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Simple ways to enjoy green, sustainable urban farming

Helping you live a healthier, more joyful life while preserving the earth
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Live Green

Living green

Green living is not complicated or inconvenient. Learn how to simplify and enjoy a healthier life while living sustainably. 
Garden

Sustainable gardening

Grow your own food without pesticides and chemical fertilizers regardless of  available space. Get ideas for your garden and  orchard.
Garden Recipes

Farm-to-Table Recipes

Use your garden produce to prepare delicious dishes. It doesn't get more local than that! Get started cooking with simple to make recipes.
Chickens

Raise poultry

Many urban areas now allow residents to keep poultry on their property. Learn how to enjoy your own farm fresh healthy eggs.

 
Compost

Composting

Make your own soil and mulch. A great way to use leaves, sticks, selected kitchen scraps and other elements instead of putting them in the rubbish bin. Learn how to compost here. 
Rainwater

Rainwater Collection

Collecting rainwater, whether into barrels to water plants, in large collections to serve your household needs, or using permaculture, helps slow soil erosion and run-off.
Goats

Cheese Recipes

If space allows, consider owning a few of your own dairy goats. They will help keep your brush under control and provide you with fresh milk. Learn how to process milk and make cheese. 
Solar Panel

Alternative Energy

Learn how to plan and install your own solar systems. Generate power to supply lights, water pumps and much more. Best of all - no running wires from the house to the barns!

Ideas to simplify and enjoy a more balanced life while living green

  • Grow your own fruits and vegetables: trade in your lawn for edibles, grow herbs and vegetables on your patio or balcony; grow edible cut flowers
  • Raise your own poultry and enjoy your own farm fresh eggs
  • Install your own solar system
  • Minimize waste by improve soil through composting
  • Raise your own fresh fruits by growing an orchard
  • Raise dairy goats, process your own goats milk, make your own homemade cheese 
  • Get ideas for simple time and energy saving recipes for your produce
  • Learn how to collect rainwater and process it for human consumption

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