April 21, 2010
Clitoria ternatea, Photo: Aruna at ml.wikipedia
Due to her uncanny similarity to the female body part, Clitoria Ternatea, a plant species belonging to the Fabaceae family, has been used traditionally to cure sexual ailments like infertility and gonorrhea, control menstrual … Read More…
Category: Bulbs and Plants, Finding, Garden Design, Great Finds
Tags: bulbs, flowering plants, flowers, gardening, gardens, perennials
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September 22, 2009
When planting a vegetable garden, here are five important “s” elements you’ll want to consider:
Sun
Fruiting vegetables (e.g., beans, tomatoes, peppers, squash, eggplant, cucumbers, etc.) need at least 6 hours of direct sun a day. All others can make … Read More…
Category: Composting, Creating, Edible Landscaping, Garden Design, Green & Sustainable
Tags: gardens, green, small space gardening, soil amendments, soil testing, vegetable gardening
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August 30, 2009
Photo: Robin Plaskoff Horton
Four years after Hurricane Katrina, there are approximately 700,000 vacant lots in New Orleans. Enter groups like The New Orleans Farm and Food Network who help residents transform neighborhood abandoned or underused green space into urban … Read More…
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Community Gardens, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Irrigation, Permaculture, Urban Agriculture
Tags: Community Gardens, community supported agriculture, community supported farms, food justice, food security, gardens, land use agreements, Little Sparrow Farm, lower ninth ward, micro farms, municipal composting, neighborhood farms, New Orleans, post-Katrina, soil amendments, soil testing, sustainable gardening, urban farmin, urban farms, urban gardens, urban micro farms, Villere Urban Farm, White House Garden
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August 23, 2009
On August 6, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack encouraged Americans to connect with the land, the food it grows and their local communities by proclaiming August 23-29, National Community Gardening Week.
A community garden is an opportunity to educate everyone about … Read More…
Category: Community Gardens, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Green Walls, Greening, Permaculture, Urban Agriculture
Tags: bioretention, farmer's markets, gardens, green, locally grown, micro farming, organic, organic gardening, planting, rain gardens, stormwater runoff, sustainable, Urban Agriculture, urban farms, urban garden, urban gardening, urban plots, urban vegetable gardening, vegetable gardens
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August 15, 2009
Community and urban gardens are an important component of making sustainable communities. The National Community Gardening Week is an opportunity for your local government to show support by publicly promoting community gardens August 23 – 29.
According to the Department … Read More…
Category: Community Gardens, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Green Roofs, Greening, Urban Agriculture
Tags: Community Gardens, gardens, green, Green Roofs, locally grown, organic gardening, sustainability, Urban Agriculture, urban farming, urban garden, urban gardening, urban gardens, urban plots, vegetable gardening, vegetable gardens
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