New garden

Have planted a new garden in a new place to call home. Spot was fallow for a long, long time. But the wonderful news is that this particular yard was previously known for it's prolific production of fruits and veggies. The almost acre yard contains mature fruit trees.

Stay tuned for updates...we are still moving stuff across several states.

Workshops

We're teaching three workshops at Woodland Dunes in April and May - stay tuned for specifics.............

What yah been reading recently?

Me? I'm reading seed catalogs. I love those little promises of produce that arrive in the mail. I've loved seed catalogs since I was a child and was able to beg an extra packet or two of some sort of exotic seed to plant in my little section of grandma's acre kitchen garden. Actually, I think grandma made me pay for those seeds.......

What have you been reading? What are you sending away for? I read the Jung's catalog also, but couldn't seem to insert a copy of the catalog cover.

July meetings

Wednesdays: July 2 & 16
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Stumpjack Coffee Co.

Urban Garden Gathering

There is nothing like the full flavor of food freshly pickeed from the garden. I can still taste the heirloom tomatoes my grandparents grew in their garden.

A group of us were talking about how victory gardens were in vogue during the second world war. Well, they were more of a necessity - a way to provide fresh fruit and vegetables for families. Then we began to wonder out loud if there would be a resurgence of back yard gardening - given rising food and fuel costs. So we hopped on the internet - and voila! There it was -- the resurgence documented with a new, updated name - urban gardening.

We soon realized we had the know-how to put on an urban gardening seminar or gathering - and our favorite coffee house - Stumpjack Coffee Company - offered to host the event.

So here it is: we'll have experienced urban gardeners on hand to talk about how to put a garden in your back yard, side yard, or even the front yard; and how to increase garden yields by using scatter planting and square foot gardening. One of our speakers will talk about rain barrel watering. Don't have space for a garden at home? Well, how about the local community garden?

Not into the gardening thing, but interested in eating locally - (being a locavore)? We'll talk about that too.

And there will be time for networking and Q&A - we want to get to know one another.

Our hope is that this will be the first of many gatherings of urban garden buffs and folks who love eating good local foods. (I can see a dinner or two evolving from this venture.)