Ty Mellon's Blog (27)

I love finding and sharing solutions that people have created to overcome the obstacles that would otherwise keep them from providing for themselves and their families in a healthy manner.    Here is a link that I was inspired to post by a new member Cristina Elizabeth Rice Savina, whose living situation requires some creative thought.  Here's a great link to some urban gardening techniques.  It's easier than one might think and can be fun for kids to be involved with as well!  Here's the…

A while back, I was perusing the interwebs and ran across a beautiful picture of one of those hanging fruit basket sets that people put in their kitchens to keep fruit, onions, potatoes, etc. up off the counter, but still accessible and fresh.  Only THIS particular basket set was wonderfully lush, with ripe, vining herbs flowing out of every tiered basket.  So I became inspired and decided I wanted to do something like this at MY house.  I decided to look locally for this tiered basket as I…

Happy Memorial Day folks!  

As we honor and remember the men and women who serve our country to keep us protected and allow Americans to enjoy our freedoms, we at FOOGS.org say "Thank you!".  Please enjoy your deservedly celebratory day.

All the best from us at FOOGS.org! 

KIDS Recipe Contest!  Win a free FOOGS logo shirt!  All you have to do is submit a recipe that YOUR CHILD or CHILDREN have created using healthy ingredients from your garden or homestead farm (at least partially).  You can choose Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner or Snack.  One winner will be chosen from each age group as follows:

2-4

5-7

8-10

10-12

13-15

The most creative (and palatable!) dish as judged by us at FOOGS.org will win!

All entries must be…

I love living in Austin!

The City of Austin's Home Composting Rebate Challenge is a rebate program challenging Austinites to do three things:…

This is reprinted from Washington State University.  Here is the link: http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/vege022/vege022.htm

I really like this article because we all talk about planting, but what about when it's time to eat?  Some items make it easy, like tomatoes, etc.  But what about others we aren't overly familiar with, having seen most of them only in their "ready for grocery store" form?  Check out this…

I like this article, and I think there are some very salient points, but, while briefly mentioned, I think they overlooked the financial/economic benefits of sustainable organics.

1. Reduce The Toxic Load: Keep Chemicals Out of the Air, Water, Soil and our Bodies

Buying organic food promotes a less toxic environment for all living things. With only 0.5 percent of crop and pasture land in organic, according to USDA that leaves 99.5 percent of farm acres…