Warming Up the Garden Beds
The weather has been warming up and we now get to start planting!
To warm up the beds Joan and Colleen from A Backyard Farm have come by and created a "greenhouse" for...
When planting a garden there are so many variables that can affect your plants. One of the most important variables is the soil that your plants are grown in. Chemical fertilizers may be slightly cheaper than organic ones, but there are so many...
The following is an original and entertaining infographic which explains how to build a vegetable garden at home. It summarizes the main elements that we need to grow our own vegetables and also some easy crops that can be useful if we are...
Winter is here, but the Minneapolis Farmers Market is still in full swing. If you're looking for local meat and poultry sellers the North Lyndale market is where to go. This April make sure to stop by the market.
Dates and Hours
April 5th, 12th,...
Home gardens are on the rise, with more than 33 million households having their own food garden, says the National Gardening Association. Here's a look at how and why home gardening is a growing answer to good health.
It might not look like spring yet but it is coming and that means it's time to start your seedlings. We've had a couple of warmer days causing all kinds of puddles but there's a lot of snow left to melt. And that's good because we need about 6...
Gardening is a great way to stay active, grow your own food and encourage healthy eating. Gardening can be fun but it can also be a challenge if you don't know much about it. Gardening requires some know-how but where to begin? With this...
You want to be more eco friendly but where to start? You've started your own square foot garden and are growing your own vegetables but what else can you do to lessen your carbon footprint?
If you want to leave the world a better you can...
We were invited on this wonderful spring day to speak with parents at Adath Jeshurun Synagogue. We had the most enjoyable morning talking with them about ways in which they could engage their children with gardening projects. I am always...
What is Iron Earth? Iron Earth is a highly compressed fertilizer like material filled with minerals for your garden. We know that the soil is lacking in minerals and because of that the plants we grow don't contain enough minerals in them making...