A Hands-On Intro to Biodynamics
People came last week to the Summer Solstice Party at Farmer D Organics’ Briarcliff store bearing dishes such as tri-color potato salad, fresh sliced tomatoes and basil, zucchini bread, and more (including my candied mint leaf brownies, of course). They were greeted by a bonfire, beautiful gardens, and a spinning composter filled with beverages. We [...]
Worm Composting for the Squeamish
If you’re squeamish about worms, you may be tempted to stop reading right about now (and yes, I’ll admit that photo may not help), but hang in there, if you can, for one more sentence or two. At least buy a bag of worm castings, called vermicompost, and spread it on your soil. It improves [...]
Grub, Not Grubs
So you planted a vegetable garden and were looking forward to good, fresh grub, weren’t you? Well, brown and rotting root vegetables, wilting leaves, and holes in your almost-ready-to-pick produce does not a dinner party make, does it? And the worst part? The culprits most likely don’t even have a leg to stand on. That’s [...]
Summer, and The Dreaming Is Easy (and Why It’s a Good Time for a Site Visit)
We pulled up in Farmer D’s truck to a lost corner for a site visit (where we look at a place and see what can be done there). I’m not just calling it that–that’s actually its name, Lost Corner Preserve. It’s located on a twenty-two acre family homestead preserved by the Trust for Public Land [...]
Water, Made Easy (and Why Gardeners Dance in the Rain)
Hands up if you danced in those downpours this week in metro-Atlanta. Or maybe you stood by your window with your arms to the heavens and proclaimed Hallelujah? Okay, that counts, too. Gardening in drought-prone areas like ours helps us get back to basics pretty quickly, doesn’t it? And water is definitely a basic when [...]
Free Workshop Preview – Water Wise Systems
Summer for most of us means we get to enjoy the results of all the hard work we did in Spring. Hardly anyone enjoys watering in the high heat of the Summer though. There’s still time before it gets really hot to install a drip irrigation system or implement other solutions. To help you along [...]
Farmer D Gets an Ambassador! Welcome Pattie Baker
Farmer D Organics would like to welcome Pattie Baker to the team. She comes on as our Global Garden Ambassador to help us extend our reach into communities on the north side of Atlanta and online on the blog and social media. She will also be integral to new plans for a Farmer D presence [...]
I Call Candied Mint! (Why I Love Mint)
Bring something to share? Bring something to share?! Speck’s words on yesterday’s Farmer D post about the Summer Solstice gathering next week at the Briarcliff store had me say out loud, right there in my home office (which overlooks my backyard garden), “I’ll tell you what I have to share–mint, mint, and more mint!” Yes, [...]
Father’s Day Sale! 10% off Tools and Raised Bed Kits.
It’s Farmer D’s first Father’s day with Tilden and we want to share a little bit of that joy with you. Come in for 10% off all tools and raised bed kits. Get your hands dirty with dad. Gratuitous Farmer D photo with Tilden follows:
Workshops Soon – What do You want to Learn?
It’s coming up on the time of year when the crazy rush of getting your garden planted has died down and we can start to focus on the details more. I remember talking to many of you when you came into the garden center about the basics of gardening. Now you can learn more in [...]
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