Category Archives: Gardening and Composting

Grow Food in All Open Spaces!

There is a movement that we must be aware of… In the light of foods being mass produced, dependent upon fossil fuel based fertilizers, pesticides that keep the bugs away and plastic residues that are infused in all that we … Continue reading

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Vertical Organic Farming

Survive a Winter Storm and never run out of Fresh Veges! Two Flagstaff Arizona men have come up with a new way to make money as well as provide their community with food during emergencies. By Joe Ferguson Arizona Daily … Continue reading

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Zero Waste Ambassadors

Have you found that your Recycle Bin is fuller than your Trash Bin? Not that I have really been weighing or measuring my trash but it does seem like the recycle bin is fuller than the trash.  What if we … Continue reading

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Why is compost needed in Payson gardens?

The last post mentioned the success of the local Payson Community Garden that was started up in April of this year.  One of the items that was necessary to do to start this garden, was to supplement the soil at … Continue reading

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Transition Town Payson is Recognized by Transition Town US

Finally Transition Town Payson is official.  Transition Town US  identified TTP as #121 in the United States on August 7th, 2012.  We have only just begun.  The interest and the energy to help make our community more resilient to change … Continue reading

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