Series Dates: (all Saturdays) June 5, June 12, June 19th & June 26
Part 2 of the Vegetable Garden Series will help you answer the question, “What kind of Garden is right for me? You will learn about site preparation and soil building techniques for…
Vegetable Garden Design for the Desert Series Dates: (all Saturdays) June 5, June 12, June 19th & June 26
Learn how to design a bountiful vegetable garden specifically for a low desert climate. This multi-part series will guide you through the crea…
Watering Systems for Yard & Gardens with Vinnie the Gardener
What's a barb? What's poly pipe? What's a riser? These questions and more will be addressed as Vynnie the Gardener introduces you to all the basic parts of an irrigation system and how th…
This is not an Open House. Because of the huge interest in this tour, there will be two time slots. First one starts at 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM, with the next tour starting right away at 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon.
Come tour the Urban Farm and see how years…
Getting Ready for Tomatoes with Maya Dailey
Suggested Donation $10
Tomatoes are tricky! Want to increase the chance of a bumper crop before the heat sets in? Join Maya Dailey down on the Farm as she shares her secrets to success. From planting to f…
How often is she sneezing? Lots of sneezing isn't a great sign. Here is a post on BYC that may have some useful info for you. I don't have personal experience with a chicken with cold symptoms, maybe someone else on here does?
http://www.backyardchi…
Raising Chickens in Your Backyard
Instructor: Chris Buyers
Requested donation: $10 (Cash or check only)
FREE Parking: The best place to park is at a free lot on 5th street & Ash (just west of Mill). Then walk toward the tall CenterPointe condo bui…
Composting Class with Vynnie McDaniels
Requested donation: $10 (Cash or check only)
FREE Parking: The best place to park is at a free lot on 5th street & Ash (just west of Mill). Then walk toward the tall CenterPointe condo building and you'll see…
I am new to chickens, we have 4 and one has started sneezing and rubbing her beak on the grass. I don't see any discharge and she is eating fine. A little slower than normal.
What might be wrong and what can I do for her.
Thanks for your help
The other Fruit Tree Class is Nov. 10th at the Drip Coffee Lounge in DT PHX. This class and the one on Nov. 10th will have the same information, just different locations. ~Web Admin
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…