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Row Covers: Handy-kids extend the growing season in the school garden.
I am not the most savvy of carpenters, but last week’s NFI Intermediate Winter Gardner class gently nudged me outside my comfort zone. I found myself with a neat pile of lumber at my feet, a bunch of...
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The Self-Watering Container in 7 Easy Steps
Having just attended Rooting DC a few weeks ago, I was feeling energized this weekend to bring to life my own home garden. Lacking any yard space, my roommates and I decided to put containers up on our...
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Five Herbal Remedies for Allergy Sufferers
As an allergy sufferer, taking medication to prevent symptoms from flaring up is a part of my daily routine, but understanding that there are options outside of anti-histamines and decongestants is a...
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Seasonal Herbal Growing & Remedies: Session Re-cap
Fennel seedlings Huge thanks to our summer instructor Holly Poole-Kavana and to everyone that made it out to our first Seasonal Herbal Growing & Remedies Class last weekend—we had a blast with...
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Tips from the Garden: Transplanting & Seeding
Indoor-started seedlings have a head start on the garden season, but they can suffer a setback if you transplant them without some TLC preparation. In the gardening community, this preparation...
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Quick tips from our Medicinal Herb Instructor, Holly!
I sometimes wish I could sit down with Holly, from Little Red Bird Botanicals for a whole week and pick her brain because she’s so full of wonderful knowledge. She just recently finished teaching our...
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Neighborhood Farm Initiative | Pruning, Thinning, Staking
During our Pruning, Thinning and Staking class last weekend, Joe Ludes walked us through some quick tips for developing a cucumber teepee, along with tomato staking. Below were some of the insights we...
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Springtime Veggies
Showers one day and humidity the next is a good sign we’re well into spring. It also means fresh produce abounds! We believe it’s important to eat what’s in-season, so why not have some fun and...
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Fall Session Class Two – Planting
Great news! It turns out I really am able to grow everything I wanted. Well, almost everything. This week Joe gave us the low down on what we can expect to plant for the fall season. With cool weather...
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Fall Session Class Three-Succession Planting
I’ve been getting mixed results with all the seeds I’ve sowed lately. The peas I planted are doing really well. My peas sprouted within a week after being planted. So are my carrots and turnips. My...
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