When It Snows: Seed Catalog Porn
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Burpee, Seeds of Change, Fedco. It's the dead of winter, and there's another big snow storm on the way. There's nothing more titillating than sitting down with a lap full of seed catalogs and starting to dream.
You don't need lots of land to catch seed lust. How does your garden grow? Do you have a pot on your patio? A whiskey barrel on your stoop? Tell us what you are planning to plant this spring in a comment below.
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Well you actually can grow those seeds right now in your own apartment with vertical hydroponic windowfarms. You can use your apartment as a greenhouse and grow up to 32 vegetable plants in a typical 4x6 NYC window. Depending on your window's exposure you can grow a wide variety of plants from herbs and greens to even squash and okra. This is the best time to do it because you appreciate greenery and fresh food so much more in the winter when the green markets are closed. As the radiator runs for months on end, you can still freshen your apartment with a tricking fountain that grows food in your window. you're not going to feed the family but you will learn A LOT about what nutrition means. You will connect with your food in ways you cannot even imagine when you are the one to decide what specific kind of organic liquid nutrients (like compost tea) you want to supply to your plants. Their nutrients become your nutrition. We're a local NYC opendesign and citizen research project that helps just about anyone-- cooks, kids, schools, dorms- become microfarmers right now without a bunch of big infrastructure or new construction. Our online community now has almost 20,000 participants worldwide. Join us. Stop drooling over the seeds and plant them.
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