This sunflower relative grows through the warm season, and produces abundant crunchy tubers for harvest in the winter. The tubers are one of the best sources of a carbohydrate called inulin, which is a long-chain fructose polysaccharide. Inulin is not well digested by humans, but passes into the lower intestines, where [...]

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Great Classes
The Alachua County extension offers fabulous classes on gardening, cooking and other subjects. Many are free.
http://alachua.ifas.ufl.edu/calendar.shtm

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From Dan and Michael – from a series of emails!
All mixes measured in 5 gallon buckets
The EPP Organic Mix

2 buckets aged stable cleanings (horse manure plus straw, hay and  a few wood chips)

1/2 bucket of pine bark fines *

1 quart plus or minus (depending on the plant) of perlite

1 quart (approx.) of coffee [...]

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The City of Gainesville’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department began its first Community Gardens Project at SE 4th Avenue in 1998. Since that time, the program has grown to five gardens around Gainesville through the joint efforts of the City of Gainesville’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department and the dedicated efforts of the [...]

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How does your garden grow? Email me your stories and photos and I’ll post ‘em here!

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On the 1st Wednesday of every month, 4-7 pm, The Edible Plant Project,
a not for profit nursery and collective, has a plant sale at the
Union St. Farmers’ Market in Downtown Gainesville.
An eclectic selection of edible plants, seeds, and more are available.
Most plants are well suited for Gainesville and easy to care for.
Gainesville Community Plaza, 111 [...]

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I recently discovered the Edible Plant Project Website (which I think is great, by the way), and wanted to let you know that I’ve posted a brief article about it at EcoLocalizer, a Green Options blog site focused on environmental activism across the U.S. You can find the post here: http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/18/edible-plant-project-pushes-for-sustainable-foods/
Thanks!
Shirley Siluk Gregory
Lead writer/EcoLocalizer.com
sunnybeaches2@bellsouth.net

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There’s going to be a food co-op in Gainesville that will be supporting local farmers and businesses. Their mission/vision is “to help grow a community-based food system through the establishment of a cooperatively-owned food market. We envision a thriving and vibrant full-service grocery store, owned by and operating for the benefit of our membership and [...]

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By Cindy Swirko Sun staff writer
Published: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 – front page of the Gainesville Sun!
Between the rising prices and the rising incidents of poisoning, food is increasingly causing stomach pains of various kinds for American consumers.
But in several Gainesville neighborhoods, residents with hoes and trowels in hand are taking control over at least [...]

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Help Us at the Nursery!
We have regular work parties at the nursery, at which we start new plants, weed and otherwise tend to existing plants. You’ll help us to produce lots of fruit trees for distribution, and also learn lots about growing fruit and nut trees. (Scroll [...]

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