Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL

Since Rodale wrote his first article on ORGANIC GARDENING back in the 60 's we have evolved tremendously in the way of our consumption into more of ORGANICALLY GROWN PRODUCE.

Now in the 21st century with the inauguration of the second presidential Organic Garden in recent memory in the WHITE HOUSE ,we are ready to hit the ground and start growing our own.

First let us emphasise the importance of geting a  HANDS ON EDUCATION .

I was reading lately an article from the OPRAH Magazine June 2009  edition number 55 titled " Yours for the picking".What caught my attention in the article is the EASY and SIMPLE way it sounded how gardening is versus the general  public opinion of HOW HARD IT IS .  .It is not so EASY neither  so HARD if we learn the KNOW HOW from a professional gardener or farmer.Only the professionals who have experience and education can teach us how to garden.There are tons of books and magazines and thousands of web sites that we may refer to , but we need to pay attention to the location and the zone we live in.There are different climates and different seasons and different crops all depending on the LOCATION .That is why it is important to buy and grow LOCALLY besides getting a local gardening education as well!

It is more convenientand  easy to read a book or an article on gardening while in bed or behind a desk or in the comfort of air conditioned indoor environment, but the best way is to learn HANDS ON right in the garden OUTDOORS.

There are so many of us farmers and gardeners now offering workshops and classes to educate the public.Switch on to the blog sites like the one of \\\\ localharvest.org/blogs   , for example and search the   local events .It makes a difference.Tell a friend or bring one with you.