12+ Uncommon Leafy Green Vegetables You Can Grow and Eat
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ gives a 1 hour presentation at the 2012 Woodstock Fruit Festival about over a dozen uncommon Leafy Green Vegetables that you can grow and eat. In this episode, John will share his passions about leafy green vegetables with you and why they are so important to him. In addition, John will share information on over a dozen different greens and their growing habits. You will also discover the best 3 ways to consume your leafy green vegetables. After watching this episode you will know why its important to not only grow your greens but eat them too.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ interviews, Curtis Stone, a Urban Farmer who is makes $100,000 a year. Curtis farms in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada on a total of 1/3 acres, most of which he does not own.
In this episode, you will learn about the concepts of decentralized farming on small urban farming plots. You will discover how you can grow a high volume of plants in a small amount of space that will net you the most income, but more importantly build a better community, and help educate others about real, local food.
In this episode you will learn some of the best crops to grow that will enable you to maximize your income and how you can start making money farming in just 30 days.
You will also discover many hints and tips how Curtis has successfully built a farming business by not owning any land in the beginning and starting with a low investment of just $7,000.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares one of his most important tips for having a successful organic biologic garden: Hands On gardening.
In this episode, John will explain what "Hands On Gardening" means to him and how you can become more of a hands on or even hands off gardener after watching this episode.
You will discover why John decided to talk about this topic in this episode, as well as what he is doing in the garden this day.
After watching this episode, you will be empowered to have a more successful and productive garden by simply incorporating the ideas in this episode to your gardening style.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Tucson, Arizona to share with you the Native Seed/SEARCH Store.
The Native Seed/SEARCH organization is a non-profit dedicated to protecting and preserving arid climate crops to nourish the changing world.
John will give you a personal tour of the store in Tucson, Arizona.
You will learn about some of the proven desert adapted vegetable seeds they offer as well as some of their special seeds from their Seed bank that contains over hundreds of varieties of Heirloom Adapted Crops of Southwest North America. John will share some of his favorite varieties of corn, tomato, leafy greens, cucumbers, peppers, squash and even more vegetables.
Next, John will share with you a part of the store that offers gardening supplies such as some books he likes and Olla Bottles and Olla Bottles that allow you to conserve water in your vegetable garden.
You will discover the importance of diversity in the garden and in life and how it is one of the fundamental keys to success in desert vegetable gardening.
You will discover the in-store SEED BANK where you can check out local Tucson Adapted seeds at no-cost so you can get your garden growing. Of course at the end of the season, you can return the newly grown seeds that you produced.
Next, you will discover about some of the local foods of the Southwest and foods that you should be including in your diet. Many of which are more traditional foods before modern foods came into existence. John will also share some valuable tips with you on how you can save lots of money on certain varieties of desert adapted seeds that you can grow in your garden. You will learn about mesquite flour, heirloom corn, heirloom beans, cactus fruit, hot peppers and much, much more.
Finally, John will share with you the one seed rack that EVERY seed store shouldhave and why. You will also learn which desert adapted vegetable seeds John will be purchasing and growing himself in his desert garden.
After watching this episode, you will have a better understanding of some of the crops that can be grown in the desert, the best place to get the seeds for these crops as well as new foods you can try that have been grown in the desert to expand your nutritional diversity and taste sensations in your diet.
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Referenced Videos:
Eat Fresh and Local Food without Growing a Garden (Wild Weeds)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyDOFpltFVk
Seed Sharing Illegal in the USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txRUeuuKex4
Learn More about Native Seed/SEARCH and order Desert Seeds at:
http://www.nativeseeds.org/
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ visits a rock and stone quarry where rock dust is produced. You will learn how it is made and also you will discover if rock dust is sustainable or not?
In this episode, John will ask Tom Vanacore the following questions regarding rock dust:
02:27 How is rock dust sustainable when its a mined product?
04:58 Can you burn with rock dust?
06:39 How does rock dust sequester carbon from the atmosphere in the soil?
08:52 Why it better to add rock dust to wood chips before putting them down?
11:19 Is shipping rock dust sustainable?
14:10 Why is rock dust not available at local garden stores?
17:25 What are some other ways Rock Dust can be more sustainable?
