Herb Spiral Thriving

This Spring I built an herb spiral at my parents house in Delaware.

This is just after planting the herbs:

This is a few weeks later:

I got some Parrots Feather, Water Hyacynth, and water-cultured Peppermint for the pond.

And here it is today, looking great!

I followed the plans here:

http://fuentesfarm.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/spiral-herb-garden-chart/

Soon I plan to build a smaller version with smaller bricks.  I also want to see how cheaply I can build this in a community garden in Philly with discarded cinder blocks.

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Urban Agriculture vs Conventional Agriculture

I just read a great article that I wanted to share.  On the Vertical Food Blog, this article describes the benefits of Urban Agriculture (local and sustainable) compared to traditional agriculture methods.  Even more motivation!

http://verticalfoodblog.com/urban-agriculture-and-better-food/

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