¡Argentina!
Helping Kitchen Gardeners International develop a garden movement in the United States and around the world.
Perspective
Monday, January 21, 2008
It was instructive to me that most of the food gardens I saw here are grown by the poorest people. Clearly it’s not simply a question of time for the wealthier classes, because household help is
Trash to gardens
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Every day brings something new and unexpected. Yesterday a local agronomist took us to a nursery run by a woman in her fifties, somehow managing the entire business alone without assistants or help
Tools, water, or seeds?
Friday, January 11, 2008
One of the best reasons to garden is to encourage biodiversity in our food system. Many people have asked whether I brought seeds with me. I didn’t, and not just because of the difficulty of
Leaving Lupe
Monday, January 7, 2008
Thanks to my decision to stop buying bottled water and drink straight from the tap, I had plenty of time this weekend to contemplate designs for the two schools. Whenever possible I pulled myself
La Providencia
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Along the edge of the lot small structures house recent immigrants from Paraguay and other countries as well as Argentinean campesinos. Most have attractive gardens where I saw blooming roses as
Waiting for Luis
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
I’ve done enough projects of this kind to know nothing ever goes that smoothly. So it wasn’t a great surprise to learn last night that Luis hadn’t spoken to anyone at the school yet, and that they
Buenos Aires
Monday, December 31, 2007
At heart I’m an environmentalist concerned with how to feed ourselves sustainably and well. But kitchen gardens address many needs simultaneously, including nutrition and health, community,
Why Gardens?
Sunday, December 30, 2007
I want to travel to design and build gardens but also to uncover stories about how we grow and eat food. As I write this I’m sitting in an apartment in San Isidro, Argentina, a few miles north of
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