Edible School Yard Garden Teaches 1,000 Students a Year about Food
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the Edible School Yard in Berkeley, California. In this video you will learn how the kids at Martin Luther King Middle School is Learning how to grow, harvest and even prepare local, healthy food. After watching this epsiode you will hopefully be inspired to start a home garden today.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ makes a special trip to Milwaukee, Wisconson to show you how YOU can grow in the winter time - in the snow! After watching this video you will know how you can grow in the snow. You will also learn more about what they are growing at Will Allens place - Growing Power.
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
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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/ goes on a field trip to the Alemany Farmers Market in San Francisco and shares with you the crops you can buy at the farmers market, take home and plant to grow your own food at home. In this episode, John shares some of his favorite fruits and vegetables you can start from produce at your local farmers market or even grocery store (provided its fresh). In this episode John will share how many popular produce items such as onions, shallots, garlic, tumeric, wild potato, sunchokes, chayote squash, green onions, peanuts and more can be taken home and planted to grow your own garden.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ interviews fruit expert, Ken Love and he shares which 7 tropical fruit trees/plants can be grown from seed or cutting and that will produce in under 3 years. In this episode you will which tropical fruit trees / vines and plants you should plant so you can start eating out of your tropical garden sooner rather than later. This episode is geared towards people that live in tropical climates, and may not apply to growing tropical fruits in Northern (cold) climates. After watching this episode you will discover the fastest growing fruiting crops as well as some interesting information about them.
To learn more about Ken Love and purchase some of his awesome posters visit:
http://hawaiifruit.net/
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers the question, Should I cut down the tree on my property to grow a vegetable garden. In this episode, John will share with you his answer which might surprise you...
John will talk about the benefits and drawbacks of having trees on your property and a system for determining if you should remove it or not. After watching this episode you will be better equipped to determine if you should or should not cut down that tree to grow more food for you and your family.
Finally, John will share with you what you should do with your cut down trees to further enrich your garden with the resources you have on your property.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how you can easily grow herbs inside using the Smart Herb Garden by Click and Grow which is a fully automatic growing system excellent for beginners.
In this episode, John and his girlfriend unbox and set up the Smart Herb Garden by Click and Grow and share with you how easy it is to grow your own herbs in your kitchen. The Smart herb garden is a fool-proof method of growing herbs even if you have brown thumbs, or even no thumbs.
In this episode, you will discover the different kinds of herbs and vegetables you can grow in the Smart Herb Garden, How easy it is set up this garden and how anyone can set up this self-contained, portable garden complete with energy efficient LED lights.
The herbs that will be grown in the Smart herb garden include: Basil, Thyme and Lemon Balm. The only thing you need to do to ensure your success with the smart herb garden is to add water!
After watching this episode, you will learn how simple it is to use and set up the Smart Herb Garden by Click and Grow and if you should purchase it for yourself or as a gift.
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Referenced Videos:
Growing with the Aerogarden 7 Review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwDhCxytKFQ
Aerogarden 7 LED - 60 Day Update + Soup Recipe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r4dCdpTf6Y
Apartment Container Self-Watering Garden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJRSjaycVGE
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Pine Jog Elementary School in West Palm Beach Florida to learn how they are teaching kids to grow food. In this episode, you will learn about some of the sustainable ways they are using including collecting rain water, composting, and re-using commonly discarded items to grow food. You will also discover the two ways they are growing food in a vertical hydroponic system and using square foot gardening in a raised bed. After watching this episode, you have a better understanding of what they are growing and what crops you can grow sucessfully in South Florida.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the 5 easy steps to start growing a vegetable garden in one of the most inhospitable enviroments in the US... Las Vegas. You will discover the specific resources and how you can successfully grow a garden in Las Vegas with the tips and techniques in this video. If you live in any other desert climates, you will be able to use some of the tips and tricks that John uses in Las Vegas in your similar climate. If you do not live in Las Vegas or a desert climate you can learn some of the overall principles that John shares on the secrets to his growing success that will work anywhere plants grow.
In this episode some of the wisdom you will learn includes:
Best soil to use
Container Gardening
Raised Bed Gardening
Raised Bed Materials
Best Soil Ammendments to use
Best Edible Plants to Grow
Plants that grow best in the arid desert environment
Best Irrigation systems
How to water properly in the desert
Best crops to grow indoors year round
Best vegetables to grow in the summer time heat
Choosing the best place to grow your vegetables
Should I shade my garden from the sun?
Refilling your raised bed after every season
and much, much more.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ demonstrates his preferred method of food preservation for the peppers he is growing. In this episode, you will learn what John's favorite 3 peppers are this year, as well as see from harvesting, to cutting to dehydrating how to dehydrate your hot and sweet peppers in the excalibur dehydrator