To watch the previous episodes about Rock Dust:
Garden Tour and Soil Remineralization with Rock Dust (part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqBcHRzGRdE
Why Rock Dust Does Not Work and more questions (part 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh3749rxFCw
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes Benji Travis of BenjimanTV on a private tour of his Urban Backyard vegetable garden in the spring. On this garden tour, John will highlight some of the winter, spring and summer plants growing in his zone 9a vegetable garden.
John will offer Benji tastings of many of the different herbs, vegetables, fruits and flowers that are currently growing in the organic garden and you can learn from a chef what some of these foods taste like. You will also discover what vegetables John are growing this time of year.
Along the way you will learn a few things about growing food in the backyard of a standard American tract home in the suburbs and how much food you can truly grow in a small backyard that can help you to easily feed a family of 4.
Referenced Videos:
Largest Self Watering Container that can last a month without watering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTJFZrZmuAk
How I ammend my soil after every growing season
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc4SddI0KCE
My favorite composter - Joraform Insulated Composter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRpdR9vxMo
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you his top 6 worst garden fertilizers you should not use in your garden and his top 6 best fertilizers you should use in your garden.
In this episode, John will share his personal opinions on fertilizers that are currently being sold at stores near you. You will discover why he does not like many commonly used fertilizers available today. You may be shocked that John does not like some of the even organic fertilizers that are sold today.
You will then discover the best 6 fertilizers you should use to build your soil over the long term to grow the healthiest, most nutritious food for you and your family.
After watching this episode, you will have a better understanding of which fertilizers you should purchase and which you may want to avoid.
Referenced links:
Supersize your vegetables with woodchips and rock dust:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEkFFRjDkvs
Learn more about the power of worm castings at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Emu9hwhsc
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you why he had the Aquajet sub-soil water saving irrigation system removed from one of his raised beds. You will also get a update after 3 years of how the system has worked for him.
First, you will learn more about the Aquajet High-Pressure Sub soil irrigation system that conserves water and reduces evaporation. You will see how it is designed an how it works.
Next, John will interview Rob, the owner of Intelligent Irrigation, LLC, the manufacturer of the Aquajet and learn why he will be removing the Aquajet from One of John's beds. You will also learn more about the Aquajet irrigation system.
John will then dig up his current system to find out if any holes were plugged up as some viewers suggested would happen to discover if that was actually the case or not.
Next, Rob will install a whole new aquajet system in the raised bed, ensuring it is installed correctly, at the proper height, with stand-offs so it will not sink too low over the years of enriching the compost on top of the bed. You will get to see this new system installed and fired up and how air is first evacuated out of the pipes that can help aerate your soil and encourage microbial growth.
Finally, John will sit down with Rob, the owner of Intelligent Irrigation, LLC and ask him some questions about the aquajet and reveal why this system was pulled out after only 3 years of operation.
After watching this episode, you will be more familiar with the Aquajet sub soil water saving irrigation system, and know if you should put one in your garden or use standard drip irrigation instead.
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Referenced Episodes:
Original Aquajet Irrigation System Install
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj2Mx7m2gfA
Aquajet Irrigation Questions and Answers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az8SN4hGzzE
Aquajet 6 Month Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQaLEMNelKI
How I grew the Biggest Vegetables with the Aquajet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDiFTG_mNIE
2 Year Review of the Aquajet - How to make it better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zswxyq0PUhA
Learn more about and purchase the AquaJet Irrigation System at:
http://www.intelligentirrigationllc.com/
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to get special GYG discounted pricing on the Aquajet. Tell him you saw the GYG video for the discount.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to a viewers home to share with you their backyard container garden. In this episode you will learn exactly how you can set up a backyard container garden which is an excellent way to grow a garden if you rent or have commitment phobias about making changes to your property. After watching this episode you will have the knowledge you need to get out and grow a organic vegetable garden today, so you can start harvesting your own fresh vegetables and fruits and tasting the difference tomorrow.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to his friends house to install a 4'x4' Square Foot Raised Bed Garden. In this video you will learn more about Raised Bed Gardening and see the entire process on how you can easily set up a raised bed kit so you can start growing food, all in just a few hours.