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Farmer in the 'burbs.

Nov 18, 2010

It's official--I'm a farmer! In a shameless bit of self promotion, I thought I'd share an article about my heirloom plant company, Garden Delights, that's appearing in the most recent issue of Urban Farm magazine.

http://growingdays.blogspot.com/2010/11/farmer-in-burbs.html

Happy growing!

Farmer Julie

ABOUT THE AUTHOR, julieta

I'm a strong believer that kids need a connection to their food sources, and that the community needs to understand that healthy, organic food is attainable on a budget. As a former PR...

Comments

david e kelley

Thu, 11/18/2010 - 07:30

Julie, Congratulations on your publication. I've just revisited your websites, and again find them delightfully entertaining and informative in an easy to read style. I Wish you success in your business endeavor. Stay natural, David

julieta

Thu, 11/18/2010 - 10:54

David, thanks so much for the kind words! I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival of our oldest son for Thanksgiving, as he's my tech support--and the Garden Delights site is in need of serious updating! He may think he's on a break from college--but unless he can train his 9-year-old sister, 5-year-old brother, or--heaven forbid--me in html, he's going to be working! ;-) (At least we'll feed him welll!) Have a lovely day! Julie

johannagreen

Thu, 11/18/2010 - 08:02

Julie, The article is really nice. I especially like the photo of the tomatoes. I do not have a seedling business, but do start my own and for a few years have been giving IOUs at the holidays for seedlings in spring. I had a coworker ask me this week "How do I get on the plant list?" Its nice to hear that people all over are getting excited about organic and heirloom seedlings, rather than just the home deopt specials. -Johanna

julieta

Thu, 11/18/2010 - 10:59

Johanna, what a terrific idea for holiday gifts! I usually start paperwhites to give as little extra holiday gifts to teachers and friends, but I often give heirloom plants as gifts in the spring. Last year, all of the teachers at my daughter's school received a coupon for a free plant--that way, they could pick what they'd like, whether it was a tomato, pepper, herb, etc. It's wonderful how people are excited about heirloom seeds and organic growing. I know your friends will love their coupons--it helps us look forward to spring! Enjoy your growing! (What's you favorite tomato, by the way?) Julie

johannagreen

Thu, 11/18/2010 - 13:55

This question is always a hard one for me, I can never say just one. I really love the Black Russian variety, I could cut these up and eat them with salt and basil all day long. My favorite tomato that I grew for the first time this past summer was the Cosmonaut Volkov. The fruits were very sweet and I had 2 good rounds of production, early and late. Also, I grow lots of Principe Borghese every year both for fresh eating in salads but especially for drying (I've got a lion's share of these stashed right now but I know the supply will be thin by February).

amy manning

Fri, 11/19/2010 - 08:27

But your site tells me your page doesn't exist? Bummer.

julieta

Fri, 11/19/2010 - 08:47

It worked yesterday! I wonder what happened? Amy, you can see the article here: http://growingdays.blogspot.com Hope that works--it did when I tried it. Sorry! Julie

amy manning

Fri, 11/19/2010 - 08:53

Congrats!