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With food supplies being shaken up due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some people are starting to rethink the food supply system.  There have been news articles of farmers tilling under their crops and pouring out milk.

With restaurants and schools being closed in most places, these farms do not have these businesses and institutions to buy from them.  If you can, consider purchasing from small farms in your area.

I do usually grow a garden and indoor microgreens.  I am really looking forward to eating asparagus from my garden this year.  I planted it three years ago and it’s finally time to start enjoying this veggie.  I am, however, considering expanding my garden quite a bit this year to become a little more self-sustaining.  If you are new to gardening or just want to hear from some other gardeners, there is a …

“Grow Food Not Grass” virtual summit on May 1st.  It’s free.  I signed up.

• There are a bunch of different speakers throughout the day including:
• Sustainable Victory Gardens: Save the Earth While You Feed Your Family by Rebecca Hoeffler
• Garden Planning: How To Get Your Kitchen Garden Started Right by Lindy Bridgman
• See Starting Masterclass: How to Get Your Garden Started Right by Timmothy Hammond
• Crafting Garden Resilience: How To Feed Your Plants and Support the Soil by Jessica Smith
• Companion Planting: Grow More Food Using This Natural Method by Nicki Sunwall
• Garden Pest Control: Feed Your Family, Not the Bugs by Lindsey Reeves
• Container Gardening Masterclass: How To Grow Food Anywhere by Kevin Espiritu
• Gardening With Kids: Bring The Joy Of Gardening To Your Whole Family by Yvette Montanez
• Growing Herbs Masterclass: Learn All You Need To Know To Grow Delicious & Healthy Herbs at Home by Misilla dela Llana
• Growing Tomatoes Masterclass: Learn The Right Way To Grow This Garden Staple
• Growing Food To Carry You Through The Year: Grow Lots and Preserve Your Harvest by Melinda Barnes

There are a lot of great videos on YouTube too.  Find a gardener or two that you enjoy watching.  Preferably someone with sustainable practices.

If you are interested in gardening or growing microgreens, here are some of my favorites:

Sprouting.com – this is where I got most of my microgreen seeds.  They are located in Canada.  I highly recommend the speckled peas.  They grow into really nice microgreens!

Peaceful Valley Farms

Peaceful Valley Farms on YouTube

Growing Your Greens on YouTube

Self Sufficient Me on YouTube

And these are the trays that I use for my microgreens.  They are very durable:

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Bootstrap Farms 1020 Seed Starter Trays

Bootstrap Farms 5 x 5 Seed Trays 

I use vermiculite with worm castings for my growing medium.

Happy growing!