Seed Saving: How to Collect and Save Arugula Seeds
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how he saves his arugula seeds. In this episode, you willl learn when is the right time to harvest your seeds, as well as the best way to remove most debris without expensive seed saving equipment. In addtion you will discover the best ways to save your seeds for storage.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you one of the most important assets you can make for free. In this epsiode, John shares with you the high cost of bagged compost, and how organic gardeners should value compost for the benefits it offers.
Learn how to make your own compost at
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnBuE20QUirXOS7su3vufeEv_9Kk2pK1q
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the Seed Bank in Petaluma, California that offers over 1450 varieties of open pollinated, heirloom seeds that enable people to grow unique and different varieties of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers to keep the genetic diversity alive. In this episode John visits the Petaluma branch of the Baker Creek Seed Company on their 4th Year Anniversary and gives you a tour of the place as well as goes over some of his favorite non-GMO seeds that are available at the seed bank.
To Learn more about Baker Creek visit:
http://www.rareseeds.com/
To get your 3 day ticket to the Heirloom Expo and Heirloom Gardener Magazine:
http://www.theheirloomexpo.com/
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Sonoma Compost, which is where he sources the majority of the organic compost he uses in his garden. In this episode, you will learn the best source of compost in Sonoma County. You will also see what they are growing in their test garden, and how to load compost into bags so you don't need a truck.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the best leafy greens in your garden to harvest for salads. In this episode John harvests his dinner out of his growums container garden that was planted from starts about 6 weeks ago (and from seed 10 weeks ago). You will learn why harvesting some leaves from your garden is beneficial for both you and the plant.. Finally you will discover how to make a mouth-watering whole food based salad dressing using only two ingredients and a blender.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the Big Lots to share with you some inexpensive items that will allow you to grow more food at home. In this episode, John will share some of the items that he feels can be valuable at the Big Lots including a Raised Bed Cover for $20, a Green House for $20, a Seed Starting Tray for $4 and so much more.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to West Oakland to show you how the non-profit People's Grocery is building the health of the community by growing an urban garden. In this episode John will share with you raised beds growing over concrete sidewalks, an aquaponic system that uses fish waste to feed edible vegetables and a unique food forest garden that feeds the residents of West Oakland. In addition you will learn about some unique perennial crops that are being grown in this urban garden that would be perfect to grow in the Bay Area and other frost-free gardens around the world.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you an entire city block in South Los Angeles that is now growing food. In this episode John shares with you the results of a guerrilla gardening project that was installed in South LA in August 2013 by over 100 guerrilla gardeners. You will discover how this project looks about 1/2 year later and if residents of the area are continuing to use the raised beds to grow food.
Do you think its a good idea to install raised bed gardens for people so they can grow their own food if they choose? Do you feel most people value fresh food from the garden?
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you his daily green juice that he picks fresh from the garden. In this episode you will discover John's favorite way to consume the leafy green vegetables he grows. You will learn a simple and easy green juice recipe that is guaranteed to delight any palette. You will also learn some of the benefits of juicing along with the best juicer to make a green juice. Finally you will learn the best place to purchase your juicer, blender or dehydrator that will allow you to consume more of the foods you grow in your garden so you don't have to purchased processed foods from the grocery store.
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John's other YouTube Channel with Juicer demonstrations:
http://www.youtube.com/rawfoods/
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http://www.discountjuicers.com/omeganc800.html
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ harvests his highest yielding perennial root crop: Jerusalem Artichokes. In this episode you will learn more about the Jerusalem Artichoke aka Sunchokes. You will also discover how much they can yield in just a 3 gallon pot. It literally self-sows and will continue to grow once its planted to give you access to a year round, underground calorie source. After watching this episode, you will learn just some of the benefits of the Jerusalem Artichoke.
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