The Agrarian Urbanite

I haven't been blogging because I have been busily working on the October issue of The Agrarian Urbanite.

Go read it.

Enjoy.

There is a link on the front page of the Knoxville Permaculture Guild, but I also wanted to post a link to The Agrarian Urbanite online. I publish at the beginning of each month, and will keep online right now until I begin selling enough subscriptions to offset the printing and mailing...then no more "free" online.

Remember to read because it's good for you.

Yeah! We made it to Issue 2. Attached is the July issue of the Agrarian Urbanite in PDF form. I need submissions! Please send your ideas, questions and stories (anywhere from 100 to 400 words) to agrarianurbanite@gmail.com.

Thanks for reading!!!

Agrarian Urbanite Volume1 Issue2.pdf

Here is the premier issue of The Agrarian Urbanite. It is a PDF.

volume1issue1.pdf

Enjoy.

I have taken the composting handout and expanded it.

You need to compost. It is a cheap and free way to amend & enrich soil. It is easy to do, saves money and is environmentally sound. Turn your scraps into soil and have the healthiest garden on the block.

… Continue

Some folks have expressed an interest in these handouts. The documents are taken from power point slides of a four hour vegetable class I developed as an AmeriCorps volunteer.

Feel free to copy and educate as needed. I ask, only, that you keep my name at the bottom and give me credit for writing and compiling the information. A lot of work went into these (and the entire presentation). You will need to open them with Power Point.… Continue

Here is the link to the WBIR story from Sunday, April 19, 2009 entitled, Hopes for Hens is Taking Flight.

On April 19, about 40 people joined together at Barley's Taproom in the Old City to discuss the preliminary steps for getting chickens legal within city limits. Updates to this meeting can be found at the group Hen Legalization in Kno… Continue

Yeah! We did it again! Another small step for gardening education!

Friend, neighbor and author Terry Shaw wrote about us in his weekly News Sentinel column...Winter Doesn't Stop This Gardener

Enjoy.

Oh come on, let's face it, very few people keep their New Year's resolutions. By the time January 20th rolls around, many people have abandoned the ridiculous attempts to keep in line with those resolutions. Making New Year right in the dead center of the Dark Days needs rethinking.

Traditionally, the winter was a time for rest. When we lived in a more tribal time in tune with Earth, the dark cold winter days and nights sent us indoors. The ground and animals rested. We rested until the light o… Continue

It's that time of year when gardeners begin to feel edgy. The long winter nights have finally turned as the days are noticeably longer. We begin to feel that the time is near to begin in the garden. Knowing that timing for planting is an essential key, the anxiety starts to build. For beginning gardeners, timing can seem like a daunting task. For experienced gardeners, timing can seem like a daunting task.

Hopefully the seeds have been ordered, and if they haven't already arrived, are soon to b… Continue