Green Options » urban gardens http://greenoptions.com/tag/urban-gardens Posts tagged 'urban gardens' Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:57:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en A Little Piece of Earth from City Dirt for Urban Gardeners http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/08/17/a-little-piece-of-earth-from-city-dirt-for-urban-gardeners/ http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/08/17/a-little-piece-of-earth-from-city-dirt-for-urban-gardeners/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:57:50 +0000 Lucille Chi http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/08/17/a-little-piece-of-earth-from-city-dirt-for-urban-gardeners/

City Dirt is a brilliant urban gardening blog. The founder will be publishing the book A Little Piece of Earth this coming winter. Don’t wait to start planting some seeds now and have fun experimenting with growing food in small spaces. It is truly possible!

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]]> http://greenbuildingelements.com/2009/08/17/a-little-piece-of-earth-from-city-dirt-for-urban-gardeners/feed/ Urban Garden as Sustainable Business in New Orleans http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/05/01/urban-garden-as-sustainable-business/ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/05/01/urban-garden-as-sustainable-business/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 19:01:49 +0000 Kelli Peterson http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/05/01/urban-garden-as-sustainable-business/

Good ideas have a life of their own.  That’s what Paul Baricos, Executive Director of the Hollygrove Growers Market and Farm (HGMF) in New Orleans is learning two years after the Carrolton-Hollygrove Community Development Center (CHCDC) set out to figure out how to bring fresh produce to a neighborhood with no real access to affordable food.

The result of this initial vision, and perhaps ten iterations later, is a one-of-a-kind one-acre urban produce and garden center located in the New Orleans community of Carrolton-Hollygrove.  Initiated just two short years ago in partnership with the New Orleans Food & Farm Network, the site is in its fledgling stages of a well mapped out multi-use center.  “We began this journey simply trying to figure out how to bring fresh produce to an under-served community. What has evolved is a vision for this center to be a resource for urban gardening that delivers fresh produce”, relayed Paul.

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]]> http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/05/01/urban-garden-as-sustainable-business/feed/ Vote Saves Community Garden … for Now http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/12/03/vote-saves-community-garden-for-now/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/12/03/vote-saves-community-garden-for-now/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:31:21 +0000 Shirley Siluk Gregory http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/12/03/vote-saves-community-garden-for-now/ Atarom at Wikimedia Commons, public domain)Residents of Madison, Wisconsin, and neighboring Fitchburg are fighting to save a 1 1/2-acre organic community garden from the bulldozer. A vote by local planning officials this week gave them a reprieve, but the solution isn’t permanent yet.

The Capital Times reports that the Drumlin Community Garden sits on property owned by the Alexander Company, which is building a commercial development on its land. The Community Action Coalition of South Central Wisconsin has a one-year lease with Alexander for the garden portion, but the lease runs out this year.

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]]> http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/12/03/vote-saves-community-garden-for-now/feed/ Hidden Victory Garden #1 http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/07/16/hidden-victory-garden-1/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/07/16/hidden-victory-garden-1/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:11:18 +0000 Sarah Pressman Lovinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/07/16/hidden-victory-garden-1/ Alley GardenA few months ago, I watched some members of my community prepare a garden in the alley behind their house. As of mid-July, they have created a veritable produce stand as raspberries, Swiss chard, peppers, and cucumbers are flourishing. Dinner, anyone?

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