restaurants we are now expanding our homegrown produce sales to be csa-like. These days, [...]
GROW YER OWN
“There is a myth that there are agricultural societies, and then there are industrial societies and service societies, as if when you become an industrial or service society you don’t need food,” she says. “As we hit climate chaos, as we hit peak oil, assuming that you can get your food from far away and [...]
AND THEY’RE UP!
The tomatoes are up! Actually they are much bigger than this now, since I’ve had this post in my queue for over a week. Yeah, my bad. I’ve been so behind in posting lately, I probably could post 24 hours straight and still have a lot of catching up to do. You wouldn’t believe [...]
GROWING TIPS
Thanks to Linda for inviting PTF to speak at the Pasadena Smith & Hawken store. We appreciate her enthusiasm and encouraging support. Also thank you to all the S&H staff there for a warm welcome. Power Point Highlights The presentation lasted over an hour. Here’s an overview of what Farmer D had to share about [...]
MORE ABOUT SOIL BLOCKS
Fellow traveler, Field of Tansy, shares a review and pictorial of her first soil blocks – looking good! Thanks for the nod – happy soil blocking! Each year on the urban homestead we make thousands of soil blocks using this nifty block maker (which is about 10 years old from my recollections!) Soil blocks are [...]
