Today Plant Parenthood will be accepting applicants into our plant adoption program. The event will take place at the 2009 Figment Festival on Govenor’s Island from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm or until we find suitable families for all of our plants. Click here for directions on how to get to Figment
If you believe yourself to be responsible and capable of caring for a plant, do not miss this opportunity to adopt one from our organization. Hope to see you there.
New how-to on creating your own composting system indoors.
Fertilizer is an essential component to any successful home garden, however purchasing commercially produced fertilizer can be expensive and you run the risk of using brands that are non-organic and non-sustainable in their production methods.
As an alternative, consider producing your own compost to reduce your fertilizer needs for your plants. Producing your own compost has many other benefits as well, including:
Reducing your waste output, healthier landscapes and fewer pest and disease problems, and savings in disposal costs.
Even if you don’t have access to an outdoor area, you can still make your own compost out of household food waste.
Find out how here
A Sub-Irrigated Planter (SIP) is an easy to build system that allows you to easily and effectively water your vegetable plants on your roof, balcony, or fire escape.
The water reservoir inside of an SIP ensures that plants cannot be over watered and will only consume enough water to stay healthy. The plastic covering reduces evaporation and returns water vapor to the soil and protects the fertilizer from being washed away by rain
Building an SIP is a great weekend project to do with friends or family, and greatly reduces the amount of time and effort you have to spend tending your vegetables.
View the step by step instructions on how to build your own out of recycled materials here!
Our interactive map is now live. With this map you can upload images of your adopted plants as they grow overtime and view the progress of fellow urban farmers in the area. The map is located in the stories section of our website
To add a story and picture of your own simply send an sms picture message of your plant to:
In the subject line of your message put the address, place name or street intersection where you took the picture. Include a descprition or story in the message itself. Once you send the picture it should appear on the map shortly afterwards.
If you don’t have a cell phone capapble of sending picture messages, you can upload a picture to the map via an email with the same process. Simply include the picture of your plant as an attachment.
This website marks the offical launch of the Plant Parenthood Project. More to come soon!