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Groovy old gardening film. Urban Homestead ;)

 
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http://unstuff.blogspot.com/

"In this short film, Halifax gardener Carol Bowlby harvests a mouth-watering crop from her small backyard plot. In considering soil quality, lack of space and a short growing season challenges rather than obstacles, she offers a wealth of practical growing tips for urban gardeners. By heeding Bowlby's advice, bountiful organic gardens work equally well on apartment balconies, in small or large city lots or in a rural setting."
 
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This looks interesting! I'm going to find it and watch it.  
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The video link seems to have disappeared from the original blog, but I found it here

Carol has a small garden (only a little bigger than a plot) and started off with no soil and now (in the film) produces her family's vegetables for 7 months of the year. She does use a fair amount of inputs as she grows intensively - sawdust, manure, bone meal, fallen leaves. She also returns nutrients to the soil with composted waste, and starts vegetables off inside under grow lamps. I think she gives some good advice for beginner gardeners.
 
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World Domination Gardening 3-DVD set. Gardening with an excavator.
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