A Family Working on their Plot

The Headleys came out to Feeding Neighbors' Nanna Anna's Garden to work on the 1st of 2 of their family garden beds. http://www.feeding-neighbors.org ‪#‎FeedingNeighbors‬ ‪#‎communitygardens‬ ‪#‎gardening‬ ‪#‎growyourownfood‬

Did you know, that you can get free wood chips for your garden? We just got a delivery! Tree services usually have to pay to dump the wood chips they accumulate. To avoid the expense, they give them away. The catch is that you may have to wait for them. Tree services usually will only deliver the chips for free to the location you specify if they are working in the area. Also, you do not get to choose the type of wood you want. Otherwise, just give the tree service(s) in your area a call to get on the delivery list.
Thank you SoutheastTree.com! ‪Feeding-Neighbors‬.org

 

How To Use Disposable Diapers To Help Your Plants Grow

Disposable diapers contain a non-toxic gel. When this gel is mixed in with soil and watered, it absorbs the water and slowly releases it as the plant needs it, reducing the frequency of watering. The gel also aerates the soil as it expands.

We Have a New Logo!

We just got a new logo! 

Feel free to give us feedback about it in comments.

This Is What Is In Store For The Community

Our Seeds Are Here! 

We received the seeds that we are sowing this spring, summer and fall in Nanna Anna's Garden (managed by Feeding Neighbors). The community of Grove Park, and surrounding communities, in Atlanta will be happy to know they will be beneficiaries of various fresh and organic vegetables, fruits and herbs throughout the Atlanta growing seasons.

Get your seeds now from Seeds Now.

The seeds they sell are organic/non-GMO.

Get 20% off your order using coupon code: SAVE20NOW

(You must use the coupon code to receive the discount)

How to Cut a Glass Bottle to Make a Planter

 How to Cut a Glass Bottle to Make a Planter

Warning! Use safety glasses and gloves when doing this procedure.
 
1. Soak a piece of yarn in nail polish remover

2. Tie around bottle.

3. Light with a lighter.

4. Let burn all the way around for about 10-15 seconds.
5. Dip in a bowl of cold water. It should break on the line where the was.

 

6. Fill the bottom piece half-way with water. Place both the top and bottom pieces to the side.

7. Cut a square or circle out of screen or cheese cloth materials. Enough to cover the bottom of the top  piece.

8. Tie some unused oil lantern wick or a strip of cotton string or cloth in a hoop knot and thread both ends through the center of the screen or cheese cloth.

9. Feed the wick through the inside of the inverted bottle neck (top piece) and gently pull down until the screen/cloth touches the beginning of the neck.

10. Fill the inverted bottle piece with growing medium like potting soil.

11. place the inverted top piece inside the bottom piece with the wick touching the water.

12. Sow seeds or plant a small plant of your choice in the soil.

 

The title and instructions for this project have been revised. Click here for the original source.

Our Seeds Are on the Way!

Our order is in for the heirloom, non-GMO seeds, we are sowing this spring, from Seeds Now.

Detroit Community Gardens

The exodus of residents of Detroit has left the city dotted with crumbling buildings and empty lots. Many of those lots have been turned into community gardens like these outside of Downtown


 


Photo credit: DailyMail.com Article: "http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2875525/The-tiny-urban-island-downtown-Detroit-Aerial-pictures-city-s-skyscrapers-surrounded-abandoned-homes-housing-plots-mansions-sprawling-countryside.html"

Help Feed Yourself

This vintage garden ad from the U.S. Department of Labor really gets the message across.

This is exactly what we all need to be doing.

Healthy Soil, Healthy Worms

Feeding Neighbors First Garden - Nanna Anna's Garden Plan

Below is the garden plan for the first of our free food gardens,

Nanna Anna's Garden, in Atlanta, Georgia.

For more information click Nanna Anna's Garden.