John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Blue Horizon Farm, a 1.5 acre farm that practices biointensive, organic and veganic growing techniques. In this episode, you will learn how a family has converted 1.5 acres of grass, weeds and trash into a productive organic farm t hat produces 25% of the food the family eats and is growing to increase that number. John will take you on a tour of this farm, sharing with you all the major areas of the farm including: Composting Area, Seed Starting Area, Fertilizer Area, Garden Bed Area, Fruit Tree Orchard, and much, much more. You will discover how this family farm doesn't use plastic to start its seeds to grow baby plant starts, but instead uses homemade wooden crates with a soil blocker. You will also learn how this family makes it own fertilizer by using a special plant that they grow on site: confrey. You will learn one of the best leafy green vegetables that should be grown in the hot summer season in South Florida. You will discover why John is weary of produce that "looks too good" and what to do with your produce when it has bug holes and is imperfect. Finally, John will sit down with Laura Sutton, one of the farmers and ask her questions about the farm such as: Why did you decide to start the farm? Why do you use comfrey tea? Why did you choose not to grow animals on your farm? Why are adding fermented foods to your diet important? and much, much more Subscribe to GrowingYourGreens for more videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens Follow John on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/growingyourgreens/ Referenced Videos: Harvesting Malabar Spinach Berries to Make Juice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gl2HjFt0IU Connect with Laura and Purchase her Fermented Foods at: http://drinkliveculture.com

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ interviews MIT, the master grower at North Coast Naturals to share with you how you can control pests on cannabis organically. You will learn how to contol pests such as Spider Mites, Broad Mites, Aphids, Fungus Gnats, Powdery Mildew or PM and much more. You will learn some of the top organic, natural and biologic controls that can be used on cannabis as well as other herbs, vegetables and fruits that is natural and not have the undesirable effects that chemical and synthetic pesticides, fungicides do. You will also discover why John is so passionate about spreading the knowledge of natural, organic growing and what you can do to improve the quality of your lives and of the lives of others. MIT will answer the following questions in this episode: 01:42 Why is it important to get rid of the chemical pesticides in cannabis? 03:29 What are the top pests that occur when growing annabis? 11:56 How can you deal with Powdery Mildew using organic methods? 16:18 How do you deal with fungus gnats using organic controls? 21:10 What are some cultural practices that you do to prevent pests and diseases? 25:50 How important is to sterilize your rooms and equipment before every crop? 27:10 What are the other pests that may affect cannabis and what can be done? 28:00 Any last tips that you would like viewers out there to know? After watching this episode you will learn the answers to these questions and probably a whole lot more. This is part 1 of 3 episodes. Please subscribe to be notified when the other episodes are up. You can watch part 1 of this series at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14plpEMWmck Watch part 2 of this series at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK1xEf8V8HE

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes you on a field trip to the 2017 National Hardware Show into the Lawn & Garden Pavillion to share with you the best new products that will allow you to grow more food at home. In this episode, special guest, Jake Mace, the Vegan Athlete will join John at this year's show! In this episode John will share with the following products that he feels are valuable to people who want to grow food at home: 03:10 Tree Diaper - an olla style device for your trees that can catch and hold up to 30 gallons of rainwater and release the water when the soil is dry without any complicated irrigation system or timers. Also had similar solutions for potted plants and raised beds. https://www.treediaper.com/ 09:56 Soil Savvy - Best soil test kit that tests actual nutrients available in the soil your plants can absorb. Unlike other soil test kits which basically see what's in the soil. This soil test kit simulates the roots of your plants and will actually absorb the nutrients your plant would. This offers you better guidance as to what you can do to improve your soil and your vegetable gardening. https://unibestinc.com/industries/lawn-garden.html 16:33 Vegepod - A Self-Watering Raised Bed Garden kit that waters your plants so you don't have to. It also keeps out pests from eating your organically grown vegetables. It is self-contained so it can be moved if you are renting your home. It can be elevated so you can garden without bending down or from a wheelchair. It is easy to assemble food grade polypropylene with UV stabilizers. https://vegepod.com/ 22:59 Summary with Jake Mace and Final Thoughts After watching this episode you will learn about these products as well as learn a thing or two about gardening along the way. Learn about the products at the 2016 National Hardware Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDtRgvfSfwg Learn about the products at the 2015 National Hardware Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzZtHLoPTwo Learn about the products at the 2014 National Hardware Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaZ2Q4qZck4 Learn about the products at the 2013 National Hardware Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACEmsa14bDs Learn about the products at the 2012 National Hardware Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knHZdXCl_sk Learn about the products at the 2011 National Hardware Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLTjob3LGr0 Check out Jake Mace's Youtube Gardening Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/user/VeganAthlete Watch Jake's episode at the Hardware show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dZPkiFvT0c Watch all GrowingYourGreens Videos at: https://www.youtube.com/user/growingyourgreens/videos Subscribe to GrowingYourGreens for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens Follow John on Instagram at: https://instagram.com/growingyourgreens/ Talk to John for 5 minutes: https://www.fiverr.com/groworganic/be-your-organic-gardening-coach-for-10-minutes Buy Seeds John Grew at http://growingyourgreens.ecwid.com/

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the 2011 San Francisco Flower and Garden Show and shares with you the edible landscape displays that show you ways to grow more food. In addition, he will share some of the different areas of the show, including Sproutopia, the area for kids where an organization is teaching kids about growing food.