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Circle 3 Philosophy, Community Events, Conservation Philosophy, Gardening, Sustainability, Uncategorized

Hamilton County Environmental Services Compost Bin Sale May 8

On May 8th, Hamilton County Environmental Services will be having a one day only sale of The Earth Machine backyard compost bin. The sale is from 9:00 am and 2:00 pm and is open only to Hamilton County residents. The two locations, Cincinnati State and Technical College and Princeton High School will have [...]

Gardening

The Beginner's Guide to Growing a Garden...As Written by a Beginner. Part 1 - Figuring Out How To Start Seeds

I’ve always been a “city boy”. Even though I grew up in a fairly rural area (before it was all paved with strip-malls) we always lived in town. Growing up I knew a lot of people who farmed, but was never involved in it myself. The closest I ever came to farming [...]

Circle 3 Philosophy, Community Events, Conservation Philosophy, Gardening, Influential People, Organic Food, Sustainability

Wendell Berry, Wes Jackson, and Gene Logsdon “Town Hall” lecture at Xavier University April 11th.

On Sunday April 11th the Xavier University Ethics, Religion and Society lecture series on Ecology and Sustainability presents “An Informal Conversation”. This “town hall” type lecture features three well known speakers on the subject of agriculture in today’s society. From the Xavier website:

Wendell Berry and Wes Jackson and Gene Logsdon, April 11, 2010, [...]

Community Gardens, Gardening

Seeds for the Spring - My Favorite Suppliers

Now that we’re sure spring has arrived, and are fairly sure that nights of frost are probably (hopefully?) past, it’s time to start thinking about this year’s garden. One of the great traditions for gardeners is the yearly deluge of seed catalogs that show up in the mailbox, sometimes as early as January. [...]

Community Gardens

Northside Community Garden in Winter

In the popular imagination, the garden is a dead place in the winter.  For the most part, this is true, but early in the winter, some frost hardy plants can hang on through the cold.  Especially good at this are the plants of [...]