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When you’re thinking about how you can get used to the new normal of Climate Change, on the personal level, don’t pass up on grey water. It can be as simple as pouring your dirty dishwater into a bucket and using that to water plants (or flush your toilet).
#ClimateChange #Adaptability #GreyWater #PersonalActions #FoodNotLawns
Third Place and Charlotte Food Not Lawns are hosting an event!
YOUR FALL GARDEN: Join us to learn what vegetables to play, how to grow them, and plant them together!
Friday, August 21st, 6PM to 8PM at the Third Place (1609 East Fifth Street, Charlotte NC).
Spring is almost upon us! We've been quiet, but still working (and for this social media poster, resting) behind the scenes!
During this time, you can directly sow your seeds outdoors for some crops. Some examples are carrots, okra, spinach, and watermelon.
The National #Gardening Association has more information: https://garden.org/apps/calendar/?q=charlotte%2C+nc#spring
Don't forget to utilize an #almanac for planning!
https://www.almanac.com/gardening/planting-calendar/NC
Om man undviker nyheterna just nu för att inte må KAOSSKITANGST så finns det iallafall lite bra nyheter
https://www.sydsvenskan.se/malmo/tio-villaagare-ska-fa-hjalp-att-maxa-sin-odling/
Our first book recommendation is... the original book itself!
#FoodNotLawns, How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden and Your Neighborhood into a Community."
Unfortunately, this title appears to be out of print. You can join their mailing list to read the book for free online, or check thrift stores (like thriftbooks.com) for a copy.
https://www.foodnotlawns.com/book
https://www.foodnotlawns.com/donate/
(P.S. direct link: https://www.foodnotlawns.com/foreword-toby-hemenway/ )
#Gardening #Sustainability #Community #BookRecommendation #Books
You can put a lot into your compost-- including poop! Chicken poop is especially high in nitrogen, which helps in the plant's photosynthesis.
There's a lot more you can put in your #compost; follow the link below for some examples!
https://rodaleinstitute.org/blog/backyard-composting-basics-a-cheatsheet/ #Composting #FoodNotLawns #Gardening #Sustainability
#Charlotte #FoodNotBombs received 800 pounds of #potatoes the past week! We created this graphic to share-- because if you can't eat them all, you can always plant them! #mutualAid #potato #foodNotLawns #sustainability #communityResilience
I want to thank Sunny.Garden for welcoming Food Not Lawns onto their server!
And thank you for your patience as we settle in. In the meantime, please visit our little site to learn more about us: https://foodnotlawnsclt.carrd.co/#about
But my life couldn’t go like that, shouldn’t go like that, not if we can really turn global warming around. I can’t just sit idly on the weary-go-round passing the time, doing trivial things for money. I resolved to do something. I would take a positive step. No more waiting, no more putting it off, no more delay. Rachel & I formulated a plan.
If it wasn’t practical to overthrow our lives by quitting B.S. day jobs, then we’d do what we can with what we have. What are our resources? Being suburbanites, we have a yard. Why not regenerate the soil right outside our door? We could turn our little patch of earth into a carbon capturing composite life form!
Must be Sunday morning. Someone close by is mowing their lawn.
NOTE: You can DOUBLE UP the $2 per square foot turf removal rebates from the local city with this program... and really, it's free. https://socalwatersmart.com/en/residential/rebates/available-rebates/turf-replacement-program/ #lawns #gardensnotlawns #foodnotlawns #gardening #California #free
Bit by bit, getting rid of all the grass...
You know you're living in the tropics when you wake to discover the lawn you mowed yesterday is visibly longer this morning.
Flora and Fauna in FairyLand
It's mid January now. *clearsthroat* MID-JANUARY!
Up here in the hills we should have 10°C (5°C-14°C) at this time of year.
We have 17°C, even at night. 😳😳😳
Some veggie experiments outside...
#SelfSufficient #gardening #sustainability #FoodNotLawns #SelfCatering #planting #DIY #GrowYourOwn #permaculture
May I recommend this man's videos: 'Self sufficient Me', starting with the chapter "Growing Food in Small Spaces".
This one especially for those who want to justify their inaction with not having a 100 acre garden. Of course that's just an excuse, you can grow food even if you live in some dark dungeon (delicious mushrooms ^.^)
Lots of useful ideas, tips and tricks:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnWt3n5uUaIolDPurFTRAkh7ks3E0xtX8
#SelfSufficient #gardening #sustainability #FoodNotLawns #SelfCatering #planting #DIY #GrowYourOwn
What to do?
1. Learn to be self-sufficient according to your abilities and circumstances.
2. Give away for free what you don't need.
3. Organize your neighborhood to build a community based on mutual help.
#OffGrid #SelfSufficient #CommunitySufficient #permaculture #gardening #microgrids #MoneylessSociety #TradelessSociety #sustainability #FoodNotLawns #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
Crops from our garden, gathered today.
Sometimes I mention "my" garden, but really it's a #CommunityGarden I share with about 20 other people.
A few years ago, this small lot had an old house that was in very bad shape. It was sold and the buyer intended to build a new one as an investment rental. But for some reason the construction was delayed and it was left as an empty lot after the sale and demolition.
Some neighbors got together and approached the owner, asking if they could turn the lot into a community garden. They made fences and beds out of recycled material like pallets and decking. They planted fruit vines and trees for everyone to share. The local food bank agreed to pay the water bill.
10 or so years later, here we are! Every year we don't know if this will be the last one, the owner will finally need to start building. It could end at any minute.
I wish that cities would plot more gardens or that it was easier to establish them on private property. I love guerilla gardening but it's hard to grow vegetables that way in this climate (you have to water them in summer) and you miss out on the community part.
I think the ideal housing pattern is small apartment buildings (4-20 units, up to 3 floors tall) #missingmiddle with shared gardens. This maximizes the useful space and minimizes wasted space for everyone. You could do this retroactively by converting parking lots into gardens and allowing residential infill to densify neighborhoods. #urbanplanning #urbanism
In some cities the waitlist for community gardens is years long. That's an absolute travesty. How much more value do gardens give people and cities than endless expanse of lawn and pavement? #FoodNotLawns #gardening
Oh, spring, you are so schizophrenic.
One minute I’m turning up the heat and then, realizing it’s sunny out, I am outside in a skirt and tank top.
#GardenMedicine #PNWSpring #ContortedMulberry #GardenMedicine, #FoodNotLawns #SundayInTheBackyard #WalkingWithOrna #MakingVitaminD #WeedingWorkOut
turn your #yard into a #garden and your #neighborhood into a #community. #foodnotlawns #growfoodnotlawns #grasstogardens
#Read the #book for #free! https://bit.ly/3rVqkOO — view on Instagram https://bit.ly/3HbHcaA
It's always a good day when I dig up grass for a garden
I'm really proud of my parents for growing this 'meadow' where once there was the most sad patch lawn. I explained the benefits of not mowing your lawn to my dad last year, and he really got into it. In the 2 years they have been in their house they have transformed the most boring patch of lawn into this meadow, lots of fruit trees, and multiple veggie beds.
"Why would we rather surround our homes with lawn instead of grape arbors? The first business of the household is security, and surely food is at the top of that list."
~Joel Salatin
