Setting up a garden presents a myriad of questions. First, we debated whether to grow in raised beds or straight into the ground. After our soil test came back looking relatively good for nutrients and free of contaminants like lead, we decided that growing directly in the ground was the most cost-effective technique. Once that was decided, the next question was how to transform the ground from lawn to garden beds. We had already done some gardening at the very top of our property, next to a huge stone statue of Poseidon, a relic of the Stotesbury estate that used to stand nearby. Unsurprisingly, the ground next to the statue was...
And here we go!
Hi! My name is Katie. I’ve been farming professionally since my early twenties, working on farms from urban Philadelphia to rural Michigan. Much of this time has been spent working to solve what I see as the basic problem of urban farming- the need to grow as much food as possible on very little space. As a professional farmer in an urban setting, I’ve worked hard to figure out ways to bring in the most money from the smallest space. But, to me, the most important aspect of this type of farmer is the potential to make our world as sustainable as possible by enabling people to grow as much of their...