John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ visits a Self-Reliant Urban Homestead in the desert to share with you how they are creating fertilizer from local waste resources including their own! You will also discover many ways to build your soil by creating several types of compost using local and free resources. You will also discover some techniques they are using in the Las Vegas desert to grow more food by reusing some commonly throw away materials. In this episode, John gives you a tour around this newly established homestead to share with you some of the ways that the family are becoming more eco and peaceful at the same time by conserving the earths resources while enabling them to grow food to be more sustainable. At the end of the tour, John will interview the homesteaders about why they are growing their food, and why they are using many local, free resources to grow their own food. You will also discover tips on how you can be more eco-peaceful in your life. Learn more about the Mummas at: http://www.ecopeaceful.com http://www.youtube.com/ecopeaceful/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaIMOEPxjDH6NbK4wbBTe2w Subscribe to GrowingYourGreens for more videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens Follow John on Instagram at: https://instagram.com/growingyourgreens/

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers your organic gardening questions. In this episode, John will answer the following questions: 00:54 How many bags of compost do I need to fill my 4'x8'x 12" raised bed? 03:23 How can I avoid my plants drowning in my raised bed in heavy rain? 05:45 Do you have seeds for sale? 06:39 Can I grow a dwarf oranges grown in a greenhouse in Oklahoma? 08:08 My leaves of Purple Tree collards taste leathery and don't have much flavor? 10:30 Can I use an expired drum of salt cured vegetables as a compost tea? 12:25 Can you purchase sunflower seeds for sprouting at walmart? 14:58 Do you have any information on growing arugula? 15:37 Can you send me some seeds for my 2013 garden? 16:39 How can I find the video with you and Leslie Doyle in Las Vegas? 17:40 What soil company in Northern California would you recommend? 18:40 How do I get my neighbors stop stereotyping me? They think im growing Smokable California Stuff / Medicinal Herb / Weed ? 20:23 How can I make the mix you used in your Growums containers? 21:00 Do you ever fertilize your plants in the Growums or do you just water? ... keep on growing!