In this episode, John will introduce you (and himself) to JRN Nursery that has been selling plants in Houston for 30 years. In this episode, John will share with you this special nursery that has a handful of his favorite tropical, perennial vegetables that can grow year round in Houston, TX and are no-brainers for […]

Today Urban Farmer Curtis Stone takes you on a tour around his passive solar greenhouse.

The Bringing Food Forests to NE Florida organization has created a wonderful, regenerative, permaculture food forest garden and is celebrating its one year anniversary by planting even more trees and vegetables for the community to enjoy.

See how profitable urban farming works as farmer Curtis Stone shows you how he assembled a multi-locational urban farm that grossed $20,000 in its first year and $55,000 in it’s second. He’ll describe the design of his farm, equipment used, planting plan and target markets. Though records are not yet kept on how quickly farms […]

In this episode, you will learn why you should transplant your seedlings, and when to transplant your seedlings. John will also share his techniques for transplanting seedlings. Finally, John will share how he is growing his newly transplanted seedlings in 4″ pots to conserve water. After watching this episode, you will better understand how and […]

In this episode, John shares his story about purchasing a full flat of organic strawberries and 2 primocane thornless blackberry plants from the local farmers market. You will learn 9 reasons why you should grow some of your food instead of buying it. Some of these reasons may shock you. Besides just being a better […]

The Urban Farmer talks about the scalability of high value crops.

How can you reduce some of the most common toxins in your home? Dr. Stephen Sinatra discusses a few things that almost anyone can do to make their home a safer place. Find out what some of the more common pollutants are in the home and just how easy it might be to make your […]

Urban Farmer talks about when and why would you want to terminate a crop.

In its 6th year, the permaculture garden continues to evolve and thrive under the care of Val & Eli, who give a tour of their Zone 1 back yard permaculture paradise and explain new ways to fertilize their plants. Also watch Part 2 about the food forest in their front yard.