Read online • January 2016 Volume 3, Issue 1

The Urban Gardening Issue

Ron Finley, Guerrilla Gardener and Food Desert Hero

Read on!It’s rare to find an individual who is as raw, independent, and direct in his willingness and tenacity to solve a significant problem as Ron Finley. I’m thrilled that Ron took the time for this interview for Seed-Balls.com, and hope that he’s as inspiring to you as he is to us. Visit…


Hold the Salt, Please

Read on!Here in Pennsylvania, we have had an unexpectedly warm winter this year. Despite the absence of snow and ice, I know that countless salt trucks are anxiously waiting to defend us against these frozen foes. In 1941, New Hampshire was the first highway department to start using salt...


Guide to Appreciating Winter Produce

Read on!As the holiday cheers and festivities begin to wind down, ringing in the New Year is a time for resolutions and healthy lifestyle changes. Many will begin to find their way to the gym and be spending more time exploring the fresh produce section of their local markets, but they…


The Best Maps for Gardeners

Read on!I’m a bit of a map enthusiast having worked with some amazing digital cartographers at Penn State for almost a decade. Latitude, longitude, altitude make a big difference in the potentials of your landscape! In fact, I spend a good deal of time each day looking at maps to answer your…


The Flip-Side of Urban Gardening

Read on!Road verges, boulevard medians, abandoned parking lots and highway ramps are favorite targets for urban gardeners. It’s nice to think of these brown and gray areas becoming green again, or even festively bright with flowers, fruits, and vegetables. This is definitely a brilliant goal, and it’s well worth pursuit, but there are…


Kokedama

Read on!Kokedama are an unusual, understated, and unsung type of bonsai. Suitable for indoors or out, they make a great activity for the long mid-winter. We spend a great deal of time working with soil materials in our workshop, and sometimes, we come up with ideas besides making seed balls. Our seed…


Mudslinger Special

Save $3 each!Use the code: freshfood4all to receive $3 off of all packages of Herb and Vegetable Seed Balls.

Good through January.