Goodnight Gardens – A Simple 10 Point Plan
Fall Planting and Putting your Garden to Bed
Here at BUFCO we are winding up our 16th year, and we are as grateful for the upcoming hibernation as we are for all our loyal clients and customers…
In Your (Messy) Garden – Let it Bee
Like many people, we gardeners go kicking and screaming into fall, reluctant to let go of the long days of summer and grapple with the switch to shorter, chilly days filled with back-to-sc…
The Changing Face of Community Gardens
Traditionally, community gardens have been led by garden-loving volunteers who spend considerable time and energy finding available public space in which to grow. Extensive efforts filling out f…
From Consumer to Producer: A Metamorphosis
All change is difficult but changing our spending and eating habits can sometimes feel impossible. It’s not easy to transform from a fortunate consumer who has a world of choice at the grocery sto…
Fall Gardening Tasks – Feed Your Community, Feed Yourself and then Feed the Soil
It’s that time of year again when harvest aprons swell and kitchen counters overflow with late season garden goodies. My fridge is stuffed with pole beans, hot and sweet peppers, tomatoes, kale …
Our Mission: To INSPIRE Urbanites to Grow Their Own Food and Reconnect With Nature
As BUFCO heads into its fifteenth year, I reflect back on our metamorphosis from mindless consumers to conscious producers. We were driven by a need to connect with the land, to get back to ba…
Author: Arlene
Arlene (she/her) is an avid gardener and life-long learner who loves to share her knowledge. She is an Organic Master Gardener and Accredited Organic Land Care Practitioner with SOUL (Society for Organic Urban Landcare). Arlene is also an Emmy award winning television director and writer.