The broccoli we grow at McRorie Community Garden is so tasty it sometimes doesn't make it home! I had this as a lunch reward after planting some good, hardy vegetables for my Spring garden.…
Click on the photo above to see several beautiful ways people are organizing their organic gardens. I am also reading a book about gardening called "Gardening for the Future of the Earth", by Howard-Yana Shapiro and John Harrison. It has chapters by a variety of authors many who have been mentioned by members of Zoobird in… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on February 12, 2010 at 12:39pm —
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Yesterday, I headed up to McRorie Community Garden and had a look at my patch. There were some radishes ready to pick. Thanks to Zoobird Bob Tuskin and his Survivalist seeds for these! I gathered some mint and collard greens, as well.…
We have had some cold weather here in Gainesville, haven't we? Well, settle back, click the video above and listen to One Love performed by musicians around the world and have a stroll through McRorie Community Garden with me...
Here's yours truly, happy to be at the garden. But, it's been freezing at night and some… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on January 15, 2010 at 2:30pm —
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What a beautiful afternoon! Click on the photo above to see some gorgeous pix of the garden.
My jalapeno peppers yielded a few hot ones for the weekend. There's nothing better than fresh picked peppers. These aren't too firey hot, but they're a lot hotter than Poblanos or… Continue
Whenever I begin a blog post with the title "...and Everything Else...", I'm going to do some free associating. So brace yourself.
It's a sunny day here in the Swamp (as I affectionately call Florida, where I live now). Here I am, minding my own business and just piddling around. I really should be outside, riding a cool, red bike I just got. Click the photo below to go to the Bike Zoo and read along with me… Continue
Before we begin, please set the tone by clicking on this music video* and smile while you read this, because it's going to make you feel good!
What is community supported agriculture (CSA)? CSA's are farms that operate on the community's promise to support them, sharing the risks. Magnolia…Continue
Added by Michael Levin on December 17, 2009 at 10:30am —
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Some of you may remember Bruce from the McRorie Community Garden. Don't worry. He hasn't passed away! He's just moved on. Hope he comes back sometime. I loved his patch. He had climbers that covered the sides of the unique, fencelike structure he put up surrounding his garden...
I dropped by the garden this weekend. The workday last weekend was a huge success. If you recall, the summer growth in McRorie Community Garden was begging for attention.…
Today, I visited my patch at the garden. Click on the photo above to see some of my favorite things in the garden. You'll see some nice, ripening jalapeños. The cinnamon basil is finally growing enough so I can grab handfuls of it. There are some delicious cherry tomatoes. You'll see some urban mandalas. The mandalas have been moved to new places in the garden… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on August 16, 2009 at 10:30pm —
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(Pedalpalooza Permaculture Tour - checking out Home Organic Gardens in Portland, OR - photo by Michael Levin)
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Fall is approaching. How do you decide what to plant? It depends on a few things, like where you live and what you like to eat! Portland folks love home gardens. Oregon has fertile ground and lots of rain. Florida, on… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on August 9, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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Yesterday was another beautiful day at the McRorie Community Garden, As you can see in the photo above, the garden isn't all about veggies. There are some patches with beautiful flowers. Click on the photo to see the entire set I took yesterday.
I rode in on my bike around sunset.… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on May 14, 2009 at 10:11am —
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This week the McRorie Garden was particularly beautiful. Click the photo above to see a set of shots I took. My tomatoes are growning nicely. A few of the watermelon sprouts I planted are rooting. It's looking good!
How's your spring garden looking?
Added by Michael Levin on May 10, 2009 at 11:36am —
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It was, in fact a fine day at the garden! I will add more to this post after dinner. I'll explain the photos in the set. You can get a preview by clicking on the photo of Ku and his faithful bug protected with shirt to repel bugs friend, Salam. Stay tuned!
This, my friends, is how yesterday's collard greens wound up on… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on April 22, 2009 at 8:00pm —
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"Last year, Googling “Houston” and “organic,” Marcella Murff found the Last Organic Outpost’s Web site. She admired the photos and the philosophy, but it was Joe’s poetry that really caught her attention — poems that praise “planting seeds of change” and “building micro-communities of living soil.” Who was this guy?
She drove to the Emile Street farm, the biggest of Last Organic’s two… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on March 17, 2009 at 1:30pm —
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Hop skipped from treehugger to http://www.kitchengardeners.org/ and eattheview.org. the theme is getting the white house to put in an organic vegetable garden. there's a place on http://www.kitchengardeners.org/ to sign a petition.
check it out.
Carla