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EcoSherpa » Urban Farming Brand New Garden Girl Site Back in August I wrote a post announcing that Patti ‘Garden Girl’ Moreno was once again back on the green gardening scene (she seemed to be MIA for a number of months), and was partnering with Farmers Almanac for future editions of her Urban Sustainable Living video series. At the time, her website was looking [...] More... Great News From Garden Girl! It’s been ages since I last heard anything from Patti Moreno (aka ‘Garden Girl‘), and to be totally honest I was really starting to think she’d decided not to continue with her ‘Urban Sustainable Living’ tv show idea. Given the fact that Patti had made such a great impression on members of the green community [...] More... Improving Your Garden Soil & Keep Those Weeds... I just received my latest ‘Mother Earth News’ – yet another juicy issue, full of interesting articles! Now that I’m completely in the ‘grow zone’ myself, it’s no surprise that several cool gardening articles caught my interest – and whadya know two of the three are available online! 1) 8 Strategies For Better Garden Soil [...] More... Backyard Aquaponics (Image courtesy of Backyard Aquaponics) It’s certainly no secret that I’m pretty passionate about aquaponics (ok maybe only those who read the blog regularly would know that). This morning I came across a news alert mentioning a cool aquaponics site that I hadn’t visited in a little while (but one that is in my “favorites” [...] More... Cool Aquaponics Set-Up I just came across a really interesting article about an Aquaponics (among other things) greenhouse in New Jersey. Juicy tomatoes, scrumptious fish, lettuce, herbs, exotic flowers and ornamental plants can all be found growing year round in Burlington County under a single roof. The place is a dump. Literally. Hard to believe? The Burlington County [...] More... Backyard Chickens What a beautiful day! I was just out in the yard checking on my compost bin and was blown away by just how warm and sunny it was. It’s currently 16 C (60.8 F) and should get even warmer this afternoon. I was very happy to see lots of springtails and red worms active in [...] More... Articles last updated at May 20, 2012 14:12:28pm. Next update in 60 minutes.

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