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Join hyperlocavore to find or start a yard share in your town. CSAs and community gardens fill up fast. Food is expensive! Grow together!

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What we want to see: healthy kids who love the smell of dirt, blocks with foreclosed homes becoming vibrant neighborhoods again, tables full of delicious safe food at costs we can all afford, and neighbors who become real friends... join us!

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Chris Watkins

Knowledge-sharing

Knowledge-sharing is my passion, or obsession if you prefer. (It's an obsession if you work on it rather than sleeping, and sometimes that's true). I work on sharing ideas, so forgive me if I link ...

Tagged: information, knowledge-sharing

Started by Chris Watkins in Introductions! Nov 23.

LizM - Site Moderator

Summer 2009 - How did your yard share garden go? 4 Replies

So folks it's time to access! Did you start a yard share this year? How many adults were involved? How many kids? What worked really well? Where there problems? What did you grow?

Tagged: gardening, environment, agriculture, activism, yardsharing

Started by LizM - Site Moderator in Getting Along. Last reply by LizM - Site Moderator Oct 28.

LizM - Site Moderator

Need help stopping the little green cabbage/brasica eaters? 5 Replies

I lost so may plants this year - tried all kinds of stuff...help? These bastards

Tagged: caterpillars

Started by LizM - Site Moderator in Triumphs and Abject Failures in the Garden. Last reply by Vicki Oct 28.

j

diving beetle help 1 Reply

ok this will be odd and a little complex Just west of Chicago, we run our laundry gray water out to an 80 gal tub when not straight into the lawn out back. Previously we bucketed water out of the ...

Tagged: http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Started by j in Organic - Earth Friendly - Growing Questions - Ask and Answer Here!. Last reply by Sun Enge Oct 27.

Amy Domestico

Help

The Wii Mommies would like to extend their welcome to Dr.Kristi Funk, a board-certified surgical breast specialist and an expert in minimally-invasive diagnostic and treatment methods for all types...

Started by Amy Domestico in Hyperlocavore Exchange Oct 27.

Sara Rockwell

Hi... Sara from Southern NH 2 Replies

Hi, I am attempting to eat more organic and local, while doing it on a budget. This is my second year gardening and my tomatoes and cucumbers and carrots did very well. The other stuff...not so muc...

Started by Sara Rockwell in Introductions!. Last reply by Sara Rockwell Oct 3.

Ron Todd

Dear DEER 12 Replies

The deer are eating the tops of my tomato plants. Oh dear, what should I do?

Started by Ron Todd in Hyperlocavore Exchange. Last reply by LizM - Site Moderator Sep 27.

Margaret Beers Oliver

Hi I'm Maggie from Colorado Springs 2 Replies

So far we haven't had much going on, but I am looking for ways to get the word out that I am willing to share some garden space. I have a potager garden, but think that there should be someone out ...

Started by Margaret Beers Oliver in Introductions!. Last reply by Margaret Beers Oliver Sep 21.

Josh n Kelsey

Larval stage of some bug in my compost 2 Replies

I am looking for a natural and preferably organic (but also read inexpensive into that) way to control critters in my compost. I don't know what kind of bug it is (it looks like a cross between a f...

Tagged: help, compost, pests, larvae

Started by Josh n Kelsey in Organic - Earth Friendly - Growing Questions - Ask and Answer Here!. Last reply by Josh n Kelsey Sep 17.

LizM - Site Moderator

Plants and cuttings 2 Replies

Here is a place to exchange plants and cuttings. Suggestion for subject line format: Have rasberry stalks plants to share. (Then supply details in post)

Tagged: plants, sharing

Started by LizM - Site Moderator in Hyperlocavore Exchange. Last reply by LizM - Site Moderator Sep 13.

LizM - Site Moderator

What are you making for dinner? 2 Replies

A thread for all the scumptiousness we are making from our gardens!

