Hawaiian Vanilla Company store and farm.
Field Trip: The Hawaiian Vanilla Company Farm
The folks at the Hawaiian Vanilla Company want you to know that most companies use an exploited labor force to grow vanilla beans. But they don't.
Podcast: Jill Ragan
This week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast we chat with Jill Ragan, author of The Tiny but Mighty Farm.
Tasha Powell, President of AFC
Podcast: Appetite For Change with Tasha Powell
This week's guest on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is an inspiration in every way. Tasha Powell took her own journey toward growing food, and turned it into the community-led non-profit organization now called Appetite for Change, in North Minneapolis, MN.
Round the corner to the entrance to the farm and you're greeted with roses and hay bales.
Field Trip: Cal Poly Pomona’s Kellogg Ranch
It was 5:30 in the morning when I got in the car to drive the hour it would take to get to Cal Poly Pomona. By the time I arrived the sun was just creeping over the mountains, streaking light across the sleepy landscape. It revealed acres of open pasture, rows of fruit trees and yes, even the classic red barn. Translucent greenhouses glowed amber in front of the sun's assent. After driving through the long stretch of city life,…
The Next Step in Urban Homesteading – Keeping Chickens
Call me a control freak, but I like to know where my food comes from. I started growing my own food to get fresh, healthy produce, to use less water, fewer pesticides and harmful chemicals - but really, to know where my food comes from. That was great, but I thought, "What else can I do to close the loop here? To be more self-reliant?" Composting and