Comments on: Turn your garden into an eco-friendly food garden

By: yurt holidays

yurt holidays — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:20:54 +0000

A great way to recycle and grow your own food is through using used plastic water bottles to create your own “window farm” – search the term and check out the people that created this hydroponic “open source” window farming. Very Cool!

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:21:51 +0000

I recently got a rain barrel to save water from EarthMinded and it works great. It holds about 60 gallons. You can lock the opening lid if you want to, which is great cause it keeps out mosquitoes etc.

It’s easy to install with the video on their website. Also their rain barrels are recycled (some 100%, others 30%).

With the water I collect, I water my plants, wash my car, my dog It’s great.

You can get them from their website (http://earthminded.com), but their resellers (which are on the EarthMinded website) sell them cheaper so I would check them out.

By: Planting Vegetables

Planting Vegetables — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:14:02 +0000

The “French Method” is about all I can afford at the moment. I would like to invest in a kitchen composter as we have harsh winters here so outdoor composting is not optimal.

By: Jackie Lee

Jackie Lee — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:02:23 +0000

Some great tips. I’ve been using “lasagna gardening” methods in my raised beds for years. This year I’m trying to grow groceries to last us through the winter so I’m going back into the ground. I’m so excited it’s getting warm enough to get started!
.-= Jackie Lee´s last blog ..5 Easy Tips for More Sustainable Living =-.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:16:52 +0000

That's a great tip about the potatoes! I just discovered the joys of sheet mulching last year. So easy! .-= Maggie´s last blog ..My Recipe Is A Finalist! =-.

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By: Health Food Junction

Health Food Junction — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:21:03 +0000

Don't forget your cow pots either to help with planting.

By: matt

matt — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:23:00 +0000

Perfect ideas – great post! We have such a great space in our backyard for this. I’d love to convert the whole thing into a vegetable-growing space, but I think the kids might disapprove. Ah, a corner then.

thanks…

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