In this episode of Gritty and Green, host Meredith Nutting visits Germantown Kitchen Garden and chats with urban farmer, Amanda Staples about how the farm came to be, the challenges of growing food in the city and why the cuteness factor counts. We start by hearing from Angie at the Holly Street Garden as she proudly shows us her garden plot and then finish off by going on a wild adventure through the evolution of soil.
You can visit Germantown Kitchen Garden at 215 E Penn St. Philadelphia, PA 19144 or on their website:
https://www.germantownkitchengarden.com/
and follow them @germantownkitchengarden on instagram
To learn more about soil testing go to: https://extension.psu.edu/soil-testing
Hear more from Holly Street Garden in the Gritty and Green mini series We Are Seeds: Holly Street Garden.
And learn more about composting with Tim Bennett from Bennett Composting in EP 104: Soil in the City
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And to learn more about sustainable living in Philadelphia go to GreenPHL.com