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$1000 Grant opportunity for Local Food Organizers
Nora G is working with the Price Pottenger Nutrition Foundation to help locally grown food. Basically, they are giving 5 organizations a grant of $1000 to support the work they are doing to help create food freedom in their communities. Persons need to apply at (). Applications are due May 15 and we’d love to get the…
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ANNOUNCEMENT: TGN forums to close down April 15th
It is with a very heavy heart that I make this post. Here is a short video explaining the situation. I know @LaurieLovesLearning is going to organize a way for those of you who want to stay connected to be able to do so. So watch for a post from her.
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PLEASE PM ME (laurieloveslearning) BEFORE APRIL 14
As per @Marjory Wildcraft's Announcement... I would like everyone who wants to stay in touch to *Private Message* me as soon as possible... It has to be *before April 14th* or contact will be lost. The contact information that I'd need (with your permission) is your most used email & name (screen name too, please, so I can…
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PLEASE READ: Forum Rules
The Grow Network Forum Use Policies Thank you for being a part of the Grow Network Forum Community. We are so excited that you have decided to join us. The forums are an exciting place for us to grow together through communication. We thrive on the ability to share our experiences with you and hope that you are just as…
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My latest goings on
I have many things on my plate right now. You all know what I'm trying to do for everyone here. That's goings on #1. #2 I paid a lot to get lindorus for my indoor plant scale from a company in Canada (not this company.) These are teensie wee and are extremely hard to find on the plants. They are excellent flyers and run…
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Tips from Unusual Places
Facebook is not a place that I would normally turn to for tips, but lately it has had some interesting/fun tips. Here is one I saw this morning.
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Seed starting
I saw an interesting way to start seeds online using a roll of thin polythene (so, plastic). Some comments said it was perlite (yet I cant find a sheet like that), and the creator if the video stated it was polythene. How to use: You roll out this foam sheet, put compost/whetever on it and put your seeds in, roll it up…
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plant identification
Every year I find mystery plants in my garden, and I`m not sure whether I should be doing something with these plants or pulling them up. I have lots of all three of these. Does anyone know what they are? Every year, I pull these out as weeds. Should I be doing something with it? I had an idea that this second plant could…
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Growing Cotton!
I know it`s not edible, but I couldn`t find a category that was a better fit. Every year I see cotton seeds for sale at my health food store, and every year I wonder who these people are that grow cotton in their gardens. The packs have less than fifty seeds, so they are not geared to anyone growing it commercially. Than I…
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Thank You Marjory and Everyone
I just wanted to thank @Marjory Wildcraft and everyone for a wonderful experience, to this day I remember when I was approved as a Street Team member, I was so excited that I was chosen so much so that some of my co-workers wondered why I had a big smile on my face. I have learned so much from everyone and had tremendous…
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FREE: Herbs for the Musculoskeletal System April 2024
Matthew Wood & Phyllis D. Light share 2 parts of a 3 part series on this subject. The full course is available to purchase. https://www.matthewwoodinstituteofherbalism.com/courses/herbs-for-muscular-skeletal-systems
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Lymph moving massage oil
This oil could come in handy.
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Cayenne Tincture
Here is a tutorial: https://www.herbalprepper.com/cayenne-a-medicine-chest-in-a-pepper/
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This is exactly why you don't forage in ditches
This is what our municipality plans to spray in ditches, public lands & also elsewhere where noxious weeds are reported. It is most likely similar in other areas. Remember that drift occurs and even the slightest breeze can carry particles quite far. If the ditches are bordering agricultural land (sometimes including…
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Garden Plans for 2024
It is getting to that time of year where I start to plan on what I am going to grow in 2024. So far I need to finish my Strawberry tower and start my medicinal herb tower. I also have two raised-beds with bases for the patio and three raised-bed to go into the yard. This morning I decided that I am going to keep the…
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Compost: where do you find materials to start?
Compost: where do you find materials to start? I limited in a community lease real estate and need to find outside source of compost, Where would you go to find compost materials?
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Herbs for Vitality: Herbal Academy
Three part series. Part 1 playing now. https://theherbalacademy.com/hfv-pt1
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Show 180: Burdock, Haluski, Wire Grass, Lespedeza and Wild Lettuce
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Apple tree rejuvenation
I have bookmarked this, so hopefully will revisit the subject at a later date in our next life. 😃 But the subject is so good, I want to share it with you. I believe @Suburban Pioneer was the one who was deeply into heritage apple preservation. I'd like your comments on this article please!
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Potatoes & tomatoes on the same plant
I thought this grafting experiment was interesting. It seems as though yields on both ends were low. Someone in the comments suggested increasing the nutrients to see if they could get more produce. It could be an experiment worthy of trying in a small space.
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Free Webinar - How to Use and Choose Spring Lymphatic Herbs - Thomas Easley
For everyone who has been interested in lymphatic herbs: April 18/24 6:00 PM Eastern.
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Vertical Gardens
Vertical gardens are a clever way to grow more food in small spaces. Use this thread to discuss your favorite ways to grow vertically in a small space.
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Photovoltaic on the rooftop. A long term project is over!
It is symbolic that we finished our long term project on March 21 - the Earth Day. The whole project lasted for over a year. We removed the heating with oil and changed it to the air pump, then we insulated and changed the roof, then installed photovoltaic on the rooftop, installed a wall box in the garage and ordered an…
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Free Webinars from The Canadian Wildlife Federation
Wildlife Friendly Gardening Workshops and events by the CWF. Some are Canada specific, but some will be of interest to those in other regions/countries. Upcoming workshops & events: Gardening For Wildlife Sketching in Nature Starting up Our Pollinator Gardens Creating a Pollinator Oasis Flower Flies Living Earth and the…
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Soap from scratch
I started to make lye soap in the 1970's and enjoyed it so much I started a small business, selling it around our province (Saskatchewan, Canada). My soaps were really popular and stood out from others because I didn't use scent. I don't know about you folks, but there are so many scents in so many products that it makes…
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Would you like to learn from me in Pinehurst, NC?
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Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines: Sambucus, Elderberry
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Paperchain Pots
I saw a video of an organic grower using this system. It is expensive, but boy, is it slick! I'm going to watch the videos on this link. I wonder if they would still work well to use even without the planter. I like their mini hiller tool. It looks like it can be used for more things. Im also going to watch the video on it.
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Show 179: River Beauty, Rushes, Dollarweed and Cogon Grass
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Mushroom Books: Identification, Foraging, Medicinal Uses
There have been a couple of discussions lately about mushrooms so I thought we should have a list of reference materials all in one space. I have just listed the books I personally own or have seen in stores. If others know of any good fungi books or can recommend field guides for your specific region, please add to this…
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Breathing Exercises for Better Health
I looked at different kinds of breathing exercises but I don't know what you call this particular exercise that my Acupuncturist did for me today. It gave me more breath and more energy. I have been hearing asthma (during breathing) and after the treatment she gave me today I was asthma free. I was told to take a deep…
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Very successful fermenting experiment
I tried making a natural kraut out of the stems of turnips, mustard and collard greens. I usually just throw them in the compost. It turned out fantastic and very different from cabbage sauerkraut!
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The mouse problem
It's that time of year when everyone wants to come in out of the cold, and hunker down in a warm house. Unfortunately, "everyone" includes the mice! I had a mouse get into my microgreen growing shelf, despite the fact that it's about 4 ft off the ground with no obvious way to climb up. It must have climbed the power cords…
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Happy Easter Sunday!
He is Risen! It is a beautiful sunny day here today with actual spring temperatures starting again tomorrow. Maple tapping season will be upon us in zone 3 shortly! It is a good day.
