John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares his experience about his garden being vandalized. In this episode, you will learn what happen to John's garden and how a vandal destroyed over 2 years of work in just a few minutes. You will also learn how John is dealing with this malicious act of vandalism that is against the law and what you may want to do should this happen to you. You will discover some ways to prevent vandals from eating the fruits and vegetables you are growing. You will also learn how to deter vandalism or stealing from your garden, farm or community garden plot. After watching this episode, you will be better able to deal with vandalism before or even after it occurs. 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/ 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/ takes you on a field trip to the 2014 National Hardware Show into the Lawn & Garden and other Pavillions to share with you the best new products that will allow you to grow more food at home. In this episode John will share with the following products that he feels are valuable to people who want to grow food at home: 3:08 Solar Water Sprite - Waters potted plants with solar power automatically. http://www.solarwatersprite.com/ 4:58 LGarden - High End Elevated Raised Bed Garden at waist height for no bending or wheel chairs, or while sitting. http://elevatedgardening.com/ 6:01 Pest Traps for Stink Bugs, Japanese and Oriental Beetles and Fruit Flys. http://www.rescue.com/ 12:03 Shelter Logic Greenhouses - Sturdy and durable greenhouses, hoop houses, raised bed cover to protect your crops that save water and grow the best to expand your growing season http://www.shelterlogic.com/ 19:01 Vertical Garden - Least Expensive Vertical Garden to Grow herbs in the winter time or anytime of year that is self-watering http://www.way2gro.com 20:19 Solar Powered Irrigation Controller - Automatic Solar Powered Rainwater irrigation system, Solar powered irrigation control with moisture sensor also container garden kit with automatic watering powered by solar power. http://www.anctech.com/ 27:35 Salad Green Grower - grow over a half dozen heads of lettuce Indoor or Outdoor Lettuce using hydroponics for under $50 http://mosshealthygreen.com.au/ 29:44 Grow Light Garden - Grow microgreens and herbs or plant starts indoors any time of year. http://www.futureharvest.com/ 32:28 Cargo Apron - Make your hatchback car or SUV into a truck so you can haul compost, wood chips or just keep it clean. http://www.cargoapron.com/ 33:51 Plantongs - Easily get plants out of pots or 6 packs for planting, useful for people with arthritis or limited mobility. http://www.plantongs.com/ 35:00 Tomboy - Tomato and other edible support bracket / cage that can be installed at any time to support your plants even after they have been growing. http://watergain.com/ 36:15 Quick Garden Pro - Fabric Raised Beds in 2 foot, 3 foot and 4 foot diameter with handles and hemmed edge to stay more upright. Easiest to Assemble. http://www.hanesgeo.com 37:21 Irish Eyes Garden Seeds - Specializing in short season seeds and heirloom varieties of potatoes, onions and gardlic http://info.irisheyesgardenseeds.com/ 38:25 Heavy Duty 8 foot x 4 foot Raised Bed greenhouse Enclosure - Start your season earlier and extend your harvest. http://www.growitnow.com/gyg/ 39:18 Plant it Now Jumbo Greenhouse - individual green house for plants, largest size I have ever seen http://www.growitnow.com/gyg/ 40:35 Coco Absorb - Uses Natural Coconut Coir Fiber to Clean up oil spills, paint, pots and pans and more! http://www.cocoabsorb.com/ 41:53 Food Cycler - Reduce your food waste by 90% and make nutrient rich ammendments for your potted plants or garden. http://www.nofoodwaste.com use discount code gyg to save $100 45:31 Compost Shredder - Shred your food scraps so you can make compost up to 10x faster than not shredding. Also great for worm bins.http://www.thegreencycler.com/ 48:20 Worm Bombs - 6 varieties of Worm eggs that come packaged in composting packaging with stabilized worm eggs that will last 6 months. http://www.thegreencycler.com/products/worm-bombs/ 51:43 Pot Poppers - Stabilized Nematodes to Rid your indoor potted plants with beneficial nemetodes to get rid of fungas nats. http://www.environmentalfactor.com 53:05 Nemaglobes - Rid your garden soil of grubs with beneficial nematodes. http://www.environmentalfactor.com 54:01 Small Space Vegetable Plants - Cucumbers, Peppers, Tomatoes, Basil that will stay small, compact and yield great in a small space such as a patio, container or small raised bed garden. http://www.burpeehomegardens.com/ http://www.burpee.com/ 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 2012 National Hardware Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knHZdXCl_sk Learn about the products at the 2013 National Hardware Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACEmsa14bDs

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes you on a field trip to Las Vegas, Nevada to share with you a company that is making soil just 1 mile from the famous Las Vegas sign. Wondersoil is a soil that can be used as a soil-less grow medium or added to your garden soil to make it even better. They also create unique coconut coir based blends used for seed starting, patching holes, seeding lawns, filling gopher holes and more. In this episode you will learn how the wondersoil works and what sets it apart from other coconut coir based products that are currently available. You will then get a how-its-made style tour of the wonder soil facility to learn how they actually make the wonder soil in las vegas using the finest organic (and non organic) ingredients to get proven results. Finally, John will share how you can purchase a special organic wondersoil seed starting mixture that he helped to formulate that includes his favorite soil ammendments such as worm gold plus worm castings, rock dust, kelp and more. To get the special deal go to: http://wondersoil.com/promo/