“I think a more promising way to increase food production in countries that are food deficit is to maximize the use of internal resources on the farm.”
Woohoo, let’s feed the world together!
Growing your own food is so EASY! LEARN HOW HERE!
Don’t got $50? Ask your friends, family, neighbors, and local gardening stores. Often they have extra seeds and supplies that they will be willing to donate. (That’s how we did it!)
Even if the garden only produces a cabbage in a flowerpot, you’ve succeeded in protesting, feeding yourself, cutting carbon emissions, and eating healthier. Today I’m starting carrots in an 18” deep flowerpot.
Check out one of our all time favorite urban farming videos! Steve Ritz, educator and founder of the Green Bronx Machine, gets a standing ovation for his talk about his edible food walls.
See more talks on the TEDxManhattan website.
A Visionary Farmer Sees Greenhouses Everywhere, From Rivers To Rooftops To Skyscrapers
BY DAVID HOLMES, fastcoexist.comTed Caplow, the founder of New York’s popular Science Barge, is also working on creating “vertically integrated greenhouses”—essentially buildings with farms that run up their walls. That’s just the latest in a career spent finding new ways for o…
WOW! What a success! Sneak peak photo of today’s seedling kick-off… More coming soon!
Chris and Sophie attended a Plant Maintenance workshop at the Riverpark Farm last weekend!
Best tip of the day: Put cacao mulch on perennial herbs to help them retain water in the hot summer…plus your garden will smell like chocolate! Check out the rest of the photos here!
