Last week Julie Bass, a Michigan homeowner who was slapped with fines and possible jail time for growing a food garden, discovered that a judge had dismissed the garden charges. We reported on on it last week, and Julie was kind enough to reach out with some more details.
Have you guys been following the family in Oak Park, Michigan that got slapped with fines and possible jail time for their food garden?
The Important Media community has been sharing some really wonderful tips on growing your own food, and I wanted to pass along a few of my favorites to you guys!
I’m having some broccoli problems and have a couple of ideas on how to fix it. I’d love to hear tips from you seasoned organic gardeners who have dealt with pest problems!
One of my favorite lazy and easy to grow vegetables is the potato. Last year, I had great success growing a nice stash of potatoes with little effort. Here’s how it works.
A beautiful spiral food garden in Key West, Florida. Have you spotted any interesting food garden designs?
Even more additions to this food growing experiment: more herbs and a lovely lemon tree!
An update on my little container garden. What are you guys growing?
My little container garden is chugging along, and I think part of its success is that I feel accountable to you guys with these updates. I’d love to hear how your gardens are doing, too!
Have you been to Harbor Cafe yet?
If you answered no, stop reading. Go to 535 7th Ave. Santa Cruz, Ca and order the fish tacos and 2 Bloody Marys (or, go on Fridays and get bottomless mimosas!), then come back and finish reading why it’s my favorite restaurant.
Well, I could spend an entire post writing about how much I love their food and the fun loving atmosphere, but instead I’m just going to tell you how excited I am that Whitney and I were asked to plant a vegetable garden for their restaurant!
Now that you have grown beautiful vegetables, lovely flowers or have gorgeous chicken eggs, how do you go about selling them at a farmer’s market? What are some of the tricks of the trade and the lessons learned from veterans?
