A forum to promote information exchange, mutual aid activities, announce events, and identify topics of interest in applying permaculture design to the regeneration of urban, suburban, and rural landscapes in northern Ohio and beyond.
This is lovely. The PD did a series a few years back called "a quiet crisis". However though they revealed many of the problems the city and region face they offered no suggestions. This video previews "a quiet revolution" and now we have our answer…
Hello! I just joined Local Food Cleveland and saw your video. Its brilliant! My community garden partner and I have been talking about doing a video about community gardens and yours is great!
I planted a row of seeds this morning, right before the…
Oh, anything with people, soil, food, fruits, flowers, bees and Cleveland is beautiful!
Cleveland Rocks! Bridges! Grows!
Great job!
And hey Brad - Gandhi is spelt as Ghandi in the quote. Maybe that correction?
"I'm a big believer in community gardens ... both because of their beauty and for providing access to fresh fruits and vegetables to so many communities across the nation and the world."
-- Michelle Obama, speaking at USDA headquarters
Yeah! What a fun video for many different reasons: small-scale orchardism, cultural diversity, a snaphsot of Chicago farmers markets. That woman is a character! I'm interested in checking out the Eat this City, blog next.
Putting Down Roots
THIS IS A NATIONAL CONFERENCE BEING HELD IN COLUMBUS THIS YEAR!
Thursday, August 6 – Sunday, August 9, 2009
Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, Ohio
All proposals must be postmarked by March 1 (this deadline may be extended),…
Get out the popcorn you harvested and put up last fall, pop it, then pop a cold one, and enjoy...
OSU-E Community Gardening Program: From Cleveland Rocks to Cleveland Grows:
the video I added (& helped to create!) that showcases community gardens i…
Hi Brad. Do you know where I can point my friends from Mayfield to, if they wanted to join as community garden? Do you know some around there?
I wish there was a map of all the gardens on the OSU website. I desperately wanted this when I was zoning in on places while relocating.
Hi Brad. That's great about the column and thanks for the plug.
Somewhat related to your column: Would you be interested in working with some other folks on this site to create a series of "How-to Guides" (i.e. how to become an urban farmer, how to start a community garden, how to start composting @ home, etc.)? Kind of a living document to hold the local resources and knowledge and connections for taking a more active role in the local food economy?