Green Options » city farming http://greenoptions.com/tag/city-farming Posts tagged 'city farming' Wed, 20 May 2009 23:56:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Six Urban Farms, From U.S. Coast to Coast http://sustainablog.org/2009/05/20/six-urban-farms-from-us-coast-to-coast/ http://sustainablog.org/2009/05/20/six-urban-farms-from-us-coast-to-coast/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 23:56:55 +0000 Adam Williams http://sustainablog.org/2009/05/20/six-urban-farms-from-us-coast-to-coast/ With spring bringing out the gardener in many of us — veteran, rookie and in between — my household has been expanding our growing. Last year, we had a couple of small vegetable plots that maybe totalled 15-20 square feet. Plus, we created a wildflower and native grass section that stretches to a slim 40 square feet.

This year, we have turned nearly half of our backyard — tiny as it is — into a vegetable garden, adding 125 square feet, or so. I built a wooden-pallet compost bin. And our front yard — yes, tiny front yard — is quickly becoming garden space, too (more flowers, native grasses and such). We’ll soon have a rain barrel. I’ve torn up a 50-foot stretch of sidewalk, and will replace it with a more drainage-friendly, more attractive solution. My wife also has started dozens of vegetable seedlings, which she is giving away for others’ gardens.

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