It’s that time of year again - time to prune the fruit trees! Although the ideal moment to prune your deciduous trees will vary depending on your climate, and your preferred pruning methods will be different from those of your neighbors, as with most gardening tasks, there are some basic principles that are good for all of us to keep in mind when we prune. I like to prune fruit trees just as their buds begin to swell. This time of year, I walk through the orchard looking for

Saving your own seeds is the most important gardening job you never thought of doing!

At Grow Your Lunch, we care about food systems change. We envision food systems in which people buy from local food producers, and on-site edible gardens supply supplemental produce to cafes, cafeterias, restaurants and home kitchens. In order for this to work, however, those of us charged with making sure these gardens are successful have to learn an awful lot, specifically regarding food safety and Good Agricultural Practices (“GAPs”). In order to provide food that is safe,

It is promising to see the increasingly widespread public and private support of school gardens in the US. Acceptance of school gardens as relevant teaching tools for health and nutrition is on the rise – from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to the USDA Food and Nutrition Services program and an ever-growing network of corporate and private sponsors, for-profit and nonprofit organizations. However, is teaching about health and nutrition all that school gardens

We're delighted to announce the release of our recent collaboration with the Center for Ecoliteracy on behalf of Annie's Homegrown, "Growing School Gardens: Annie's How-to Guide for Growing 5 Types of School Gardens." It is available as a free download, so please take advantage of this resource! #schoollunch #schoolgarden #edible #ediblelandscape #ediblegardening #learninggarden #foodsystems #sustainable #urbangardening #containergardening #verticalgardening #planting