Tagged: cooking, frugal, dinner, food

Started by LizM - Site Moderator in Recipes. Last reply by LizM - Site Moderator Sep 11.

LizM - Site Moderator

Adding a yard sharing network to your organization 1 Reply

Are you a faith community or community level organization looking to expand your offerings and impact without expanding your budget? We understand that creating a yard sharing registry is valuable...

Tagged: food, hunger, security, health, DIY

Started by LizM - Site Moderator in Yardsharing Best Practices. Last reply by Regina Gelfo Sep 9.

gavinheck

I resolve to share a few feet of my tiny backyard plot with whoever wants it 8 Replies

Resolutions: I resolve to not plant tomatoes in my front yard again since last year the neighbor kids had battles with them. I resolve to ignore the helpful advice that the rats were eating them, w...

Tagged: baltimore, share

Started by gavinheck in Pitfalls and Resolutions - Yardsharing Problem Resolution. Last reply by Holdon Lessman Sep 5.

Holdon Lessman

Any NYC City Hall area locavores ?

Dear locavores, my name is Neil Stevenson (Aka Holdonlessman) I am looking for other Permaculturists, Biodynamic urban growers who live in the Tribeca, Financial district. I am staff at the new yo...

Started by Holdon Lessman in Hyperlocavore Exchange Sep 5.

Paula Harris Flores

Mesquite Meal? or Organic Eggs anyone? 1 Reply

I make my own Mesquite meal and raise organic chickens for eggs. If someone out there is interested in trading for other items. That would be lovely. Here is more information on mesquite meal. It's...

Tagged: organic, meal, flour, mesquite, eggs

Started by Paula Harris Flores in Hyperlocavore Exchange. Last reply by Brandyn Thomas Aug 31.

LizM - Site Moderator

The Great Let's Get Growing Seed Share 90 Replies

Please use THIS FORM TO SIGN UP (Not the discussion below) If you are like me you try a lot of new things. You've been through all the seed catalogs and your seeds are making their way to you r...

Tagged: exchange, share, seeds

Started by LizM - Site Moderator in Hyperlocavore Exchange. Last reply by LizM - Site Moderator Aug 27.

Allison

Abject failures and shining successes here in Ohio! 1 Reply

SUCCESSES We are first-time yard farmers and we have been overjoyed with our experience, which we are blogging at The Farm Blog. We got many of our seeds from Liz here at Hyperlocavore, and we are...

Started by Allison in Triumphs and Abject Failures in the Garden. Last reply by LizM - Site Moderator Aug 27.

gavinheck

My Bell Pepper Looks Like Elvis! Photo Contest

My Bell Pepper Looks Like Elvis! Photo Contest http://www.parkseed.com/gardening/GP/gate

Started by gavinheck in Hyperlocavore Exchange Aug 21.

Tanya Cruz

Newbies who need seeds 1 Reply

I grew a beautiful batch of the sweetest green bell peppers. I have saved the seeds for anyone who like to grow these yummy peppers. We have also grown a good batch of jalapeno peppers. Let me know...

Started by Tanya Cruz in Hyperlocavore Exchange. Last reply by LizM - Site Moderator Aug 11.

gabriel

the best way to learn is to do! 1 Reply

i consider cooking as great a passion as gardening. what better way to utilise your fresh veggies than with a meal with friends. in fact, i rarely enjoy cooking unless its for a group. and better t...

Tagged: howto, workshop, recipes, food, cooking

Started by gabriel in Recipes. Last reply by LizM - Site Moderator Aug 1.

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What a great landlady! Our little garden (7,000 sq. ft.) is an answer to prayer for Dick & Rosemary Walrod who literally praying for a way to be able to use their property of 3 1/2 acres to grow food for folks. In our first season we grew over 4,5...
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Knowledge-sharing is my passion, or obsession if you prefer. (It's an obsession if you work on it rather than sleeping, and sometimes that's true). I work on sharing ideas, so forgive me if I link some of them here. I work on Appropedia.org, a wi...
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