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Growing Your Grub Podcast

Fresh Food, fresh Air, how to do it yourself, and enjoy doing it. Showing how I do it is the goal of Growing Your Grub.

Occasionally, when I run across an author or expert on a subject we believe will be of interest you you, we will have them on for an interview so we can all share the experience.

But Our main focus is how to show you how easy it is to start and grow your own organic garden, choose what you want to grow, and finally at the end of the season, how to harvest your crop. In the process, you will have plenty of fresh food that you grew yourself.

What can be fresher?

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Recently a listener pointed me to a short video on Youtube where author Kristy Athens was talking about her new book, “Get Your Book CoverPitchfork On!”.

While the book discusses many aspects of Homesteading and Rural Living, it did have a substantial section on natural gardening and I thought you might like to hear from her.

As a result of the listener’s suggestion, and after a review of the book I contacted the author who was happy to come on the show and visit with us.

While the subject may be a bit broader than the simple home gardening we normally cover, she has lessons that can benefit all of us, no matter where we garden. As Kristy says, not everyone is willing to give up everything when they move to the country. ( Internet, any one?)

I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed talking with Kristy.

PS: This shows the importance of listener feedback and suggestions for authors you would like to hear from. If I can get them to come on the show, it does make for some interesting discussions.

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This week is fun.

Are You Being GreenWashed?

So many products today brag about being green, but are they really?   Let’s discuss that along with some alternatives.

 

A great new project is looking for donations.  2 Young men from Nebraska have traveled the country talking with Urban Farmers and want to make a movie from it.   They are using Kickstarter.com in an effort to try and raise money for their project.

Take a look at the Movie trailer at:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/growincities/growing-cities-a-film-about-urban-farming-in-ameri

 

Ever heard of “SPIN” Farming or SPIN Gardening?   The organization “SPIN” (Small Plot Intensive Methods) is promoting and helpting people across the US garden or small farm organically and sustainably.  They have an interesting Website with information, books, and help finding land in case you are in an apartment or just plain have no place for a garden.

Check them out at:   http://spinfarming.com/whatsSpin/

 

One of the easiest DIY projects you can do is Composting.  Not only is it easy,  but you get a lot of bang for the buck too.

In this episode, we will discuss the basics of how to compost and why you should consider it.

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GYG-075 Best Heirloom Watermelon Varieties

April 29, 2012

This past week, I missed the normal scheduled show release.  I wasn’t sure anyone would miss a single show episode. Boy, was I wrong!  I want to thank everyone who took time to email me expressing concern that something was wrong since there was no show. Actually, I will come clean.  I took some time [...]

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GYG-074 DIY Garden Accessories

April 15, 2012

I recently received a new copy of one of the many Garden Supply Catalogs in the mail.  While looking through it, I saw a couple of innovative Ideas I wanted to try, but was appalled at the price. As I paged through the issue I began to see how so many first time gardeners can [...]

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GYG-073 Tomato Basics

April 8, 2012

Recent Organic News: This week I learned that citizens of Vermont are close to getting a Bill passed to require Labeling of GMO products, including those using GMO’s in their production. However, even though the large majority of the citizens want it, and most of the committeemen are in favor, it appears to be stalled [...]

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GYG-072 Breaking Ground

April 1, 2012

Wow! What a week this has been. All sorts of problems with my Hosting Provider making it impossible to post the podcast on time. You wouldn’t believe the hours working on my “Geekdom” with them to get this resolved. As a result, this weeks podcast is a bit short, and I debated even publishing it.  [...]

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The Missing Podcast

April 1, 2012

As much as I hate to say this, there will not be an episode this wed due to technical difficulties at my hosting service. I have been fighting this for weeks now, and now for the past few days, it has worsened to the point I am unable to successfully publish the podcast. I will [...]

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GYG-071 Preparing for Pests

March 25, 2012

This week, I thought I would talk about a few ways you can prepare for insect pests and lessen the impact they have on your garden. In Gardening News, the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota has finally loosened up their regulations to allow residents to sell excess produce fro their own property.  Small steps at least. [...]

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