Real Life: Local Food
I have long wanted to try Miami’s local CSA (community supported agriculture), and this month, I’ve finally got my chance. CSA’s are a way to receive local produce and support local farmers. Subscribers pay upfront for a season of veggies, and the farmers use that money to get seeds, supplies and everything else they need for the season. As a member you will receive a box of...
Read MorePublic Fruit Goes to Gainesville
We’ve talked about public fruit trees in the past. When planting trees in public places, why not make them fruit trees…where anyone can walk by and pick a piece? As I was reading the most recent edition of UF Today, the University of Florida’s Alumni Magazine (GO GATORS!), I found a related tidbit: Apples to Oranges: In a move reminiscent of UF’s old honors apples, the...
Read MoreOrganic Gardening Class…Starts Sunday
I’m posting this very late, but MDC Kendall Campus is starting it’s Organic Gardening class this weekend. I imagine you can register online now and just show up on Sunday, or just show up on Sunday if you can’t get a hold of anyone. Here are the details: Organic Gardening with Andres Mejides – $65 This course covers all facets of organic gardening: composting, starting...
Read MoreFree Fruit, Public Trees
The Miami New Times Blog, Riptide, just discussed "The Grove Guy’s" proposal for planting public fruit trees in Coconut Grove. The big debate here seems to be maintenance. And I can imagine. If fruit trees are planted and later are not picked…you’re going to have a rotting mess on your hands. But…what if it actually is a very successful project? Did you know...
Read MoreSign Up for a Season of Fresh, Organic Veggies!
The time is now to become part of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). The basic set up of a CSA means that you pay up front for a season’s worth of produce, grown locally and usually organically. CSA’s allow you to know where your food is coming from. The money that you pay upfront for your share of the harvest helps the farmer cover the necessary costs. As a member of a CSA, you...
Read MoreThey Paved Paradise and Put Up a Parking Lot
The song Big Yellow Taxi, most recently heard from the Counting Crows, has inspired this post. Originally written and performed by Joni Mitchell in 1970, this song has as much significance today as it did over 35 years ago. Let’s go through some portions of the lyrics: They paved paradise and put up a parking lotWith a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin’ hot spotDon’t it...
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