The Urban Permaculture Farm Magazine
For
Winter Garden Girl
Welcome to the all new Urban Sustainable Living Magazine Experience! I hope you enjoy the new layout and functionality and will share it with your friends, family and anyone interested in living a more sustainable life. Living sustainably is about lessoning your impact on the environment by conserving energy, decreasing your food miles by eating healthy organic home grown food, saving money, and buying locally to preserve our culture for generations to come.
As I sit in my house indulging my knitting obsessions, (Visit My Etsy store.) I have been reflecting on my hopes for the coming year and the things I continue to be thankful for. One of them, is you. Thank you for reading and sharing. Please join our social network to get exclusive content and feeds from around the web.
This month's issue has been long in the making and I've put together some great content this month featuring new contributors and some mainstays too.
Joe Lamp'l shares a great introduction to Greens Grow Farm in Philly, where we shot the pilot to the new Public Television show Growing a Greener World, be sure to check it out the article. Welcome Kate Bryant and check out her great article on Leafy Greens and one of my personal heroes the Lasagna Gardener herself, best selling author Pat Lanza.
Of course we have some new video. I have been re-loading high definition compilation videos to my Youtube channel to take advantage of the new high quality image features and the new caption function. Do YOU subscribe to my youtube channel? If not, click here, log in and subscribe. And if you have pictures or articles to share, send that over too.
Wishing you a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!
You Too Can Live a Greener Life
Worm Bin
You dont have to become a hippie and live on a commune to do your part for our planet. There are simple things you can do to live more sustainably.
Start composting.
Waste is just energy misplaced. Keep your kitchen scraps out of your garbage can by starting your own worm bin. Worm bin you say? Why yes. Everyone has a plastic storage bin so purge your self of some clutter and transform it into a worm breeding factory. Put 1/4inch holes on the bottom of the bin and along the lip to allow for airflow. Place it in a pantry or closet in a convenient place for you to access every time you cook. Read the Full Article HERE
Joe Lamp'l and Mary Seton Corboy at Greens Grow Farm in Plilly
Greens Grow Farm in Philly
Philadelphia’s Public Urban Farm
Until recently, I didn’t know about Greensgrow Farm, but I did know about its co-founder and chief farmhand, Mary Seton Corboy. We had worked together when she guest-hosted with me on a GardenSmart episode a couple years ago. I was impressed with her then, but now I know why I felt such a deep admiration for this woman.
Read the Full Article HERE
newvideo
Lasagna Gardening
Pat Lanza’s No Till Method
About twenty years ago, while living in New York’s Catskill Mountains, I wanted to make a garden. Armed with my shovel I began to try and dig the soil. The shovel jumped back at me so I went back to the woodshed for a pic-axe and began again. This time the pic jumped back and almost took me down. It seemed the garden plans would have to wait.
Read the Full Article HERE
Leafy Aspirations
Baby Lettuce
Eat healthier by Scrapping the Iceberg and Growing Your
Own Baby and Microgreens
In recent years, salad greens have enjoyed a culinary renaissance fueled by the American fascination with local and artisan foods--and a spate of books on the health benefits of French eating habits. At fine restaurants, the standard house salad, with chunks of cucumber, tomato and a choice of five fatty bottled dressings, has all but disappeared, replaced by tender heirloom greens, mesclun greens, baby greens and even microgreens, freshly picked and dressed with the lightest touch of vinaigrette.
Read the Full Article HERE
Yarn For Sale!
I just got my yarn back from the mini mill. I was so excited. I've been waiting for it for 7 months to get back from the mini mill. It is just beautiful. The yarn is a combination of pygora fiber from year's worth of shaving my goats, , (click here to see me shaving them)tussah silk, and merino wool. I split the run into two separate lots. One is blended with 50% plum merino wool and the other is blended with 50% grey merino wool. The plum blended yarn looks more like a navy and the gray blended yarn looks more like a champagne color. I waited for so long that I'm at a loss for what I should make. I just purchased the French Girl Knits book where there are beautiful patterns. I'm officially a decent ragalan sweater maker and I love making one piece shrugs. I welcome suggestions on my message board. Please post any links to great pattern ideas and I'll keep you posted.
http://www.gardengirltv.com/messageboard/showthread.php?t=1012
I also have a limited amount available for you to purchase. There are two colors: Plum &Champagne. 10, 200yard skeins available in each color. $65per skein, 2 skeins for $100
IIt is a worsted weight yarn.
Best used with size 10 knitting needles.
The gague is 4-5 stitches per inch.
30% Pygora fiber from my goats
20% Tussah silk
50% Merino Wool
For questions or to purchase via paypal email me. info@gardengirltv.com
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