Monthly Archives: August 2009

MLK High School Shows Off Its Urban Gardening Program (KYW News Radio 1060)

Urban organic gardening sure was tasty at a community luncheon on Monday at Philadelphia’s Martin Luther King High School, which also doubles as a farm. Read the rest of the article here

Rookie greenthumbs in Balgonie earn Suzuki’s kudos (Regina Leader-Post)

First-time gardeners Heather and Marcus Kemp are enjoying the fruits of their labour — fresh, organic vegetables — and the bragging rights that come from winning a national gardening competition. Read the rest of the article here

Evans’ guru of gardening keeps going (Greeley Tribune)

EVANS – It’s harvest time at Amy Numoto’s house.She bends her small frame over a huge zucchini plant, inspecting the fruit. Read the rest of the article here

Guerrilla Gardening: The Movement Moves On (Londonist)

Picture of Richard Reynolds taken by Madeleine Rashbrooke. Standing outside the flourishing guerrilla garden at the base of his council estate block in Elephant and Castle, Richard Reynolds points to some shrubs that were once regularly flattened by a local homeless man who used them as a bed. Fortunately, he adds, “He’s moved on, to

Fla. judge teaches young inmates through gardening (NBC 2 Fort Myers)

Associated Press – August 31, 2009 3:14 AM ET SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) – A Florida judge is helping rehabilitate juvenile offenders at a detention facility through a garden project. Read the rest of the article here

Fresh produce for the needy (The Troy Record)

LATHAM — For 34 years, the Capital District Community Gardens has served the area as a non-profit dedicated to community gardening and fresh, healthy food. Read the rest of the article here