Recent Volunteer Gardener Clips
Soil Mix Recipe + Raised Bed Gardening Best Practices
June 11, 2020
Bagged potting soil can be expensive. Tammy Algood assembles 4 readily found ingredients so you can mix up your own for a lot less money. Tammy uses her mix in a 3' x 25' raised bed. Best practices for raised bed gardening are presented.
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Pollinator Garden for an Urban Front Yard
May 28, 2020
"A lawn is just not for me" says Mollie. Instead, she enjoys tending a pollinator-friendly garden in the front of her house. And she has put her sense of style and design on the back yard space with interesting potted plants and sentimental pieces.
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Permaculture Action Day-Nashville
May 14, 2020
GROW Enrichment held a permaculture action day in which volunteers worked together to enhance and beautify the land. The list of projects included forest reclamation, incorporating edibles into a children's play space, and sheet mulching an established orchard.
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Hemp Harvest and Processing
April 23, 2020
Many Tennessee farmers say hemp production isn't living up to the hype. Pests, diseases, the space needed for conventional drying, and finding a buyer are some of the challenges. Sheri Gramer visits Allenbrooke Farms in Maury County TN to find out about the first year of hemp production.
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Chicken Chat
April 16, 2020
We visit with an experienced urban hen keeper in Nashville, TN to glean great tips and know-how. @judyschickens gives us the scoop on the coop, realistic expectations, and unexpected things that are going to happen. Judy is also an extensive gardener, so she talks about how backyard chickens and backyard garden beds can co-exist.