Sorry, I’ve been slacking off with my posts. With the Thanksgiving holiday everything slows down a bit – except our garden! A weeks worth of sunshine and a couple days of rain really got things going. It’s so exciting. The broccoli’s taller, the lettuce & spinach leaves are wider, the strawberry plants are living up [...]
Archive > November 2008
setting up our organic vegetable garden
We’re really doing it……
This weekend we setup phase 1 of our organic garden, using the EarthBox we planted broccoli, spinach and red leaf lettuce. We also created a terraced pot with 8 strawberry plants. We were sure to use only the best organic potting soil and fertilizers; the earthbox was simple to setup.
It felt great [...]
the farm in the city
Our mission to grow our own meals was inspired by an unbelievable San Diego resource (and all-around great guy) affectionately known as “Farmer Bill” at City Farmers Nursery. Bill Tall founded the family owned, organic garden supply nursery, just outside of downtown San Diego, in 1972. It is such a fun place to spend an [...]
organic lifestyle
I’ve always thought Drew and I lived a pretty “organic lifestyle”. Over the last few years, we made a lot of changes to the way we live. We use non-toxic cleaning products and body care. We walk or take the scooter instead of the car when possible. We turn off lights and unplug appliances when [...]
welcome to grow organic meals!
Welcome to our first post! As we begin on this journey to grow our own organic meals this blog will be a platform to journal our experiences, share resources, recipes and undoubtedly ask for your advice. Our mission is to learn what it really means to live sustainably. Ever since Drew and I brought home [...]
