In this episode, John builds a raised bed garden on a budget and with no tools (except a scissors) and shares with you in detail how you can start growing your own food today without any prior experience. John will share with you many tips in this epsiode which will be especially helpful for beginners […]

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.

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 […]

How do we keep clean off the grid? In a gravity fed outdoor shower, that’s how. We’ll be moving the baths indoors when the house is built, but this is how we’ve managed for the last two years and more. Here’s a detailed tour:

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

John from www.growingyourgreens.com takes you on a tour of his front yard permaculture style urban raised bed vegetable garden. In this episode you will learn what John grew in the Winter in his frontyard organic garden in Zone 9b. You will discover how he is growing different fruits, berries and vegetables, as well as learn […]

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.