Rain Gutters for Vertical Gardening

Julia and I have been considering building a vertical garden with rain gutters. I spotted these rain gutter links on materialicious this morning.

I’ll try scavenging first and shopping locally second… but it’s nice to fine some cool options online too.

Square Foot Gardening

Posted April 28th, 2009 by Michael Janzen and filed in Garden

Rediscovering square foot gardening. I remember my dad reading this when I was a kid. Looks like it has gone through a great refresh and they offer lots of free info online.

Seed Exchange and Supplier

Posted March 29th, 2009 by Michael Janzen and filed in Health, Self-Sufficient, Sustainable

I spotted this on thistinyhouse. It’s their favorite seed company, called Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, who’s mission is to help preserve rare and endangered plant species. The sell heirloom and organic seeds. Seems like the right kind of business to support to me.

Victory Garden Movement

Posted March 25th, 2009 by Michael Janzen and filed in Self-Sufficient

This is cool. A non-profit organization setup on home gardens. Kitchen Gardeners International