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There has been a lot of coverage in the media lately about community gardens and planting vegetables and fruits on public land. The Yardstead is in full support of these ideas and we plan to get invloved when we are able. We will be covering the progress of this movement in detail. I heard a radio interview yesterday with Darrin Nordahl, the author of a new book Public Produce: The new Urban Agriculture. The book is full of details about public spaces already being used for community gardens such as this community gardens program in Portland, OR. The book also includes many ideas for using more....
Well I just finished reviewing a brand new homesteading book by Abigail R. Gehring. The title is "Homesteading: A Back to Basics Guide to Growing Your Own Food, Canning, Keeping Chickens, Generating Your Own Energy, Crafting, Herbal Medicine, and More". This is a very nice hardcover book with lots of great details and contributions from many established homesteaders. Our very own Kathleen contributed an article to the book as well. You may remember...
Hunger in America is a growing issue. Lost jobs due to the current economic situation have resulted in a greater need for food provided to the needy at food banks and local chairities. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, approximately 33 million people, including 13 million children, have substandard diets or must resort to seeking emergency food because they cannot afford the food they need. Research shows that hundreds of hungry children and adults are turned away from food banks each year because of lack of resources.
Launched in 1995, Plant A Row is a public service program of the Garden Writers Association and the GWA Foundation. Plant a row for the hungry campaign is a program for gardeners to give back to your local community. Gardeners plant one extra row in their garden each year. All vegetables or crops in that row are harvested and given to a local family, food bank, or soup kitchen.
This program doesn't require much money to get started. Only one pound of garden vegetables is needed to feed four people. Please consider planting a row in your garden for your local community. Please click http://www.gardenwriters.org/gwa.php?p=par/index.html to find out more about Plant a Row and to read about the success and history of this program.
