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Chinese "Secret Garden" & Spring Planting Tips

Hey there good folks, I've got a quick little story for you and a couple of pointers as you begin your summer garden. 1.) Story: A Hidden Garden Last week, Sundiata Ameh-El, co-coordinator of  iGrow  and I were installing raised beds around town together. Because we were in the area and because my father had told me about it, we swung by for a look at an unlikely farm. It's hidden behind a Tallahassee shopping center, behind a hedge on a steep hillside above a storm drain. It's absolutely gorgeous, everything a mini farm should be, and it's maintained by a gentleman from China who doesn't speak any English. (To protect his privacy, I'm being intentionally vague about his farm's location.) Aside from the beautiful produce, the most impressive aspect in my opinion was the terracing itself. I've always wondered how indigenous peoples the world over have farmed on hillsides without loosing their beds to the first rain. Take a look. No...

Other Food Gardeners

Turns out there are lots more folks doing food gardening around the country-- and even around the southeast-- than myself.  I'll keep adding to this list as I discover more food garden entrepreneurs.  For now, this is who I've found: Rashid Nuri with Truly Living Well Farms in Atlanta I met this guy during my stay in Atlanta January, '10.  He farms stray pieces of land, say, adjacent to an apartment complex.  He'll approach the ownership and ask, "If I clean up that kudzu over there, can I farm on that half acre?"  He's currently got three plots around southside Atlanta and it working on securing a fourth.  He also does food garden consultations, edible landscapes and raised-bed installations.  "There's a spiritual side to this work," Rashid told me, "I concentrate building the soil, and I let God grow the food." Farmer D in Atlanta I heard a lot about this guy and his business while at the American Community Gardening Assoc...