WeWentGreen: What persuaded you to start gardening?@sdorganicgarden: Like many others the pandemic is what kick started my gardening adventure. I had wanted to start a garden for a while, but really felt motivated when the lockdowns began. The idea of growing my own food intrigued & exited me! WWG: What do you have to say to people who say “I don’t have enough space for a vegetable garden?”@sdorganicgarden: You can grow food in the smallest spaces as long as there is adequate sunlight & access to water! I’ve grown lettuce, beans & jalapeños on my apartment balcony in pots. You can easily grow your own herbs & micro tomatoes in a sunny windowsill. Grow bags & buckets are great options to grow food in...
"This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a commission. Thanks.” Every once in a while, at WeWentGreen.com and Resurge Industries Inc, we come across someone doing something green to better their own lives and the World’s, and we like to share their stories and tips with you. The Green Champion’s story and tips we’d like to share with you today comes from @naledi_farm, a generational sustainable gardener who has been gardening from almost day 1! WeWentGreen: What persuaded you to start gardening? @naledi_farm: This is the only life I know. As a little girl I recall how I would follow my father around, especially in the garden. We were not rich, but we lived...
Sustainable gardening is nothing but an extension of organic gardening. Actually, it’s better, sustainable gardening focuses on using natural resources to nourish the garden rather than filling it with chemicals and pesticides. Sustainable gardening also takes advantage of natural vegetation and planting methods in order to maintain the local ecosystem and create a more resilient garden.
According to the Urban Green Council (UGC), buildings in the U.S. account for about 48% of the overall energy and 75% of the electricity consumption in the country. The plants that produce this energy are not only bad for the environment but our health as well. When a building is poorly operated and maintained, it cost more to operate that building. But if the building is operated and maintained properly, we reduce our utility cost, the number of power plants we need, and our impact on our environment.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Urban Green Council (UGC), the average person uses almost 100 gallons of water a day doing tasks such as showering, washing dishes, shaving, brushing our teeth, flushing toilets, watering lawns, and most important of all… for drinking. All of this water usage cost the average family $1000 a year and water heating accounts for almost 15% of your utility cost.
