Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is the term we use to describe the methods involved in controlling animals and insects in the garden. Before listing them it is important to point out the following: 1) Not all insects in the garden are harmful. Familiarize yourself with who the good bugs aka beneficials are and those that […]
Our story begins with David Gido, Headmaster of the Making a Difference Foundation Tanzania (MDFT) Garden School, a small primary school in Arusha, Tanzania, the gateway to the best Safaris in Africa. As a teacher, David wanted to do something about the growing number of HIV/AIDS orphans that were not attending primary school. He started […]
The following is a guest post from OneSeedChicago.com. If you are a Chicago gardener please vote, everyone else, take notes, perhaps you’ll be inspired to start a similar program in your city. NeighborSpace’s One Seed Chicago project lets Chicago gardeners vote on their favorite seed then distributes the winning seed for free to encourage urban […]
New 2012 seed catalogs have started to show up in the mail. Still makes me feel like a kid to peruse them while dreaming about what gourmet treats we’ll be cooking up with all that we harvest. Now that the winter break is over it is time to think about what we’ll be planting in […]
Manhattan Beach has the lowest child obesity rate in L.A. County, Bell Gardens the highest. Their demographics are starkly different, and residents’ perceptions on the issue can contrast sharply. By Anna Gorman, Los Angeles Times Doris Chang limits her three sons’ intake of sweets and doesn’t feed them any processed or frozen food. At their […]
By Tricia Elisara, KidsInGardens.com Often, the clear-eyed observation that “gardens are hard work” is an argument given for NOT starting a garden. I believe, however, that this truth is one of the most compelling reasons to (ahem) dig in if you hope to teach character education. In the spring of 2010, Julian Elementary won a […]
Please read thoroughly. Applications are now available online only through Yvonne Savio. You must be on one of her email lists to receive application link. MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAM 13 Saturdays, March 3 – May 26, 2012, 9am-4pm January 6: Last Day to Get Onto Elist to Receive Application Link January 15: Last Day […]