Preserving the Future of Food with Heirlooms
Meet Jere Gettle of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, a modern-day pioneer leading the heirloom movement, with the mission to preserve our food supply and teach people about the sustainable nature and diversity of heirloom vegetables.
A Farm Grows in Brooklyn
Farmer Annie Novak, the co-founder of Eagle Street Rooftop Farm, gushes excitedly about her penthouse view. This high-rise is no ordinary bit of open-air space in Greenpoint, Brooklyn—it’s a 6,000 square foot organic vegetable farm whose inhabitants are swiss chard, lemongrass and bok choy.
Grow Indie Seed Giveaway!
Become a fan of Grow Indie and you can win this sweet little selection of seeds from Hometownseeds.com!
Mulch: Stick it to those weeds!
Forget black plastic, there are simple, cheap or free organic mulches you can use that will dramatically make things easier.
Even the Compost Has a House
Building an enclosed structure for my compost pile got a little out of hand. :)
New Life for an Old Wooden Ladder
Blogger Amber Reddinger raids the neighbors' trash and turns a broken ladder into a backyard arbor.
Review: The Soyabella
We tested out the Soyabella in our quest for making our own soy/nut/almond milk. Turns out, it's super easy!
Hello
Marisa Bowe always had a black thumb. Then, ten years ago, she decided to try some flowers around her Brooklyn apartment and her luck changed.
