Urban Farming

Several years ago, Dennis McClung and his family started Garden Pool, a blog to document the conversion of their old backyard swimming pool into a food-producing greenhouse.   Garden Pool has …

Small-scale aquaponics: here is an affordable DIY aquaponic system – a simple and very economical design. This small system is successfully growing a variety of herbs and vegetables. This is …

Want to grow a garden but have limited space? No problem! When you grow a garden vertically, the sky truly is the limit!  There are many amazing, innovative ideas out …

Who says you can’t have an abundant garden in a tiny yard? Houzz forum user Ben (bencjedi) shows exactly how he uses buckets, raised block beds, and a livestock panel to …

We love seeing DIY greenhouse projects that save tons of money, especially when it comes to something as awesomely functional as a greenhouse. David LaFerney at The Door Garden shows …

One of the most physically demanding (and time-consuming) aspects of making compost in a bin or pile is that the pile needs to be turned over regularly to allow oxygen …

Do you spend an inordinate amount of time battling weeds in your yard? I know I do, and it took me a long time to accept the fact that those …

Earlier this week we wrote about a sub-irrigated grow bag gardening method from Larry Hall that has produced some amazing results for the people who have tried it. Larry also …

PVC pipes can be made into a vertical grow system for strawberries that work amazingly well while maximizing space. This setup, built by the folks at Bigelow Brook Farm, is …

Sometimes would-be gardeners are deterred from growing their own food by lack space or because they live on a rental property that may not allow tilling up a garden area. …