Because refrigeration and freezing are relatively recent innovations (outside of winter), curing and dehydration of meat was a common method of preservation and food storage. If you have ever wondered what cured meats really are, and how to properly…
This class is highly informative and valuable. Explore traditional techniques of preserving excess produce and meats including dehydration, pickling (lactic acid fermentation), oil/fat, salt/sugar, and cold storage. There are several other ways to s…
Well, besides some trees or a shade structure - I might consider a patch of fake turf if you prefer a grass-like aesthetic. I know that doesn't sound like a sustainable solution, but I know a company that makes it of 100% recycled low-grade plastic.…
Learn how to create and actually make an herb container garden for yourself or to give as gifts. This hands-on class will show you and have you planting herbs in a container or pot that you bring. We will supply the soil (properly amended) and 3 her…
Hey guys this is going to be a free open event held at Tempe Farmers Market at 805 S. Farmer Ave. Come swap seeds to get what you need for the planting season!!
I would love to see you there.
Jaime
Hey guys this is going to be a free open event held at Tempe Farmers Market at 805 S. Farmer Ave. Come swap seeds to get what you need for the planting season!!
I would love to see you there.
Jaime
I've got a solar oven that has the reflector panels. Typically I'll just point my oven to where the sun will be around noon or 1 pm.. You can put the food out in the morning and walk away until the afternoon/evening. Your dinner will be cooked with…
February 8
Tempe Green Waste to Compost Pilot Meeting Feb 1st 6:00 pm - see below
Calling All Community Builders!! City planners, gardeners, parents, chefs, food banks, hospitals, students and teachers (all levels pre-school through post - grad), mayors, sustainable business leaders, youth group leaders, YOU!
Please join the Pho…
New Volunteer Orientation
Downtown Phoenix Public Market
FREE
Want to be part of a great organization that teaches people how to live a more sustainable life? Like helping others? Want to get your PPG classes for FREE? Then please join Doreen Polla…
Would like to see opinions from some of the experienced solar cookers in the Guild. The advertising claims that you don't need to redirect this cooker as the sun's path changes during daylight hours. Is there something about the design that would al…
Hi folks,
I talked to a woman named Pat who will be doing a bulk order (100+) of solar ovens for local pickup in the Phoenix area as soon as she has enough people interested. She is not retailing them or anything, just likes the product and is orga…
I've made a habit of regularly driving through back alleys right before bulk trash pickup and have picked up lots of scrap wood, rock, concrete blocks, trellises, bags of soil, fruit, potted plants in need of some nursing, compost material of course…
Hey Jaime,
I am going to be in Tempe on the 13th at U of A. I would very much like to get that table if it is still available. Please call me at 623-313-0952
Meeting Feb 1st 6:00 pm - Tempe Green Waste to Compost Pilot Program Public Meeting
Hey Tempe folks,
I got an exciting letter yesterday about a pilot program for collecting green waste and composting it. My neighborhood was selected, and I'm not sure where else but I am near Mill and University. It says that the finished compost will be used first for municipal parks and fields, and then made available to the community for home garden usage. I'm loving Tempe for this right now. It gives guide lines, it looks like collection will pretty much happen during bulk trash week, at which point we just have to keep separate piles for non-green bulk trash and green waste, at least 4' apart.
Meeting Feb 1st and 6:00pm at the Pyle Adult Recreation Center at 655 E. Southern.
For questions or additional information contact Ramon Saiz at 480-350-8128 or ramon_saiz@tempe.gov.
Welcome to the volunteer group. make sure you check back often as new opportunbities will be posted as discusions. Or follow the group and you will be notified automatically!
Hi Jaime - it was so nice to meet you on Sunday - I hope by now you are feeling better. I also want to let you know we will not be doing a booth a green build next week. But thanks for your interest!
Hi Jaime-s I still have no info on Green build - I know we will have a booth but I do not know when or where - sorry. Very happy to have you as my aide at the DBG sunday!!
Ho Jaime - welcome to the group and the PDC. We are still pullling together the details for GreenBuild and waiting to hear from them about the booth. I will keep your email and let you know more when I do. Thanks, Doreen
Thanks for taking time with us, we really enjoyed the conversation! Check this out http://www.northernaquafarms.com/knowledgelibrary/NAF_PDF_Files/barrel-ponics-Manual.pdf
So I cooked the first of the rabbits we processed last week. Fried it like chicken. What went wrong is I have never fried chicken and I cooked it too long resulting in rubber rabbit so I popped it into the crockpot for three hours and it was divine…
I was just reviewing John Jeavon's book How to Grow More Vegetables and in it he mentions planting Mexican marigold (Tagetes minuta) for controlling nematodes.
Hi Brittany,
Now is sure the time to be making Kombucha since it's been gone off the shelves for a few months now. I so miss it! I hope and pray that the issues get resolved and it comes back.
I've had some really good success with making Kombucha…
Hi Chris - I don't have a PH tester. I've always just added bagged composted mulch, steer manuer and Starbucks grounds to my existing AZ soil to ammend. Some years my spring tomatoes are really good and sometimes not so good. Is there anything in ad…
Thanks for the heads up. When should transplants go in? It's so stinking hot out there! I have an area preparred and ready to go but dragging my feet in fear of the heat.
For families who are interested in raising eco-conscious children and living more in balance with nature... Bring your kids to this fun, interactive and informative class on learning more about sustainable living and permaculture. What does it mean…