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It usually takes less water to grow a vegetable garden and fruit trees than grass. You can eat vegetables and fruit, but unless you have sheep, nothing is going to eat your grass.
Vegetable vs. Grass Water Requirements
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Don't forget about the edible bike tour on Sunday! Meet up at World Beat Center at 10am, rain or shine!
03-05-10 @ 06:57pm
Want community gardens? Show up today at 3:15pm 12th Floor, City Administration Building. 202 C And sign this: http://cot.ag/aeGXfb
03-03-10 @ 10:40am
Edible Bike Tour: Mar 7, 10-2 - Visit 6 gardens, one with chickens, one with tilapia, meet at World Beat Center @ 10a - http://cot.ag/dy08QZ
02-26-10 @ 03:46pm
Just posted some arugula up for grabs on veggie trader: http://cot.ag/9Ui1o8
02-15-10 @ 01:02pm
Social potluck and speaker at 6pm on Tuesday in the Oak Park area. RSVP for exact address: http://bit.ly/5cn1Ym
01-15-10 @ 07:04pm
Free workshop. Learn how to propagate fruit trees and take home your own fig tree. Saturday, Jan 16 @ noon, 3850 Westgate Pl., 92105.
01-02-10 @ 04:04pm
Only 5 more spots left for the fundraiser dinner on Thursday! See planned menu and get more info: http://bit.ly/71yoYU
12-13-09 @ 07:48pm
Need a gift idea this holiday season? Consider getting a dinner from Tender Greens and bulthaup that also benefits FNL: http://bit.ly/71yoYU
12-08-09 @ 12:12pm
Chickens may become legal in La Mesa, but there's pressure against it. Live in La Mesa and want to show support? http://bit.ly/7iggTL
12-07-09 @ 12:19pm
Save the Date: April 24-25, 2010, Cultivating Food Justice Conference, at San Diego State University, Free, More details @ sdfnl.org
12-04-09 @ 12:39am
@hotcarlm Just plant in the flat ground? Why the need for raised beds?
12-04-09 @ 12:33am
@hotcarlm I heard RR ties are toxic. What are you using them for?
12-01-09 @ 11:53pm
Social and Lunch at Summer Past Farms (near Lakeside), Saturday Dec 5th: http://bit.ly/4HCUNr
11-21-09 @ 11:16am
Next Cultivating Food Justice Conf planning meeting to be held on Wed, Dec 2nd @ 6:30 at SDSU. All the details here: http://bit.ly/1JWlIo
11-14-09 @ 07:25pm
Listen to yesterday's "These Days" from KPBS as Ellee Igoe is interviewed about Food Justice. http://bit.ly/hIUcj
11-11-09 @ 11:43pm
Check out the latest in the food justice series at the San DIego Natural History Museum tonight: http://bit.ly/4srXea
11-10-09 @ 06:40pm
Reminder: the next CFJC planning meeting is tomorrow at San Diego Desserts. Join the Google Group to stay in the loop http://bit.ly/SzMwT
11-10-09 @ 05:10pm
Monthly La Milpa potluck cancelled this month. JR Organics hosting instead. Sat Nov 21, 4-9pm, address on website http://bit.ly/30UH4g
11-09-09 @ 03:51pm
Amazing dinner to benefit the 2010 Cultivating Food Justice Conf at SDSU is next week. Only a couple spots left! RSVP http://bit.ly/1gcT6l
11-09-09 @ 11:30am
Next Cultivating Food Justice Conference planning meeting scheduled: Wed, Nov 11 at 6:30pm @ San Diego Desserts (5987 El Cajon Blvd).
11-05-09 @ 03:21pm
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San Diego Food Not Lawns is a non profit organization dedicated to addressing the problems in the local food system by improving access to healthy, local, seasonal produce for all people. Food Not Lawns also conducts workshops, presentations and conferences throughout the year to raise awareness of the problems facing our food system, the benefits of growing edibles rather than lawns and strategies for preserving and creating more of our own healthy food in a sustainable fashion.