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Thursday

Urban Garden Project: July Update

Posted by vergelimbo On 8:11 PM 7 comments


I took these photos of my Urban Garden project July 15th, 2009. This is the fourth season of the garden, and every year it grows bigger and better. I "repurposed" the lot adjoining my shop with the intention of beautifying the space, promoting urban gardening and ensuring a steady supply of delicious fresh fruit and veggies for me and my friends... "Mission Accomplished"



For Further Information: To Learn the Who, How, Why and Where about The Urban Garden Project check out these articles:

Locavores, Patio Gardens and Urban Gardening
Urban Gardening and the Habits of Locavores
Urban Garden Project: Winston-Salem, NC
Urban Garden Project: Composting in the City
Recession Gardening and the Micro CSA Project

In the beginning: After days of weeding, levelling and removing the gravel of the former driveway June 2006

7 comments:

So fabulous!!! my tomatoes are just flowers right now. Cucumbers getting respectable: made 4 pints of pickles this week!

Nora- I saw your cukes... respectable indeed! We will have to arrange a swap...What do you need?
I love pickles.

VL

I always love beets! Also, if you have zucchini surplus I will make pickles out of them.

I'm currently facing an heirloom tomato tsunami, with a sea-swell of peppers and an ominous eggplant deluge looming.... Suggestions? Give me a call

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Hey Phil been a minute! Get in touch with me (336) 518-4382 or nick8438@yahoo.com. I've built a couple organic gardens this summer and I've got a pick-up. 99 ford ranger, oh yes. everything's looking great on the page, buddy, keep it up!

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