Articles and Tips January, 2011


Learning Self Sufficiency Through Community Organic Gardens

Wattle's Garden

Look around your neighborhood.  In a ten block drive, how many places can you count that could potentially become a community organic garden?  Are there vacant lots, or abandoned buildings that are otherwise serving no purpose?  What would it look like instead if there were garden plots, and neighbors working together in those spaces?

There are a number of towns and cities in the nation who are attempting to find out what that would look like; while educating …


Is Everything Organic also “Safe?”

Is Everything Organic also “Safe?”

As a horticulturist that spent years in school and countless (boring but useful) hours in pesticide training, I am always wary of people that give all organics a blanket approval. To be a true organic gardener, there are some things you need to know about organic gardening. One of the …



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