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New Food Garden's Mission
To feed people with fresh food they grow themselves. To help people successfully garden in hot, dry climates. To help others make a connection with the living world.
About New food garden
I have built a career in grocery and food systems work, and the disconnection of people to the growing of food is very sad to me. This web site represents my faith that we can reconnect with food and the living soil, nourishing ourselves even in tiny spaces. Touching the soil and watching my seeds grow has given me a sense of peace and spiritual connection, an experience I hope to share with others.
New food garden focus areas
Growing Food
Our mission is to empower you to successfully grow your own food, even in tough climates & small spaces. We assume you have some gardening familiarity, and this site will target information and resources to build on your experience at growing food. I am surprised at how much food I can grow with just a few tools and some good methods.
Biointensive Methods
Biointensive growing is a set of methods that results in a larger harvest from a small space. Each individual practice is helpful, but added together those benefits multiply As a toolbox, biointensive methods can be adapted for each garden. These practices enable high productivity from small spaces with less water and expense. This site focuses on biointensive gardening as a path to increasing personal food production affordably.
Ecological Principles
Gardening in harmony with nature instead of against it is a core focus of the New Food Garden. Every garden is unique and place-based. Observing your local conditions and adapting gardening practices that fit them will save time and frustration. This site will focus on dry and hot conditions with alkaline soil, rather than the conditions experienced by gardeners in other climates. Soil health and a vibrant community of soil organisms provides an oasis in which plants have a chance to thrive.
Healthy Food Systems
Americans today eat primarily processed foods and few fresh fruits and vegetables. By gardening and choosing to eat more produce, we can improve our health. Especially when picked at peak ripeness and eaten fresh, these foods offer the highest nutrient density. What's more, gardening has many aspects that are linked to improved mental health, such as physical activity, care for living things and contact with sunlight, fresh air and soil.