Pittsburgh Garden Experiment

This is kind of beyond the scope of Pittsburgh, but we are all a big global family and the preservation of biodiversity is important for all of us. 

There is a station in Russia that is home to a large amount of crop seeds and genetic diversity from around the world.  It's important for the future of our agricultural systems.  Currently it is threatened by development.

If you are interested in reading more about the issue, here is the link to sign a petition.

http://bit.ly/d2H96s

Sunday, August 29th at 7:30 pm.  Film screening and discussion.

This is a film screening that I am hosting for the Rainforest Action Network.  The film demonstrates how our purchasing decisions connect to the destruction of rainforests in Indonesia and other southeast Asian countries. 

Come learn what you can do about it.  The film will be shown in Squirrel Hill.  Details can be found at this link.

http://events.ran.org/hotaugustnights/events/show/11999

So, I recently tried to save some tomato seeds by putting them on a ceramic plate for a few days...needless to say it was a novice move and didn't work out too well. 

I did a little searching and came across this link on one way to save your tomato seeds...I'm going to try this method next.

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/save-tomato-seeds.html

I live in the Carrick area and have found the perfect spot for a community garden . I contacted the owner everything seemed to be going fine then all of the sudden things got crazy .  Insurance , ownership , back taxes and I've hit a wall .  Most of you know how beneficial a community garden can be and I want so much for it to happen . The only way I can get help from the city is if the land is given up or taken away from the owner .  I don't know how to tell him this .

  I really would like to get this lot gutted out before winter .  Planted by next spring . Come harvest season all the food will be going to the free farmers market I'm starting at my local food bank . IT HAS TO HAPPEN !!!

 If anyone has any advice or good contacts please let me know . I feel like I've called about 20 people about this issue .  I maybe want to reach someone who has started a community garden before ; I think that would be most helpful .

BTW : The owner doesn't live here and wants to go home but is giving me a chance to sort things out .  Time is a factor!

Hey Gardeners!

I just wanted to give you all a heads up to save your seeds from this season's bounty!  In October we are going to be getting together for a SEED SWAP.  We will discuss different techniques for seed saving.

If you have any expertise in this please send me a message.

As soon as we have a date and time for this event I will post it to the calendar and the Meetup site. 

- Katrina