The food we are growing in the world today is not as nutrient dense as it was 30 years ago and according to some researchers, it is declining at a rapid rate. This is due to our growing conditions. We are trying to grow more food per acreage to feed more people. Our soils…
Tag: Urban Potager
Create a Garden this Year for help with Stress in your Life
I had goals in 2017 to post each week ( which I plan on doing) but got side tracked due to some health issues. My health issues are not something that is life threatening. They are something many people deal with in life. I have often written on here about my “anxiety” attacks. They are…
Do you know about battling stress with Lemon Balm Tea?
After I had been diagnosed with cancer in 2000, I started having issues with “stress and anxiety” in my life. I mentioned this to my doctor years ago, and she prescribed a drug called Zoloft. I tried it for a few weeks, and it did make me feel better, but the thought of having to…
Grow your own from seed
When you learn to grow from seed your plants, you are no longer dependent on what the local nursery/garden center sells each season. A whole new variety of annual/perennial edible foods can be grown right where you live in the city. I grow all my annual vegetables, herbs and flowers from seed and do not…
You can live an organic life in the city
What is a city? What defines a city? According to Webster Dictionary, a city is a place where people live and work that is larger or more important than a town. Different countries define what a city or town is, so take a closer look at where you live. Where are you located in proximity…
Grow your food with flowers and herbs in a cottage style or potager garden right in the city
Grow your food with your flowers In the city, we don’t have a lot of space to work with so what better approach then to mix leafy edibles in containers or garden beds around our homes.If you want to start growing more organic vegetables in the city, you need to look at your lot as a…
Do you still purchase your annuals from the big box store? I no longer do + it is well worth all the mistakes along the way!
I no longer purchase any annuals for our garden. I remember the days, I would go to the store and purchase trays of annuals to put in my garden. I grow all mine from seed since I learned how simple it is to grow your annuals at home. I can’t imagine doing it any other…
Not enough time is too much busyness + we need to slow it down and get back to the basics of life…
When my kids were younger it seemed as if all we talked about was how busy we all were…how we were not able to do this or that because we were so busy doing this or that, here or there, and never had time to do this or that because we were so BUSY….diddle de…
The most important part of our gardens are the people
This week in the Midwest we have been experiencing terrible spring weather which brings damaging high winds and sometimes tornadoes. I have lived all my life in the midwest of the USA, and tornado watches are part of spring, but the last few years, and maybe it is because of the media it just seems there…
Elementary my dear,it is a citified kitchen garden
Since I first learned to read I have been a big mystery fan. I love the challenge of trying to figure out “who done it.” I do not watch too much tv, but what TV I do watch is many mysteries. I am a big fan since childhood of Sherlock Holmes, so when they have…
We live in a supersized society, but “right sized” might be better for us…
Why do we have to supersize everything?We need to start being more innovative and solving our solutions by making things happen with what we have, don’t you think? Sarah Susanka an architect that started the Not so Big house Series feels that we don’t need “bigger houses” we just need to “rework our space” to…
I love my newspaper pots they make growing in small spaces affordable!
I integrate a variety of growing methods into my urban potager, and John Jeavons biointensive is one that I find works well for small spaces. I start in January, and I am in the dirt until fall! This year I am growing more plants for people who need help growing. My newspaper pots are the most…
Immunity Gardens 