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Sister Gardens: Connecting Roots Across Tennessee’s Food Hubs
How Can We Better Cultivate Community & Food Sovereignty Across Tennessee?
Tennessee Community Gardens
Mar 267 min read
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Sink Carbon Into the Soil: Reverse Climate Change from the Garden
Solve Our Climate Crisis with Sustainable Methods Like Composting, Perennial Gardening, and Getting in Right Relationship with the Land.
Mborogarden
Mar 223 min read
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Guerrilla Gardening: Resist and Reclaim Our Common Spaces
What is this act of civil disobedience called guerrilla gardening? We review its history, motivations, and how you can help.
Tennessee Community Gardens
Jan 116 min read
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Free Food Gardens in Each Town
Mutual Aid for a More Just World pt. 12 First Published at Cultured Photo of Brooklyn Heights Community Garden by JM Heatherly Garden...
Jon Heatherly
Aug 9, 20221 min read
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Assign Roles and Start to Grow
Start a New Garden Series - Step 6 By @Mborogarden Delegate Responsibility Find out who can dedicate time to work in the garden....
Tennessee Community Gardens
Apr 25, 20221 min read
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Prep Your Garden to Thrive
Start a New Garden Series - Step 5 By @Mborogarden You may not know what to plant yet, but now is time to prep your worksite. After...
Tennessee Community Gardens
Apr 25, 20221 min read
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Plan a Garden of Your Dreams
Start a New Garden Series - Step 4 By @Mborogarden Step four is to plan your garden! Take the time to make this garden fit your needs and...
Tennessee Community Gardens
Apr 25, 20221 min read
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Grow Garden Vols and Funds
Start a New Garden Series - Step 3 By @Mborogarden Pool resources together to get your community garden off the ground as a group....
Tennessee Community Gardens
Apr 25, 20222 min read
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Look for Good Garden Spots
Start a New Garden Series - Step 2 By @Mborogarden Survey your neighborhood for plots and places to garden, and that's step two. If...
Tennessee Community Gardens
Apr 25, 20221 min read
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Find Folks Who Like to Garden
Start a New Garden Series - Step 1 By @Mborogarden Murfreesboro Community Gardening, image by JMHeatherly Community gardening doesn't...
Tennessee Community Gardens
Apr 25, 20221 min read
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How to Manage Loam Soil
By @Mborogarden Loamy soil is the gold standard. It mixes sand, silt, and clay in a way that combines their best qualities, but it...
Tennessee Community Gardens
Apr 15, 20221 min read
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Manage and Improve Clay Soil
By @Mborogarden Clay soil is very sticky, clumps together when wet, and takes a red hue. Clay can be nutritious, but its tendency to...
Tennessee Community Gardens
Apr 15, 20221 min read
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Manage and Improve Silt Soil
By @MboroGarden Silty soil looks gray and soapy. It's similar to clay and forms from sediment of watersheds. Silt sediment collects at...
Tennessee Community Gardens
Apr 15, 20221 min read
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Manage and Improve Sand Soil
By @Mborogarden Sand feels gritty and drains well, but it lacks the nutrition plants need. Sand warms fast, but nutrients tend to wash...
Tennessee Community Gardens
Apr 15, 20221 min read
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