Food Forward: Urban Agriculture Across America
If you live in California, tomorrow 11/6/2012, please don’t forget to vote YES for Proposition 37. We have a right and a need to know what is in our food. 61 countries across the globe currently...
View ArticleEdible Landscapes – Integrating Food Plants as Design Features
Edible landscaping has had a long and rich history in both the US and across Western Europe. However, integrating edibles into front and backyards has had some recent groundswell. More and more,...
View ArticleThe Beauty & Benefits of an Edible Landscape
Edible landscapes integrate food production, aesthetic value, and environmental benefits to any yard or planted area. Edible landscapes provide opportunities for more diverse and complex plantings...
View ArticleThe Modern Chicken Coop — How Form and Function Make a Happy Marriage
I know, I know… if you’ve had any interest in a chicken coop you’ve probably seen most of these. I want to not only feature some of the coops that you may have seen but also expose why they may or may...
View Article10 Reasons to Start Growing Your Own Food
There are lots of environmental reasons to get outside and start growing your own fruits and vegetables. It is one of the easiest ways to shrink your carbon footprint and live more sustainably. We’re...
View ArticleA Better Way to Grow Cilantro
There seem to be two schools of thought on cilantro. You either love it or hate it. And I’m not here to debate the merits of cilantro. Frankly, I know the merits of cilantro and I love it. And I...
View ArticleSanta Barbara Tower Gardens
The Sow Swell team traveled to Santa Barbara this weekend! Here’s a photo of our awesome digs for the weekend. Not only did we stay in the cutest Airstream trailer at the Santa Barbara Autocamp, we...
View ArticleVeterans to Farmers
In our last post, we featured a story about meeting with Veterans to Farmers founder, Buck Adams. We love the Veterans to Farmers story and the work Buck and his team are doing. It’s inspiring and we...
View ArticleWhy Do Roosters Crow?
Here’s a cool article from the LA Times by Eryn Brown that links roosters crowing with their internal circadian rhythm. Cock-a-doodle-doo! Scientists wonder why the rooster crows
View ArticleUrban Farming Workshop in Eagle Rock with WILFS!
Women in the LA Food Scene (WILFS), is hosting a Sow Swell urban farming workshop in Eagle Rock. We’ll cover basics of gardening, chicken keeping and composting. We look forward to seeing you...
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