Home Grown is Trendy!

It's great to in the avant garde! (More)

City Dwellers - You Too Can Garden!! Watch This!!!

Winter Garden (You Don't Have to Wait for Spring!!)

Garden Trains - SD-70 USA Trains (LSOL)

Yes, you can even have trains in your garden, while growing food and feeding the soul!

How to Grow Vegetables!

Consider Growing Vegatables This Winter (YouTube)

Winter Crops: How to Plant Winter Vegetable Gardens (Sorry northern states!)

Good tips, except the inorganic fertilizer (skip that stuff).

More Families Starting Vegetable Gardens (YouTube)

Central Texas Gardener (KLRU)

Gardening isn't just about food production. It's part of our soul, our interaction with our environment, and just doing what makes us happy. Here's one gardener in Central Texas that takes what he can to make magic.

Garden In a Tea Cup! Container Gardens for Apartments and Condominums (YouTube)

Ignore the references to MiracleGro and baby diapers (stay organic is our recommendation), but THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO GET STARTED GARDENING WHILE IT'S STILL WINTER!!!

Organic Gardening Tips

Organic Farming (In Your Backyard!)

This is a fun video. And, you can use these techniques for growing lots of produce in your yard.

FLUORIDE IN YOUR GARDEN!

There's a danger lurking in the garden of anyone that has fluoridated water. Sodium fluoride, the additive used by municipalities to "protect against cavities" is a toxic poison according to many research reports. This fluoride is different from the naturally occurring 'calcium' fluoride. Sodium based fluoride is a byproduct of the fertilizer and aluminum manufacturing process. There is no scientifically proven evidence that 'ingesting' fluoride is beneficial, even for your teeth, and is actually harmful when ingested. When we water our gardens with this fluoridated water, it contaminates our food. If you haven't had a chance to research the dangers of fluoride, you should at least do a little research on Google, and/or watch the following video's.

French Intensive Vegetable Gardening (FrenchGardening.com)

This is a great article, quite applicable for those with small yards (or even large ones that want more production). Check out their website also. (More)

Growing Wisdom: How to Grow Herbs (Growing Wisdom.com)

How to Attract Butterflies to Your Garden (GrowingWisdom.com)

This is a vital aspect to a thriving garden.

How to Attract Hummingbirds to Your Yard (GrowingWisdom.com)

This is another aspect of growing food in your yard - enjoyment, flowers and birds!

Food Not Lawns (Chelsea Green)

Check out this book. (More)

Free Food in Your Yard - Edible Weeds! (Wise Bread)

(Caution: Be sure you know which plants are edible before trying this! If in doubt, throw it out!)
Interesting article. (More)

While the Garden Rests, Get Ready for Spring (Spokesman Review)

Again, this is a good idea for some areas, but in others, especially those in warmer climates, winter is a great time to put in the structure for a new garden, add soil or amendments that will break down over the winter. It's a reminder that there's no 'down time' for gardeners! (More)

Apply Beneficial Nematodes Now to Control Garden Pests Next Spring (Dallas News)

This is a good reminder to apply beneficial nematodes, though when to apply them varies depending on where you live. Contact your local organic garden center to get information in your area. (More)

Organic Gardening Made Easy

This is cool! All on less space than a two-car garage! And, it costs less to grow organically!

Your Backyard Farmer - Urban Farming at It's Best!

Some good inspiration!

Setting Up a New Organic Garden

This is one easy way to set up your garden. It even talks about the Lasagna Garden method. Check it out!

Home Grown - This One Will Blow You Away! All on 1/10th of An Acre!

Victory Garden

Intensive Gardening Methods (Virginia Tech)

More good tips for really packing in, and getting a lot out, of a small gardening space. (More)

Vegetable Garden: Intensive Gardening Methods (Arizona.edu)

More intensive gardening tips...but ignore the synthetic fertilizer stuff. (More)

Measured in Yards (Troybuilt.com)

Sure, it's a company sponsored site, but it has some good, quick tips on intensive gardening (getting as much as possible from your garden). (More)

PARTS OF YOUR YARD CAN BE TOXIC!!!

DON'T GROW FOOD FROM "ALL" PARTS OF YOUR YARD!

Some parts of your yard can be toxic and should not be used as a garden. These areas typically include around the perimeter of your home, detached garage or any other buildings, since they (especially if they are older) could have lead or other toxins in the paint that has leachd into the ground, or pesticides (for bugs, and especially termites) sprayed (even once) around the house or buildings.

Other areas not to raise food upon include, but are not limited to, areas next to a road (oil, fumes, asbestos, pesticides, etc.), septic fields (obvious problems), auto, truck, and machinery areas, near commercial buildings, gas stations, under utility poles (creosote from pole and potential PCB's from transformers), etc. In other words, use some common sense and don't plant in any area where there's even a remote chance that the soil has been contaminated. We know this could seem heart-breaking, but avoiding this pollution and not getting sick is even more important.

We suggest ALWAYS getting a simple soil sample analysis. It's inexpensive (Google for local services that do this).

Even if your soil is contaminated, consider using pots and planters on your patio, porch, or stoop. You will be amazed how much food these little containers can produce.

Remember, if in doubt, don't use the soil for food - BUT, you can still plant any of these contaminated areas with lots of beautiful flowers that attract beneficial insects, and create a nice aroma (just don't eat them!).

Good luck and happy growing!

Food, Not Lawns (Amazon Books)

This looks like an interesting book on the subject that got some good reviews. (More)

Going Extra Green With Your Organic Garden Design (GardenGrowth.com)

This website has some interesting articles and design ideas... (More)

Lasagna Gardening (Mother Earth News)

Here's an easy-to-use method that doesn't even require DIGGING! Get rid of your preconceptions about how hard gardening is - this book has a whole new take on how to garden without the sweat - and it works. (More)

SAVE MONEY! SAVE YOUR LIFE!

It's critical that each one of us start growing our own food, whether you live in the suburbs, in an apartment or condo, or even on a farm. It IS possible, and no, you won't need to worry if you don't have a "green thumb" - honest!

Enjoy the site and contribute anything that can help each one of us grow our own healthy, non-GMO, non-irradiated food, without pesticides. We encourage everyone to adopt an "all organic" focus, since this food is more nutritious, easier in the long run to grow, and less expensive.

Relax, breath deeply, and dig into the soil and let nature take over.

Take care and happy growing!