Member profile for Gardenerd

Gardening since 1993
Through my business (Gardenerd) I teach people how to grow their own food. I do classes, consulting and food garden design.  I have been growing most of my own produce since 1993 and specialize in small space, bio-intensive gardening.  As a vegetarian for the same amount of time (coincidence? I think not.) I love making healthy meals from the garden.
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Wil-cheese-me Los Angeles, CA

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Gardenerd Test Garden Los Angeles, CA

This is my 12 x 17 foot garden where I test out new varieties and experiment with new growing techniques.  In recent years, I've grown popping corn, quinoa, garbanzo beans, brown mustard seed, "coastal" tomatoes, Cavolo Broccolo a Getti di Napoli (broccoli that... » more
  • Last updated: April 23, 2012
  • Garden type: back yard

YourGardenShow Busy Bee San Francisco, CA

by The-Busy-Bee
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Favorite gardening books: Square Foot Gardening, The Organic Garden Book, Carrots Love Tomatoes
Favorite vegetable: Kale - Siberian Kale to be precise
Favorite flower: Hyacinth
Favorite tree / shrub: Meyer Lemon
Gardening organizations: Local community garden, Garden Writers Association, and Other
Favorite park / arboreteum: Huntington Library and Gardens

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    • Entomolo-garden replied over 1 year ago
    		Hi Gardenerd - Glad to find your profile, and to learn your passion for the garden (love the name too).  I am helping spread the buzzzz about this weekend's Bee-A-Thon 2011 encore - please tell your friends! Thanks.   www.yourgardenshow.com/bee-a-thon
    BeeGuiled replied over 1 year ago
    		Christy, You certainly have a lot of knowlege!  The Master Gardener design... is quite involved here in Texas.  In order to be a Master Gardener here you have to have 50 hours of community service each year. Do you have the same requirements in Cali?  I am not a MG.  But have freinds who are in Fort Bend County. I do have an Organic Backyard garden. I love it!
    Gardenerd replied over 1 year ago
    		@BeeGuiled: I hesitated to put master gardener, but since it was in lower case, I used it. I'm not officially a Master Gardener, but I teach people how to grow their own food. In fact, I get a lot of Master Gardeners in my classes who say that they learned more from me than the program they took.  That said, it's a wonderful program and if I had the time (wasn't always teaching) I would probably take it.  The requirements sound similar for CA as Texas.  I've been a volunteer board member at my local community garden for the past 12 years, so community service hours have never been a problem.  It's just making it to class.  :-)
    Patrick-TheGreenGardener replied over 1 year ago
    'The Green Gardener' is now FOLLOWING your Garden!!!
    We would like to invite you visit our bountiful harvest PICTURES, our How-To gardening VIDEO'S, common sense vegetable GLOG (garden log) and informational garden and seasonal planting journal.
    If you liked how much we've inspired you...
    We would be HONORED to have your vote for one of the top 25 'Fabulous Food Gardens' contest.
    To get there Just click on GARDENS on the top and you'll see 3 tabs click on the middle one... 
    We hope you are blessed with good friends, good food and good gardening, ALWAYS!
    Sincerely,
    Patrick (The Green Gardener)
    Gardenerd replied over 1 year ago
    		@Patrick-TheGreenGardener...:Just voted for your garden.  Nice pictures! If you like my garden, I'd appreciate your vote to help get mine into the top 25.  Thanks!
    Patrick-TheGreenGardener replied over 1 year ago
    		@Gardenerd: Hi Christy, I do like your garden, You just got my vote!