She and her husband own their own home. As is the case with many homes in Brooklyn, there is very little space. Can sustainability be possible in that small space? Yes. City homeowners can do a lot with that small space. They may not be able to grow all of their own food, but they can give it a good effort. Yes, it is possible to grow fresh herbs, strawberries, tomatoes, basil, lemon balm, and more in a New York City garden.
Not just trees grow in Brooklyn.
My friend only has a limited amount of dirt. In her dirt, she has a rosemary plant, and a fragrant rose. In various containers, she has strawberries and lemon balm.
I wish my friend the best of gardening luck this summer. And it would be great if you would leave a note for her (she reads my blog), too.
Please note: The Sustainability Saturday post for next Saturday will be on Friday instead, since I am beginning another blog challenge on June 2. But it should be back the following Saturday.
Do you have a limited space, like my Brooklyn friend? Are you a city gardener? How, if you do strive for some self-sufficency, do you accomplish that?
I love sweet little spots that can be found on a walk. What a lovely job your friend has done.
ReplyDeleteI manage to keep a few herbs in some window boxes on my balcony--I've added lettuces, too. I just love having a little bit of a garden, no matter how small.
Good luck with your balcony gardening. We did that many years ago when my husband and I were first married and we had a one bedroom apartment with a small balcony in Tampa, FL. It was fun.
DeleteI think it's great that folks are finding ways to become sustainable and help the environment and themselves. I've seen on some sites they even remove the front yard grass and put in sustainable plants. Every sustainable plant has so many benefits to the earth, holds onto the water so it doesn't go into the waste streams, refills the aquifers, brings nutrients to the soil etc.
ReplyDeleteThere are people in New York City who roof top garden. (maybe even living roofs - wouldn't be surprised.) I think one of these roof gardens may be visible (that's what I've heard, anyway) from the Hi Line-an elevated rails-to-trails I hope to walk one day.
DeleteI used to live in "Brooklyn." We rented the top of a house.
ReplyDeleteSending healing energies to your friend. I have 10 feet of grass on either side of my tract house here in Arkansas.
I am considering starting with pots of herbs and gradually adding sustainable plants that can handle the heat.
Thank you for your good thoughts! I lived in Arkansas long ago - on 34 acres. Quite different from my friend living in her small city lot. Good luck with container gardening - you might want to check out something called an "Earthbox" which has a self-waterer. We've used it successfully in our upstate NY garden although it does not get as hot (for as long) as Arkansas does.
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