August 4th, 2012 | D.I.Y., Grow Your Own, Sustainable, city, community, detroit, farm, food, food desert, garden, health, urban farm
What a great documentary! It is so amazing to see all the footage of Detroit and the urban farms scattered among the decomposing buildings. This is a really inspiring movement.
Get involved. More info at www.urbanrootsamerica.com
July 27th, 2011
Little Mikko and Amaia come for a visit and help me pick the diakons from my boulevard garden. According to Masanobu Fukuoka who wrote One Straw Revolution, diakons are a good plant to help you dig up hard, stony soil. I dug up the area outside our apartment this year and decided to try an ex ...
November 5th, 2009
I recently read a book I have been waiting a while to get my hands on. Endgame, Vol. 1: The Problem of Civilization by Derrick Jensen. I first read Derrick Jensen's work in 2006 when we moved to Neversink in the Catskills, among the reservoirs that supply New York City with its world renowned water. ...
July 4th, 2009
The gardeners of Vancouver BC create stunning gardens full of color. Gardens in this city have become a synthesis of the many cultures that have come together and now live side by side, sharing seeds and garden tips. These are a selection of some of my favorite flowers. ...
