This morning seven of us women started at Parsley Farm, had a good look around at the winter crops, and then mosied over to Mary’s who is also utilizing every square inch of her yard to grow food. Mary shared her folksy water storage idea using plastic bladders from wine boxes.
We moved on down the road to check out Anna’s expansive first year garden, and learn her trick of digging her food waste right into her garden beds. We crossed over to Val’s and learned about her goal of making a wildlife habitat and then ended at Annya’s place where she taught us how to pack in lots of fruit and veggies in a small space.
These kinds of informal, small scale, neighbor to neighbor sharings really make my day.
Even though it’s our time to rest, just like our garden beds, here are some resources if you get to thinking about next season’s garden.
December 29, 2012
Winter Garden Food Tour
Joyce Community Cure, Good Living Cure, Urban Farming
This morning seven of us women started at Parsley Farm, had a good look around at the winter crops, and then mosied over to Mary’s who is also utilizing every square inch of her yard to grow food. Mary shared her folksy water storage idea using plastic bladders from wine boxes.
We moved on down the road to check out Anna’s expansive first year garden, and learn her trick of digging her food waste right into her garden beds. We crossed over to Val’s and learned about her goal of making a wildlife habitat and then ended at Annya’s place where she taught us how to pack in lots of fruit and veggies in a small space.
These kinds of informal, small scale, neighbor to neighbor sharings really make my day.
Even though it’s our time to rest, just like our garden beds, here are some resources if you get to thinking about next season’s garden.
Excellent organic seeds at a good price:
http://www.fedcoseeds.com/
King County’s Free soil testing program:
http://www.kingcd.org/pro_far_soi.htm
King County’s manure share program:
http://www.kingcd.org/programs-farm-manure.htm
Year round Garden Hotline:
www.gardenhotline.org 206-633-0224
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