How to Build a Farm

If you want to learn more about the project go to: https://olneyculturelab.org/project/de-composition-native-trees-sonic-roots/And to RSVP for the Oct 3, 2026 event head to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/decomposition-12-native-trees-sonic-roots-tickets-1992478577060?aff=ebdssbdestsearchListen to more from Tim Bennett in the episode Gritty and Green 104: Soil in the City and the Gritty and Green 203: Compost! And there's even an episode on plant communication, Gritty and Green 206: Plant Friends.  Follow me! instagram @grittyandgreen and bluesky @grittyandgreen.bsky.socialYou can sign up for my newsletter to learn about more garden related events and tricks to growing your very own urban garden here! If you'd like to submit a garden question email me at grittyandgreen @ coolgoonproductions . comAnd to learn more about sustainable living in Philadelphia go to GreenPHL.com 

Find out more about the exhibit - Botany of Nations Indigenous Ecological Knowledge and the Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery You can hear more about Benjamin Smith Barton who taught Meriweather Lewis about botanical collection in the Gritty and Green episode - Talkin' 'Bout a (Botanical) Revolution  Interested in learning more from ethnobotanists? Give these folks a follow:  Enrique Salmón, Ph.D. @iwigara  Robin Wall Kimmerer @robinwallkimmerer Linda Black Elk @linda.black.elk Sean Sherman @@the_sioux_chef Follow me! instagram @grittyandgreen and bluesky @grittyandgreen.bsky.social Subscribe to my newsletter and get your own free copy of my work in progress Garden by the Moon journal!  If you'd like to submit a garden question email me at grittyandgreen @ coolgoonproductions . com And to learn more about sustainable living in Philadelphia go to GreenPHL.com

In this episode of Gritty and Green, Master Gardener Meredith Nutting invites scientist, artist and friend Sarah McAnulty to talk about all she's doing for native plants and we learn about how we can help.  To find out more about Sarah McAnulty's work with Skype a Scientist go to: https://www.skypeascientist.com/ And to follow her work find her on instagram, twitter and bluesky (@sarahmackattack) Listen to er interview with Conrad Brenner at the Streets Dept Podcast! More information about Robin Wall Kimmerer's organization Plant Baby Plant can be found here and guess what folks! It's got some strong Philly ties.  And to find out more about the Home Grown National Park movement check out: https://homegrownnationalpark.org/ Read  more about the PA proposed legislation to expand the endangered species act House Bill 441 and find your state legislator and give them a call or email! For more Gritty and Green episodes about Native Plants go back to Ep108: Native Plants and  Ep 207: Pests and Pollinators

To find out more and to plan a vist to the Mütter Museum check out their website: https://muttermuseum.org/ And to sign up to the June 10th 2026 Meet and Geeks event go to: https://muttermuseum.org/events/meet-geek-colonial-garden-consortium/ If you want to check out the The United States Pharmacopeia go to: https://www.usp.org/  Follow me! instagram @grittyandgreen and bluesky @grittyandgreen.bsky.social Subscribe to my newsletter and get your own free copy of my work in progress Garden by the Moon journal!  If you'd like to submit a garden question email me at grittyandgreen @ coolgoonproductions . com And to learn more about sustainable living in Philadelphia go to GreenPHL.com

You can visit Germantown Kitchen Garden at 215 E Penn St. Philadelphia, PA 19144 or on their website:  https://www.germantownkitchengarden.com/ and follow them @germantownkitchengarden on instagram  To learn more about soil testing go to: https://extension.psu.edu/soil-testing Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-Op Hear more from Holly Street Garden in the Gritty and Green mini series We Are Seeds: Holly Street Garden.  And learn more about composting with Tim Bennett from Bennett Composting in EP 104: Soil in the City Subscribe to my newsletter and get your own free copy of my work in progress Garden by the Moon journal!  If you'd like to submit a garden question email me at grittyandgreen @ coolgoonproductions . com And to learn more about sustainable living in Philadelphia go to GreenPHL.com

Find out more about Midtown Bramble and Bloom on their website: https://midtownbramble.com/ and follow them on social media @midtownbramble   Follow me! instagram @grittyandgreen and bluesky @grittyandgreen.bsky.social Subscribe to my newsletter and get your own free copy of my work in progress Garden by the Moon journal!  If you'd like to submit a garden question email me at grittyandgreen @ coolgoonproductions . com And to learn more about sustainable living in Philadelphia go to GreenPHL.com

The Old Farmer's Almanac: https://www.almanac.com/ Some of my favorite tools are:  https://www.almanac.com/gardening/planting-calendar https://www.almanac.com/gardening/frostdates https://www.almanac.com/planting-by-the-moon   Follow me! instagram @grittyandgreen and bluesky @grittyandgreen.bsky.social Subscribe to my newsletter and get your own free copy of my work in progress Garden by the Moon journal!  If you'd like to submit a garden question email me at grittyandgreen @ coolgoonproductions . com And to learn more about sustainable living in Philadelphia go to GreenPHL.com

To learn more about Klean Kensington check out their website: https://www.kleankensington.org/If you want to hear the Gritty and Green from John Janick you can find it by scrolling back through the Gritty and Green podcast feed to the Sept 4, 2024 episode about Native Plants or find it here: https://gritty-and-green.simplecast.com/episodes/native-plantsTo learn more about Kensington Corridor Trust head to: https://kctphilly.org/our-teamAnd you can connect to the Philadelphia Harvest Hope Community Garden on instagram @thegarden2091 and if you want to support them, donate to the garden through the garden's program leader Theresa Farrell here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Thegarden2091And as always, if you want to learn more about sustainable living head to GreenPHL.com

Today is July's New Moon. In this mini podcast episode we'll explore the ancient tradition of gardening based on the phases of the moon. Host and Master Gardener Meredith Nutting will walk you through what to plant based on the phases of the moon and also the planting calendar for the Philadelphia area (zone 7b). Follow along to experiment with gardening with intention and connection with the night sky.

Find out more about Sanctuary Farms at their website: https://www.sanctuaryfarmphila.org/ and follow them on social media @sanctuaryfarmphilaYou can hear more from the organization's founder, Andrea Vettori, on Gritty and Green Episode 204: Vegetables. To learn more about sustainable living go to greenphl.orgEpisode Art photograph: Madasyn Andrews