This article was co-written by Micah Woodcock and appeared in the August 2009 issue of GRID, Philadelphia’s new urban sustainability magazine. “Bee, bee, bee. . . bee!” 18 month old Isaac recently learned the word and seemed to have forgotten all others. With his jungle gym located next to his father’s hives in a large [...]
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BREAKING OUT IN HIVES: Urban Beekeeping in Philly
Posted in Food Growing Techniques, GRID articles, Philadelphia Food Growing, tagged beekeeping, bees, CCD, philadelphia, pollination, urban on August 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
BUZZ ON: Attracting Beneficial Insects to Your Garden
Posted in Food Growing Techniques, GRID articles, tagged beneficial insects, companion plants, ecology, garden pests, hedgerow, interplanting, organic gardening, pest control on June 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This article appeared in the June/July 2009 issue of GRID, Philadelphia’s new magazine about urban sustainability. When most people think of insects, they think of mosquitoes that bite, bees that sting, and a host of annoying bugs that munch leaves and plants. Truth is, there are vastly more beneficial insects than pests in the garden. [...]
URBAN TRANSPLANTS: How to Start Heirloom Veggies from Seed
Posted in Food Growing Techniques, GRID articles, tagged heirloom, philadelphia, seeds, tomatoes, transplants, vegetable on April 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This article appeared in the April 2009 issue of GRID, Philadelphia’s new magazine about urban sustainability. So you’ve been enjoying those orange, yellow, purple, green, striped, two-toned, cherry, plum, pear-shaped and downright unusual tomatoes from the farmer’s market. Then you get your hands on a seed catalog and the names call to you: Black from [...]
PHILADELPHIA IS FARMING FOR THE FUTURE
Posted in GRID articles, Philadelphia Food Growing, tagged agriculture, farm, food, PASA, philadelphia on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This article appeared under the title ‘Urban Jungle, Concrete Farm’ in the March 2009 issue of GRID, Philadelphia’s new magazine about urban sustainability. On February 7, over 80 enthusiastic farmers and eaters packed a workshop called Small Space Community Food Production in State College. Lisa Mosca and Sharat Samashekara of Philly Green- a division of [...]
