A cold morning at the garden
Posted: December 11, 2011 Filed under: crop swapping, gardening, gardening in the desert, small town, water use Leave a commentWith our recent cold temperatures the plants needed some extra TLC.
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It’s beginning to look a lot like a garden
Posted: November 29, 2011 Filed under: compost, crop swapping, gardening, gardening in the desert, small town, water use Leave a commentclick the images to enlarge
Last Saturday’s Arts & Crafts Fair
Posted: November 17, 2011 Filed under: arts and crafts, gardening in the desert, small town Leave a comment
Pictorial Progress Report
Posted: November 17, 2011 Filed under: crop swapping, gardening, gardening in the desert Leave a comment
What’s new at the garden
Posted: November 7, 2011 Filed under: gardening, gardening in the desert Leave a commentClick the pictures to enlarge
Update and new photos
Posted: October 9, 2011 Filed under: gardening, gardening in the desert, water use Leave a commentA little bunny, named Jim got into the garden and made a salad for his wife. 😉
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End of September 2011 photos and progress
Posted: October 2, 2011 Filed under: crop swapping, gardening, gardening in the desert, water use | Tags: community gardens, gardening in the desert Leave a commentWe have 203 containers planted from 5 to 15 gallon size. The 15 gallon containers average 4 plants per container and have thus far used 980 gallons of water. The in ground garden has 132 plants and has thus far used 3800 gallons of water. I have attached several photos, use anything you want at your own discretion. We continue to gain more volunteers that just stop by out of curiosity and join in when they can thereby adding greatly to the learning/teaching value of our great experiment. We have also enjoyed the added benefit of meeting some great neighbors in the community.  Click the images for larger views.
Compost Analysis
Posted: September 28, 2011 Filed under: compost, crop swapping, gardening, gardening in the desert, water use Leave a commentClick the image for a larger view.
Progress – more pictures
Posted: September 18, 2011 Filed under: gardening, gardening in the desert, water use | Tags: community garden, gardening, gardening in the desert, growing food, water use Leave a commentPopularity of crop swaps is growing
Posted: September 17, 2011 Filed under: crop swapping, gardening, gardening in the desert, water use Leave a commentFrom SFGate.com:
FOOD
Bay Area among U.S. leaders in crop swaps, as farmers barter over backyard bountiesSeptember 04, 2011|Stacy Finz, Chronicle Staff Writer
Julie Brand holds a zucchini as her neighbors exchange vegetables at the San Anselmo Garden Exchange, which also has eggs.Credit: Photos by Lance Iversen / The ChronicleAn American subculture is trying to fend off the apocalypse, one heirloom tomato at a time.
Crop swaps – meets where people trade their backyard bounty – are sprouting up all over the nation, but especially in the Bay Area.
The seeds were planted decades ago: I’ll trade you a few of my Meyer lemons for a couple of your golden zucchini. Then, with the advent of the grocery store, consumers were more likely to buy just what they needed. But in these times of economic crisis, bartering for food is making a comeback.
