Urban Gardening

Tehe... just writing the name of this post made me feel so..... green :) Just kidding. I didn't know what else to title it and I thought, hey that is technically what it is called! :) Anyways...

So, Eric and I have been talking for a long time about wanting to start a garden. Actually it would be more accurate to say that we have been mourning (that we don't have a house and thought we couldn't start a garden) for a long time. Well, on Saturday, Eric told me that he wanted to make planters for our balcony, so that we could start a little garden. What a brilliant idea! We don't need a yard to have a garden (well, it would be nice, but...). So, we took some measurements and then sat down on the computer and made a plan for what we want to grow, how much space it will take up, and where to plant everything. (See below for the results.)

Then today, as I was reading on Anna's blog, I looked up the link to Wasatch Gardens, was reading in "Eating Local and Organic", and saw this: "URBAN GARDENING: Plant an organic garden in your backyard or a container garden on your balcony." So maybe our little garden isn't so strange after all. It makes me excited for lots of reasons: fresh, delicious garden vegetables, more self-reliance (such a nice thought with all the crazy events in the world today), following the prophets' counsel, and starting to do my part to be a good steward of the Earth.

We are just working out how to transport wood and soil from the store to our house with our car and then we will be on our way. It should be built by this Saturday. We'll post pictures of the progress.

(Approximately a 12' x 3' space) On the left: a trellis with peas, then tomatoes, a summer squash, a zucchini plant, jalapeno peppers, bell peppers, cucumbers, green beans, onions, green onions, cilantro, carrots, and romaine lettuce.