Picnic!

Picnic at the garden!
when: tomorrow (8/20, Thursday), around 11:30 am
where: The Burning Kumquat (Southeast corner)
what: picnic, bring food, blankets, musical instruments, and flyers if you've printed any
why: to make the garden more visible for the incoming freshman!

Talking bout Food

I went to see Food, Inc. today, and I thought about a lot. Even though the movie paints a grim picture (pigs squealing in fear, etc.) as well as positive actions (Joel Salatin being awesome), I thought it was an important thing for people to see, think about the issues, and act upon it as they see fit. Some people will buy organic yogurt from Walmart, and some people will start gardening. You can start shopping at farmers' markets more, or work to organize healthier lunches in schools.
Whatever I might do, I feel that I need to keep talking to people about it. Food is too precious to not talk about, and this movie at least prompts people to break the silence.
Go go go!

surprise gardening

Maybe it's just another urban garden featured by the New York Times,

but I find it particularly charming.

look here

markets world wide

Focused as we are in the St. Louis farmers' market scene, it's easy to forget how widespread they are. Some are thriving here, others aren't doing so hot. Halfway across the globe, community residents and artists are collaborating to turn their vision of what a market should be into a reality:



http://culiblog.org/2009/06/speaking-of-the-future-how-bout-the-market/

Free kitchens where community entrepreneurs can try out their own value-added products? How awesome is that?

hello again

KUMQAUTS! It's been so long, but I've stumbled across more garden-related internet love and wanted to disseminate the info...

the urban field guide : a good blog with some simple garden inspiration. growing potatoes in shopping carts? radical gardening? yes, please.

another interesting but less logical site is yes we can food
it's based in san francisco, and you can buy seasonal fruits and vegetables that they can, but REALLY, everyone should just can their own... 

The Magic of Time-Keeping Bees

I just thought this article was oddly interesting...

http://judson.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/guest-column-lets-hear-it-for-the-bees/?em

Out of the Wild, SF Weekly

This article is about collecting and selling wild edibles by creating a CSF -- community supported foraging boxes. The Bay Area is rich with edibles such as miners lettuce, sour grass, and mushrooms, and you'd probably be looking for a different set out around StL. Horrah for gathering, a basic human skill.

http://sfweekly.com/2009-03-18/news/out-of-the-wild/