My Friends Community Urban Farm

20 or so years ago my friend Iva's grandmother lost her diamond engagement ring while farming/gardening on her family's land near Armena (Camrose), Alberta, Canada. After many tears and hours of searching, she never did find the ring. In the end, she used her own hard earned money to replace the ring and never told her Husband!
Iva recently built a house on a portion of this family farm land. This garden has been feeding the family for years, but this year it had a special gift for them.
Guess what happened when Iva's family went to harvest some of the garden last night?!? 😳
Grandma's secrets are safe with mother earth no more!
The "carrot ring" has been returned to Iva's Grandma as of this morning (Aug 15, 2017) she is very happy to have the original ring her late husband proposed to her with."
Credit: Appy Acres

we’re coming back strong in 2024 & looking for volunteers! if you are local to Cary, especially downtown cary, please reach out to us today and see how you can be involved…thanks in advance!

This simple tent trellis planted with sugar snap peas and nasturtiums is beautiful and edible—my kind of hideaway.

What an awesome idea!

Credit: DIY Gardening

can you believe it?

Skip the insecticide this summer. Fight mosquitos with bat homes A crowdfunded startup wants to encourage homeowners to fight insect invasions with a natural enemy.

One Dragonfly Can Eat Hundreds of Mosquitos a Day. Keep These Plants in Your Yard to Attract Dragonflies It’s possible to help reduce mosquito populations around your house without using nasty chemicals. Did you know that dragonflies are the biggest predators of mosquitos and can eat hundreds of them a day? This makes

Call, don't spray: What to do if you see a swarm of bees :: Out and About at WRAL.com When honeybees are looking for a new home, you might notice them swarming. But if you try to kill them, experts say it could be dangerous for you and the bees.

Raleigh’s Ashley Christensen takes home James Beard Award for best chef in the US North Carolina chef Ashley Christensen wins the James Beard Award for Outstanding Chef in the United States. It’s the second James Beard for the owner of Poole’s Diner and other Raleigh restaurants.

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A tomato glossary of terms to know when growing tomatoes Use this tomato glossary to understand terms about growing tomatoes and using them.

Staking tomatoes produces a bigger, healthier harvest Staking tomatoes has distinct advantages. Tomato support means a healthier, more productive crop.

Honeybee season is here! Honeybees swarm or divide their colonies naturally this time of year and throughout the spring. This swarm landed on a small tree and we were able to put the into a beehive and help them to continue to thrive! If you're 'lucky' enough to come across one, don't panic and don't spray them. Call Garden Supply Co and we, or another experienced beekeeper, will gladly come and scoop them up at no cost! Saving our pollinators one swarm at a time! 🐝🐝🐝

Handbook for Worm Farmers A culture for healthy eating means there’s a big appetite for a new book about worm-farming by NC State Extension Specialist Rhonda Sherman.

would you rock a pair, grow a pair or kill a pair?

NEW: grass flip flops (his and hers). Stylish and cushy. 🌸 Would you rock a pair?

10 Things that You Thought are Natural But are Man-Made The broccoli is a human innovation and so are lemons. Here are 10 more things that you thought are natural but are man-made.

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/8067460/

THROWBACK...who wants to help us GROW like this, again?

Community garden flourishing in Cary :: WRAL.com A community garden in downtown Cary is helping feed others.

http://www.almanac.com/gardening/planting-dates/NC/Cary

Planting Dates Calculator for Cary, NC

we may need one of these this season...on rolling cart wheels?

Craig LeHoullier presents Epic Tomatoes at Super-Sod of Cary http://www.supersod.com/cary

We interrupt the usual community garden thread to share this news about yoga in downtown Cary. Check the website for other times & teachers and/or massage.

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