December 10, 2011
The Best Time To Plant a Tree was Twenty Years Ago; The Next Best Time is Now: 2012 Edible Landscaping Consultations available for next week December 12-17th
Call or email to set up an appointment between December 12th and the 17th to meet with you on your property to discuss what we do and how we might be able to work together for the coming year to help you create a productive and healthy space for you, your family, your neighbors, and your friends. We will be taking on a limited number of new sites this year, so respond quickly if you wish to be part of the select few that will be having our gardens installed on your site.
December 09, 2011
Joel Salatin: War Stories from the Local Food Front
The Broken Food System
A conference held in Australia about the politics of food issues and their impact on small sustainable farms. Joel Salatin talks about the broken food system established shortly after the end of WWII. With the large scale production of NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) went the normal process of creating compost on farms. Ushering in chemical dependent farms and industrial food at artificially low prices.
The rest of the video lives on another site and will open a new window.
Joel Salatin: War Stories from the Local Food Front from Australian Broadcasting Corporation on FORA.tv
A conference held in Australia about the politics of food issues and their impact on small sustainable farms. Joel Salatin talks about the broken food system established shortly after the end of WWII. With the large scale production of NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) went the normal process of creating compost on farms. Ushering in chemical dependent farms and industrial food at artificially low prices.
The rest of the video lives on another site and will open a new window.
Joel Salatin: War Stories from the Local Food Front from Australian Broadcasting Corporation on FORA.tv
December 08, 2011
Garden Work Day
Come join us at the Strub Ave garden. Clearing out some out of season plants and adding seedlings. It's at the 8826 Stub Ave Whittier Ca. 9am-2.30pm.
December 02, 2011
We Need Some Volunteers!
Come out and help your local CSA grow!
Budding gardeners or experienced veterans! Cuatro Caminos Gardens can use some help in tending or support. A new volunteers schedule will be posted on the blog site for interested parties to help out. Time slots will be through out the week and weekend. For more information please email: ivcaminos@gmail.com I will send out a time sheet and instructions for the garden. Simple stuff, weeding, watering and some planting.
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