Farmer in the City

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Location: Owen Sound, ON

Day Job: Architecture Student

The Digs: Community Garden, Containers

Crops: Bell Peppers, Broccoli, Carrots, Lettuce, Mint, Tomatoes, Onions, Radishes, Beets, Sage, Chives

Why I'm Getting Dirty: To teach my kids self-reliance, to promote eating locally, and for the enjoyment of eating what we create ourselves.

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Posted by: Coralrocks on May 20th, 2011 at 01:32 pm
Congratulations on Farmer of the day. I'm interested in knowing how the community gardens work. Happy gardening! Take care.

Posted by: Rainbow Garden on May 20th, 2011 at 04:12 am
Good Morning and Congrats on FOD. Love your containers, that's what it looks like against my deck as well. I have potatoes in trashcans that are TAKING over the yard :)

Posted by: City Girl Garden on May 20th, 2011 at 02:54 am
Congrats on being named Farmer of the Day! Happy Gardening!

Posted by: Nebraska Dave on October 14th, 2010 at 01:29 pm
I am glad to see that you are interested in community gardens. We have many churches in my city that are opening up their properties to community gardening to the public.

Posted by: Six Feet Square on October 14th, 2010 at 06:40 am
Hi there. I've been with my garden for one year now. A couple of people in my nieghbourhood wanted to turn a city owned lot into a garden, so after A LOT of back and forth with the city, they were finally able to lease the space for a garden. The website is hillstreetgarden.org if you want to check it out or find more tips. The organizers did a really good job of involving people in the planning stages and making sure people felt like partial owners of the garden. They've also organized a lot of workshops, potlucks, and actitivities in the garden to foster the 'community' aspect of it. And they made sure we had good soil and access to water. So my tips are; ownership, community events, and good soil. Good luck with your planning!