My Friends Community Urban Farm

05/14/2024

04/13/2024

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

03/08/2024

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!

03/08/2023

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

02/20/2023

What an awesome idea!

Credit: DIY Gardening

03/23/2021

12/26/2020

09/04/2020

06/04/2020

can you believe it?

04/14/2020

06/17/2019

A crowdfunded startup wants to encourage homeowners to fight insect invasions with a natural enemy.

05/23/2019

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

05/13/2019

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.

05/07/2019

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.

04/08/2019

03/22/2019

Sign up for VIP access and receive a HUGE discount when we launch.

03/19/2019

Use this tomato glossary to understand terms about growing tomatoes and using them.

03/18/2019

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

03/08/2019

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! 🐝🐝🐝

03/08/2019

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.

02/24/2019

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?

02/24/2019

The broccoli is a human innovation and so are lemons. Here are 10 more things that you thought are natural but are man-made.

04/26/2017

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

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

A community garden in downtown Cary is helping feed others.

04/11/2017

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

04/02/2017

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

03/16/2017

http://www.supersod.com/cary

08/08/2016

07/08/2016

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.

05/31/2016