Gritty and Green explores all the facets of gardening in a city -- whether it's creating your own small backyard garden oasis, planting herbs on your roof deck, growing flowers in containers on your stoop or cramming as many plant babies onto your windowsill as you can. Each episode host and Master Gardener, Meredith Nutting, is joined by folks that know the ins and outs of urban gardening from the tiniest seed to the biggest bureaucratic policies in urban agriculture. You'll learn a little about the sciences and a lot about how to grow your own flourishing urban garden.
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Gritty and Green explores all the facets of gardening in a city -- whether it's creating your own small backyard garden oasis, planting herbs on your roof deck, growing flowers in containers on your stoop or cramming as many plant babies onto your windowsill as you can. Each episode host and Master Gardener, Meredith Nutting, is joined by folks that know the ins and outs of urban gardening from the tiniest seed to the biggest bureaucratic policies in urban agriculture. You'll learn a little about the sciences and a lot about how to grow your own flourishing urban garden.
Gritty and Green presents a four part miniseries, We Are Seeds, featuring community gardens around Philadelphia with stories of the past and present as told by the gardeners that tend the beds.
Sanctuary Farms is a nonprofit organization started by nurse practitioner, Andrea Vettori in North Philadelphia. The mission is to cultivate fresh, organic produce, strengthen community and promote health and wellness. Since 2017, Sanctuary Farms has provided 1,500 neighborhood families with over 35,000 pounds of free fresh produce much of which is grown right in the neighborhood. Farm Manager Shawn, along with apprentices Majesty and Shadonna tend to farms on 6 lots as well as tend to the beehives and support programming like the free Farm Stand, Therapeutic Gardening sessions and youth groups. As the organization grows, so does the hopes of transitioning it to the community.
Gritty and Green
Gritty and Green explores all the facets of gardening in a city -- whether it's creating your own small backyard garden oasis, planting herbs on your roof deck, growing flowers in containers on your stoop or cramming as many plant babies onto your windowsill as you can. Each episode host and Master Gardener, Meredith Nutting, is joined by folks that know the ins and outs of urban gardening from the tiniest seed to the biggest bureaucratic policies in urban agriculture. You'll learn a little about the sciences and a lot about how to grow your own flourishing urban garden.
