Urban Farm - July/August 2012 - Volume 4 - Number 4

Features
28 Oh, You Know I Can!
The water-bath canning method will have you eating your bounty all year-round.
by Lindsay Evans

36 Blackberries Are Not Just for Texting
Mix a Mediterranean climate with the love of exquisite berry flavor, and you’ll have fresh blackberries growing right in your backyard.
by R.J. Ruppenthal




44 Planning Midsummer Plantings
Plant vegetables in midsummer, and you’ll have a bountiful fall harvest.
by Elizabeth Millard

50 Build a Bean Leaner
Try this easy-to-move design for your beans to climb.
by Chris Gleason

56 Can Ya Dig It?!
It’s a cinch to compost in a backyard trench.
by Jessica Walliser

62 Give Me Mow Solutions
You don’t have to let your yard go to seed to have a sustainable lawn.
by Joy Perrino Choquette

74A Solar Thermal Solution
Heat the water in your home with a solar thermal system.
by John D. Ivanko

86 Urban Farm Road Trip: Memphis
Forget the blues; this Mississippi Delta city is starting to sing a green tune.
by Paul Knipple

Columns
14 GreenThumb
A Sage Idea, Keep Bamboo at Bay, Water Wisdom
by Frank Hyman

20 City Buzz
Harvesting Honey
by Kristina Mercedes Urquhart

24 Backyard Coop
The Long, Hot Summer
by Kelly Wood

80 Urban Feast
Summer Tomatoes = Salsa, Simple Tomato and Watermelon Salad Recipe, Tomatoes Provencal Recipe
by Amy Cotler

Departments
3 At Farm & Main
5 Mail Slot
6 UF Newsfeed
13 What We’re Reading Now
68 UF Connects
70 Urban Storefront
72 UrbanFarmOnline.com
72 Advertiser Index
92 Marketplace
94 Classified Advertising
96 One Thing
by Daron “Farmer D” Joffe, owner of Farmer D Organics in Atlanta, Ga., and social “entremanure”

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