Ingela Wanerstrand introduces us to the two goats she keeps in her backyard in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood.
The founder of the yard-sharing website Hyperlocavore gives an introduction to yard sharing.
The Urban Homesteaders, Ben and Kristin, are living green in the city of Rochester, New York.
Your Backyard Farmer in the Portland, Oregon area has an innovative approach to Community Supported Agriculture through urban backyard farming.
Courtesy Stock.XCHNG Have your soil tested to make sure it’s free from contamination and contains the nutrients needed for proper growth. When it comes to urban gardening, your soil will either make you or break you. To nurture healthy soil that will provide nutrients to your garden’s crop, understand what your soil is made of […]
Courtesy Stock.XCHNG When containter gardening in dry climates, choose plastic or glazed pots, which retain more moisture than terra-cotta pots. Also, add a saucer under each pot, so excess water can be used later. When I moved from the Pacific Northwest to Colorado, I brought along my gardening tools — but I was ill-equipped for […]
Use eco-friendly alternatives to keep mosquitoes from biting you and your urban livestock.
Consider espaliering a fruit tree to grow fruit and spice up the look of your urban farm. An espalier is a fruit tree or shrub that has been pruned and trained to grow in a flat, two-dimensional plane. This type of growing can be useful in small, narrow spaces that are common in urban gardens, […]
When it comes to sustainability (and taste), heirloom plants could be the urban farmer’s key to success.
Chesapeake Chesapeake Farmers Market Chesapeake City ParkChesapeake, VA 23322757-382-6348watsonl@vt.eduCovered: NoOpen Year-Round: No Norfolk Five Points Community Farm Markets2500 Church St.Norfolk, VA 23513757-857-1794bevsell@verizon.netCovered: NoOpen Year-Round: Yes Richmond 17th Street Farmers Market17th and Main Streets Richmond, VA 23219804-646-0477linette.bond@richmondgov.comCovered: NoOpen Year-Round: No Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Farmers Market3640 Dam Neck Road Virginia Beach, VA 23453757-385-4395FarmMKT@vbgov.comCovered: YesOpen Year-Round: Yes
