Here are three good pieces on the current state of the world today. I hope they inspire you to look around and be the change we need. The future is living local, growing local, being a good neighbour and citizen. James Howard Kunstler exposes and asks critical questions about our current urban design and why…
Tag: urban agriculture
Creating Urban Food Policy in Every City ~ A Good Read
Food Politics is one of my favorite blogs out there. It addresses the business that the food we eat truly is. Marion Nestle suggested a great read on her blog today about the development of Urban Food Policy – it’s about time. Enjoy her brief blog post and links and pick up the book “What…
Growing Urban ~ Early July
The summer and the entire growing season is going by so quickly. The garden changes almost daily and we are fully enjoying our harvest. Lettuces and spinach make for simple, flavor-filled salads. We shuck peas for breakfast, snack on strawberries, radishes and broccoli. We infuse our drinks with fragrant herbs and patiently await the arrival…
Urban Garden Harvest ~ Early June
It is early June and here are some of the delicious vegetables coming out of our urban garden. Our first harvest included Cherry Belle Radishes, lettuce, spinach and all kinds of herbs including dill, cilantro, parsley, lemon balm, bergamot, lemon verbena, marjoram, thyme, oregano, holy basil, and rosemary. The kids enjoyed harvesting the radishes, big…
Front-Yard Urban Garden ~ May Update
Now that May is half over and all our garden beds have been filled with vegetables, fruit and herbs, it is time to pause and take stock of what is actually growing and to reflect on why we are growing our own and sharing it with others. ~~~ Why a Front Yard Garden? This is…
Want to Start your own Urban Garden? Get Inspired with These Essential Reads
When it comes to urban gardening and urban farming, it is clear that there is a lot going on. “For the reasons of personal health, personal empowerment and the simple joy of growing, every person in every city needs the opportunity to grow at least some of their own food.” ~ Paul Peacock, author of…
Growing Urban ~ Raised Garden Beds are Ready
Where we live, a shovel going into the soil does not make it far. The clang of rocks and a sudden stop don’t make the ground a hospitable place for growing food without much augmentation and work to get the soil conditions right. I am not the patient type. RELATED: Read more about our Urban…
Growing Urban ~ Here We Grow
All photographs by Jane Grueber Copyright 2017 Here we go. Finally the time has come to get our food garden plans underway on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is so wonderful to see people sharing their joy of growing food on social media. Their joy and enthusiasm are highly contagious and fill me with…
Growing Urban ~ Progress on our Front Yard Garden
“The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small-scale, in our own gardens. If only 10 percent of us do this, there is enough for everyone. Hence the futility of revolutionaries who have no gardens, who depend on the very system they attack, and who produce words…
Talking Urban Gardening on the Radio
The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything…or nothing. ~Lady Astor I am a lover of all things sustainable, local and organic. I am a nature enthusiast, gardener, photographer, writer and hiker. My passion lies in connecting or re-connecting people with the power of nature and the earth. On…
Creating Food Security in Your Community – Is it on Your Vision Board for 2017?
“Food is a profoundly social urge. Food is almost always shared; people eat together; mealtimes are events when the whole family or settlement or village comes together. Food is also an occasion for sharing, for distributing and giving, for the expression of altruism, whether from parents to children, children to in-laws, or anyone to visitors…
Be A Part of the ‘Re-Generation’ – Inspiring Examples of Urban Agriculture Today
“Example isn’t another way to teach, it IS the way to teach.” ~Albert Einstein~ Urban agriculture, urban farming or urban gardening, according to Wikipedia, is the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around a village, town, or city. Urban agriculture can also involve animal husbandry, aquaculture, agroforestry, urban beekeeping, and horticulture. Urban…
