Hi Liz. I am new to this. I have a lot to learn. It seems like the modern world is falling apart so fast. It is my #1 goal to be self sustainable. I would like to help y'all out. I work 6 days a week though.
I enjoyed speaking with yourself and all of your members at the home tour. I look forward to being a part of future events and would like to work on organizing an energy efficiency / solar seminar for your members.
Loved all your photos! You have made such efficient use of all the space in your yard. I have a tiny back yard, with some shade issues, but am slowing increasing my use of what I have. I look forward to following your blog. You have already given me some ideas . . I love the PPG, I am so glad I found you all!
Hi Liz, my name is Ryan. I met you at the ASU sustainability fair. We talked about the proposed garden over at the Tempe Municipal Center. I was just checking in to see how your meetings are going.
Liz:
AZ Herb Association member
Urban Designer
Artist
Experimental Cook
Gardener
Dan:
Electrical Engineer
Mountain Biker
Solar Guru
Fixer of all Things
"Welcome to the forum - this is a treasure trove of info relating to growing useful plants and tips for living more in tune with our environment here in the desert!"
"Hi Lara - welcome to the Herb Association Social site. We inherited this site from the Valley Permaculture Alliance and are maintaining is as the amazing wealth of knowledge about gardening in the Valley of the Sun. Please feel free to ask any…"
"Welcome to the form! Please let me know if you have any questions. I find the search feature on the top part of the page can be quite helpful in finding specific topics."
"I’ve got a big crop of red lettuce seed to harvest :) I also have Molokai seeds (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corchorus_olitorius) and a bunch of random stuff! It’s hard to know what might interest you. I also have a Cuban oregano plant if anyone…"
"It was Kathy’s labor of love to make that seed library at Glendale happen - without a dedicated person to help manage the seed donation requests and keeping things stocked, the library does the best it can."
"Yes there is often a big disconnect between the person handing out the seeds and knowledge on anything garden related. My local library here in Phoenix would love to have a gardener come and help with the seed library but I don’t have the time to…"
"The seed library was integrated into the actual library - they thought it was a good idea and now many libraries across the valley are hosting their own seed libraries so the need for the VPA to do it kind of fizzled.…"
"This group evolved in a few directions. There are now seed libraries available at many libraries and seed swaps happening around town.Are there any seeds you’re looking for specifically and what part of town are you in?"
"As I think more about what you described, if your plant is under a roof but facing east, it might be that it's just not getting enough sunlight. A photo of the plant as a close up and another farther away showing context would help with determining…"
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...nice to meet you Liz and Dan
I tried in vain to make it to the meat curing class today>but didn't even make it down to 5th street and Mill until 1:50
It was such a great day!
...i opted to cruise Mill Ave instead ~~(-:
I'll be at one the others i'm sure...
Best wishes,
Mallory