John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes you on a field trip to Growing Lots urban farm in Minneapolis, MN to share with you how growing lots is transforming parking lots and other small lots in the big city to grow local and organic food for the community. In this episode, you will discover how this urban farm is able to grow over asphalt, concrete or even contaminated soil and still grow healthy vegetables, fruits and herbs. You will also discover some crops that John calls "quick turn" because they will grow fast and you can eat out of your garden sooner rather than later. You will discover some of the common weeds of the farm that can be eaten without ANY labor or effort! You will also learn how to grow your crops before the last frost date and how to better control the weather to your advantage and much, much more. Learn more about growing lots at: http://www.growinglotsurbanfarm.com/

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes you on a tour of his garden to show you he is growing more than just vegetables. In this episode, John will tour you around and share with you some of his fruiting crops including Pineapple Guava, Sweet Goumi, Grape Vines, Passion Fruit, Mexicola Avocado, Loquat, Tamarillo, Babacco, Incan Berry, and Raspberries. After watching this episode you will learn which one of these crops will actually build your soil and produce edible fruits.

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the 2017 Chicago Flower and Garden show to share with you all the edible landscaping and vegetable gardening areas of the show. You also discover what John learned at a seminar as well as discover the top 3 exhibitors that will allow you to grow food at home organically. First, John will take you on a POV tour of the Chicago Flower and Garden Show. Next, he will show you in detail the two display gardens that have to do with growing food. Next, John will share some of the information he learned from some of the displays as well as one of the seminars he attended. Finally, he will visit the exhibitor area to share with you his favorite three exhibitors at this year's show: 0:36:14 Led Habitats - Offers Indoor growing Systems made out of wood and metal that minimizes plastic usage. Includes self-watering wicking bed to start your seedlings or grow pre-seeded mats with vegetables, herbs or edible flowers inside your home. Three different sizes including the deluxe 420 model Learn more at http://www.ledhabitats.com/ 0:56:40 Dr. Earth Fertilizer and Bagged Soil Products - offers organic bagged soil products and fertilizers. You will discover why this is John's favorite organic bagged soil product that is available nationwide at better nurseries near you. http://www.drearth.com 1:02:00 Ted's Greenhouse - Local Nursery that is open year-round for 66+ years that grows ornamentals, vegetables, fruit trees and herbs in the Chicago area. You will discover what sets ted's greenhouse apart from other nurseries in the area and some of the best herbs to grow. https://www.tedsgreenhouse.com Subscribe to GROWINGYOURGREENS for more videos like this: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens Follow John on Instagram: http://instagram.com/growingyourgreens Buy My Seeds at http://growingyourgreens.ecwid.com/ Watch all my videos at: https://www.youtube.com/user/growingyourgreens/videos Referenced Videos: John's Chicago Flower and Garden Show Episode from 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EHCKbnZmdQ John's Chicago Flower and Garden Show Episode from 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qyB6F3U81E John's Chicago Flower and Garden Show Episode from 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPcBMHf542Q

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the easiest plant to grow in your garden that will save you the most money compared to purchasing. In this video John will take a trip to the local Whole Foods Market to share with you how much these produce items normally sell for. He then returns to his garden to share with you some of the herbs he is growing, and demonstrates a simple dip you can make using some of your home-grown herbs and other common ingredients that tastes great and will enable you to eat healthier out of your garden.