Urban Farm Grows over 1000 Pounds of Produce on 2 Lots to Feed the Community
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Boone Street Farm in Baltimore, Maryland to share with you this urban farm and community garden. In this episode, you will learn about Boone Street farm that was started in 2010 and each year grows over 1000 pounds of produce for the local community as well as teaches others how to cultivate gardening skills and grow their own food. After watching this episode you will know what is growing on at Boone Street farm.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to a you pick farm. In this episode you will learn when you should harvest your carrots and how to get connected back to the food you eat.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com shares with you one of his time saving techniques that enables him to evenly space out his plants and plant things fast in his growums container garden. In this episode John will purchase veggies and herb starts at a farmers market and then show you how he makes some templates to save time when seeding or planting his starts. After watching this episode you will be able to create templates to quickly and easily plant out your garden to save time.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how he uses solar power to grow vegetables in his backyard home garden to feed his clan. In this episode, you will learn about the most cost effective solar lights and panels you can use to light up your garden at night that operate on 100% sun power and turn on automatically as security lights.
You will also discover the benefits of using energy efficient LED lighting both in the garden and your home to save energy and have a higher quality light to help reduce the amount of resources you and your family use.
After watching this episode, you will know how you can light your garden with 100% free energy from the sun, so you can work outside late, harvest your fruits, vegetables herbs, provide more light for your plants to grow bigger or just have enough free light to film a youtube video.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the easiest way to make fermented pickle radishes. In this episode, John will give you an update of his pepper plants that were companion planted with radishes grew. You will discover what John does with all his extra radishes that he doesn't eat fresh: Make a Delicious Pickle Radish Recipe.
Next, John will share with you the 3 simple ingredients you need to make the most delicious cultured pickled radishes: Radishes, Salt and Pure Water. You will learn the type of salt John prefers and how to prepare your radishes for pickling. You will also learn about the special Jar that John uses for pickling to ensure your success.
Finally John will demonstrate making the picked radishes and his special tips to ensure he gets a good fermented radish every single time.
After watching this episode, you will discover how to store and preserve your radishes in their raw and natural state for a year or more that will retain the highest levels of nutrition so you can build your health.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the home of Phil to share with you his his heirloom fruit tree orchard. In this video you will learn about some of the techniques that Phil uses to grow a home orchard plus learn how he is able to grow tropical fruit trees in a sub-tropical environment. After watching this episode you will be aware of many varieties of fruit trees that you may not have known about.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the Tropical edibles nursery on the Big Island of Hawaii. In this episode, John will highlight the fruits and vegetables that are easy to grow in a tropical climate such as Hawaii. You will learn the difference between perennial edible vegetable and regular annual vegetables that must be replanted every so often. During this episode, John will share his favorite tropical edible vegetables you should grow in tropical climates. You will also discover how you can landscape with edibles in your yard to allow you to grow your own food at home. After watching this episode you will have the knowledge you need to know what specifically to plant in Hawaii or other tropical locations to have an edible garden with minimal effort.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how he uses it before he loses it in his vegetable garden. In this episode John some tips he uses to maximize the harvest out of his garden so he can eat more out of his garden instead of the supermarket. John will talk about harvesting leaves before they go south, also using flowering tops to eat, also utilizing edible flowers as well as garlic scapes and so much more. After watching this episode hopefully you will be empowered to squeeze every last bit of food stuff out of your garden and eat it.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers your organic gardening questions:
1. Where can I get the micronized Azomite that you use in your show?
2. Will you upgrade to 720p / HD and a better mic?
3. Should I plant a fall/winter garden now or should I wait until spring time?
4. Can I eat the tops of carrots or are they poisonous
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you a half dozen examples of how you can have a vertical garden by using some of the space you already have. In this episode, John visits the 2014 Chicago Flower and Garden show and shares with you all the exhibits that are growing food to give you ideas on how you can grow your own food too. You will learn many ways of growing food vertically, along with what you should do month by month if you live in chicago to keep your garden growing successfully.
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