happy earth day!

what a great day to start a blog about my gardening/farming. the main objective here is to recruit farmers with tips, how to's, what not to do, etc. this will also follow me along the way while submitting grants. right now, HOMEGROWN FARMS, is still super new. though i want to take what i have learned and bring it to schools in the area. how many of you grew up learning how to fertilize, and grow veggies or flowers?

when i was growing up in miami, gardening was my mom going to home depot, picking out flowers, putting them where she wanted them to be planted, and left it to me. well to me and my brother but he never helped. so that was about it. there were no seeds, just transplanting already fully grown flowers. i want it to be different for my kids. i hope that this is something we can leave to our kids. how many of you were left something substantial by their parents? i am not sure. i know i didnt. i mean a piece of jewelery or letters is beautiful to have, but land? something that can produce,not only food, but can be the means of their sustinence.

the next post will go more into what i have done thus far, but i wanted a lil background so you know where i am coming from. all tips or tricks will be taken into consideration. the notebook farmer needs all the help i can get.

oh, notebook farmer is a name my husband came up with. basically because everything i am using now, is from books, internet, and plain ol' people buying seed packets. I have to say that my best friend k, has helped me a great deal. eventhough she is a couple states away, her knowledge of ph and where to plant(basic things i should have known)she opened my eyes and helped my green thumb.

thanks for coming along for the ride!