Urban Farmer http://www.ufseeds.com Urban Farmer - News en-us Man takes backyard gardening to a new level http://www.ufseeds.com/rssnews.php?nid=Man-takes-backyard-gardening-to Tom Anderson of Palatine has taken backyard gardening to a whole new level. With his nearly 300 feet of land filled with vegetable plots and fruit trees, the term, gentleman farmer comes to mind. And families who visit the Palatine Township food pantry... Urban Farmer 2009-09-12 Urban vegetable gardens look to be Sweet n' Neat' http://www.ufseeds.com/rssnews.php?nid=Urban-vegetable-gardens-look-to The vegetable garden looks to be "Sweet 'n' Neat" next year, thanks to some new varieties of tomatoes by that very name. More and more urban dwellers are joining in the latest trend of growing their own produce, and tomatoes are the No. 1 choice of those... Urban Farmer 2009-09-11 Gardening With Containers http://www.ufseeds.com/rssnews.php?nid=Gardening-With-Containers One of the main goals of Edible Garden Landscaping is to provide people with the information and knowledge they need to grow more of their own food for both health and budget reasons. Interest in gardening in general is growing by leaps and bounds and it... Urban Farmer 2009-08-02 Urban Farming, A Bit Closer to the Sun http://www.ufseeds.com/rssnews.php?nid=Urban-Farming-A-Bit-Closer-to-t THIS summer, Tony Tomelden hopes to be making bloody marys at the Pug in Washington, D.C., with tomatoes and chilies grown above the bar, thanks to the city’s incentives for green roofs. Mr. Tomelden, the Pug’s principal owner, says he’s planting a ga... Urban Farmer 2009-06-18 It is not too late to celebrate the joy of interacting with nature in a family garden. http://www.ufseeds.com/rssnews.php?nid=It-is-not-too-late-to-celebrate It’s not too late for a family garden! You and your children just need to be a bit selective about what you plant. Check the growing time table from seed to fruit/vegetable. (Choose hardy, fast-growing greens such as red and green leaf lettuce, cress, and... Urban Farmer 2009-06-02 Push is on to green up the gardening industry http://www.ufseeds.com/rssnews.php?nid=Push-is-on-to-green-up-the-gard "This is one of the most irresponsible industries I've ever seen," said Andersonville gardener Cai Gushak. "I'm almost ready to stop going to the garden center." What has him fuming? Pots. Plastic pots, flats and trays that he can't recycle, all from i... Urban Farmer 2009-06-02