Originally posted on Porch.com Evan Dunn Raising chickens can bring a slice of country living to your home in the city. Eggs fresh from the hen house are healthier and tastier than store-bought, and you get the satisfaction of knowing you farmed them yourself. Chicken litter—the spilled feed, shed feathers, chicken poop, and organic bedding […]
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How Do Plants Talk? Most people have heard that talking to plants will help them grow, but how do plants communicate with each other? Plants communicate with each other using volatile organic compounds or VOCs. VOCs allow plants to “speak” with other plants and organisms. Plants send out VOCs when they are in danger so
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Everyone should have access to fresh food. Sadly, however, in many urban centers across the country, food accessibility is a growing and multifaceted concern. In an effort to combat food scarcity here in Orlando, Fleet Farming, an agricultural movement that turns residential lawns into microfarms, teamed up with community partners to make fresh food a
If 2019 was the year the world woke up to climate change, then 2020 is the year we all should get more acquainted with our waste. Americans are a blithely wasteful lot, producing more than four pounds of trash per person each day. That shakes out to about 267 million tons annually. And 40% of
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If you are looking for a beautiful oasis to clear your mind and enjoy the outdoors, Lukas Nursery is the perfect place to do so. The fourth generation, family-owned business has been serving the Central Florida community for over 100 years. The Oviedo nursery provides one of the most diverse landscape plant selections. They offer a
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Every five to ten years the US government is charged with the duty to pass a new Farm Bill. The Farm Bill is a piece of legislation that guarantees vital funding for nutritional assistance programs, crop insurance, farming incentives and subsidies, etc. The updated version of this monumental, $867 billion piece of legislation was passed
The Winter Park Memorial Hospital has partnered with Fleet Farming to introduce wheelchair-accessible garden beds to their campus. What better way to represent a mission towards health and wellness, than to grow vibrant, happy veggies as an oasis for nature and health? This edible landscape will now be providing high-yielding produce to feed the community
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Leap into local wine! Quantum Leap is a local winery that is reinventing the wine-to-market delivery process by taking eco-friendly measures, assuring that the customer has a sustainably sourced and delicious drinking experience. Their model is to search for top quality, sustainably grown wines from small producers around the world and then reduce their carbon
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Fleet Farming was incredibly honored to receive an extremely generous donation from the Whole Foods 5% Day Community Giving Program! On January 11th, 3 Whole Foods Orlando locations donated 5% of their revenue to Fleet Farming! This generous donation of $12,700 will go towards increasing farming in the Parramore / Holden Heights area to bring
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Fleet Farming recognized by the United Nations Food Gardens Initiative for “outstanding efforts to further sustainable urban agriculture and contribute to the food security and well being of their community.” The United Nations Food Gardens initiative was developed from the premise that community food gardens can serve as an excellent source of local produce while
