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Unavailable270: Colin McCrate on High Yield Vegetables
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270: Colin McCrate on High Yield Vegetables

FromThe Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson


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270: Colin McCrate on High Yield Vegetables

FromThe Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Aug 5, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Improving results in your garden through planning and record keeping. In This Podcast: Putting a brand new edible landscape together for homeowners and even apartment communities in the Seattle area is just another work day for Colin McCrate, and he loves it.  So, after several years and many gardens built & maintained, he has learned a thing or two about how to improve the production of vegetables.  He helps explain some of that here and shares a few of his tips and techniques.  Don’t miss an episode! Click here to sign up for weekly podcast updatesor visit www.urbanfarm.org/podcast Colin has been growing food organically for the past 15 years.  He worked on a variety of small farms in the Midwest before moving to the west coast in 2003 to teach garden-based environmental education.  He quickly realized that Washington is the most beautiful state in the Union, and has been farming, teaching and designing landscapes there ever since.  He founded the Seattle Urban Farm Company in January of 2007 and still looks forward to planting potatoes every spring.   Colin is the author of two books High-Yield Vegetable Gardening published by Storey Publishing and Food Grown Right, In Your Backyard. Go to www.urbanfarm.org/seattleurbanfarm for more information and links on this podcast, and to find our other great guests.
Released:
Aug 5, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Welcome to The Urban Farm Podcast, your partner in the Grow Your Own Food revolution! This audio only podcast features special guests like Jason Mraz, Lisa Steele, and Kari Spencer as we discuss the art and value of growing food in urban areas. We'll explore topics such as urban beekeeping and chicken farming, permaculture, successful composting, monetizing your farm, and much more! Each episode will bring you tips and tricks on how to overcome common challenges, opportunities to learn from the experience of people just like you, and plenty of resources to ensure you're informed, equipped, and empowered to participate more mindfully in your local food system... and to have a great time doing it!