Home Gardens
Growing your own food is one of the most satisfying things you can do in becoming self-sustainable. A great place to start is right at home, in your back yard. You would be suprised how much food you can grow in a 10ft x 10ft plot of ground. The Harvest Network empowers you to grow your own food in your backyard from start to finish. Here is a brief list of how we do that.
1. We make an on site visit to discuss what kind of foods you want to grow.
2. We help you choose the best spot to grow your garden.
3. We help you plan your garden around your own unique opportunities and limitations.
4. We draw a map of where to plant your vegetables in your garden to make sure you start off with good spacing and positions for your various vegetables.
5. We give you easy to understand information and calendars as to when and how to plant your seeds and transplants.
6. We offer low cost tiller rentals so you can break ground without breaking your budget!
7. We offer coaching through phone conversations, email and on site visits to help you through those intimidating first stages of gardening.
We want to empower you to become self-sustainable in your food supply. This means helping you learn the skills of growing your own food. Our goal is to help you get to the point where you will feel comfortable enough to help some one else start their own garden.
COMMON CONCERNS
I DON”T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE
This is more common than you think. Luckily, there are some really creative people out there who have come up with some really cool ways of either growing a lot of food in limited space, or making extra land available for people with limited space. These include using containers, upside down tomatoes and all sorts of tricks to maximize your space.
IT REQUIRES TOO MUCH TIME
While the initial ground breaking and total planting time might total a days worth of work, from there on it is only an hour or two a week to weed and harvest your goods. Plus with bigger families and gardens, the time required per person actually decreases.
I DON”T HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE OR KNOWLEDGE
Any new endeavor has a learning curve. And in the first year you will learn a lot especially about aspects that pertain to your garden like soil and pests. But do not worry, you have many resources at your disposal including the Harvest Network personnel, friends and family, and educational resources.
