Replantar la ciudad: herramientas para agricultures urbanos by Kirsten Dirksen on May 23, 2011 Desde 2007, más de la mitad de la población mundial vive en ciudades. Para obtener alimentos locales, habrá que plantarlos en …
Scion exchange: how to graft a backyard of fruit by Kirsten Dirksen on December 27, 2010 If it hadn’t been for introduction of grafting, we wouldn’t have domesticated apples or cherries and since these heterosexual fruit …
1st rule of gardening: build up the soil by Kirsten Dirksen on December 13, 2010 Every year Jacqueline Kennedy starts her garden by throwing local horse manure under her veggie patch. Her soil is now …
Heirlooms, hybrids, non-GMO corn & breast of Venus tomatoes by Kirsten Dirksen on December 1, 2010 Heirloom vegetables are big at farmer’s markets, popular among backyard gardeners and now they can even be found in supermarkets, …
How does your vegetable vocabulary grow? (a quiz) by Kirsten Dirksen on February 22, 2010 Quick. How many vegetables can you name? Make a list and don’t read below. According to the Center for Disease …
America's post fast food era & Europe's oldskool land lovers by Kirsten Dirksen on December 7, 2009 “Don’t you think America is preparing for a post-fast-food period whereas Europe is slowly entering the fast food period?”, wrote …
A mail-order greenhouse by Kirsten Dirksen on July 12, 2009 So you’ve joined the backyard garden revolution and are now growing as much of your own food as possible. If you’re …
Why it’s easy to keep bees in the backyard by Kirsten Dirksen on June 10, 2009 The homeowners at Berkeley’s Green Faerie Farm tend to goats, chickens, rabbits and an extensive fruit and veggie garden all …
Where it’s legal to farm goats in the city by Kirsten Dirksen on June 9, 2009 Lately goats have been gaining acceptance as low-carbon lawn mowers and as a pesticide-free tool to eliminate weeds and clear …
Urban orchard: how to have fruit year round by Kirsten Dirksen on June 8, 2009 “If you get all your fruit in July what are you going to do with it?” This is the problem …