GROW FOOD with JOY - Grow Food Network: Food Growing Heros

Hello and .......

Welcome....to my blog "Grow Food with JOY!"

My name is Joy Story and I'm an avid gardener who believes that food is so important, that we all need to be growing it.

In May of 2010 , I began my business GROW FOOD Edible Garden Designs. I offer Garden Consulting, Designing, Gardening Classes and this online monthly blog as well as sell Organic seeds that we collect in our demonstration garden.

Our Organic Gardening Classes are called "Grow Food with JOY!" How I use perma-culture in my Backyard." We discuss all aspects to consider when designing your edible garden. Perma-Culture uses Mother Nature as a model with an emphasis on caring for the earth and caring for people. So far, "Grow Food with JOY" has a series of 7 different classes with more being created all the time. Check out our Class Schedule on the website.

Website:
http://www.growfoodnetwork.com

Happy Gardening

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Food Growing Heros - Cliff and Mary Ellen Stainsby

Article from Grow Food Magazine - August/Sept. 2011 Issue....continued..

Growing food is not new to this couple. Cliff and Mary Ellen grew tomatoes commercially for 5 years selling at the local Farmer's Market in Duncan and to the chefs at Fairburn Farms. They are like so many gardeners I meet, humbled by gardening and feeling like beginners as they try new techniques and observing the results.

When abundance reins their gardens, they share with friends and the local food bank.

Every gardener teaches me something new and this garden tour was no different. Cliff showed me how he plants his carrots each year using a cold frame covered with remay cloth. The cold frame is bottomless and placed over the new garden bed where the seeds are planted and the frame keeps the cloth from resting on the carrot tops and is easy to remove to water. Brilliant idea!