Preparing & Preserving the Pat Greer Way!
Pat Greer specializes in healthy raw vegan food. She sells prepared foods in her shop and at farmer’s markets, caters and years ago, founded Houston’s Oldest Organic Food Co-op–Central City Co-op. Pat makes a variety of fruit, nut & veggie-based cookie and cracker alternatives using a food processor and food-dehydrator. She shared tips on how […]
Transitioning to Sustainability
On October 12 – Transition Houston will talk about our efforts in transitioning to a sustainable local economy and lifestyle. And about our favorite activity, which we call Permablitzes. This is getting together to spend a half day at a members home installing or maintaining vegetable gardens, plant fruit trees, build compost systems and rainwater […]
Food Forests & Fruit Tree Guilds with Mickey Kleinhenz
Monday at the West Gray Multiservice Center. Mickey Kleinhenz will share his thoughts on, and experience with fruit tree guilds and perennial polyculture from his dryland forest garden “Inwood Eden”. You can check out the garden on Facebook and YouTube. This is a tour of the garden this April. The program will begin at 6:30. […]
Hugelkultur Mounds with Glenn Miracle
For Earth Month: Local Regenerative Farmer, Glen Miracle of Laughing Frog Farm, will tell us about his method of growing vegetables in Hugelkultur mounds, a Permaculture method which minimizes water needs and helps him survive drought and flood. Monday at the West Gray Multiservice Center. The program will begin at 6:30. Bring food to share, […]
Cuttings & Propagation
Mickey Kleinhenz taught us about propagating from cuttings to scavenge, multiply & share plants with our friends & neighbors. I hope everyone is enjoying their native Turks Cap. Mine are leafing out a bit, so, success! A few key takeaways: some things root from the cut end, some root from a node. Have a little […]
Planning Your Fall Garden & Hope Farms
Time to plan, shop & in some cases, start seeds. If you want broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage & other slow growers by Thanksgiving, you have to start the seeds in summer so they’ll grow while the days are long. And if you want fall tomatoes, peppers, squash, etc, now is the time to start them […]
Permaculture & Texas Edible Landscapes
Permaculture for urban landscapes with Josh Reynolds of Texas Edible Landscapes. We will discuss the 3 ethics and 12 principles of Permaculture as well as some techniques that can be used in the urban landscape.https://txediblelandscapes.com The program will begin at 6:30. Bring food to share, and items for door prizes ( plants, garden & food-related […]
SPIN Farming in Houston.
SPIN farming in Houston – Join Joseph Stark, owner of Greater Heights-based Eureka Acres Urban Farm, for a discussion on growing in other people’s front & back yards, the challenges faced in his first year growing and where the business is headed next. The program will begin at 6:30. Bring food to share, and items […]
Environmental Impact of Our Food
For Earth Month – Our local practioner of Regenerative Agriculture, Glen Miracle of Laughing Frog Farm, will talk about the environmental damage caused by our big agriculture & food systems. And about better ways. At Laughing Frog Farm, Glen practices permaculture, biodynamics and Holistic Pasture Manament, rotating sheep, chickens and vegetable crops mimicking nature as […]
Compost & Microbes w/ Daniel Millikin
Daniel Millikin of the Hermann Park Conservancy is back to talk about all kinds of composting. And how to help the soil microbes fetch the nutrients needed to help your plants grow. The nutrients are out there…
