Our perennial food corridor grows native fruits, roots, vegetables, and medicine (herbs and flowers). It is a living food bank for pollinators, fauna, people. A 5000 square foot lawn transformed as a demonstration in regenerative landscaping.
A visit will leave you with a restored vision for your landscape.
Seasonal activities during school vacations and weekends. Join us.
garden for healing, restoration, & transformation
client initiated garden design implementation, and education toward a self-
sufficient and life affirming home garden
establishing living food corridors
growing food with neighbors for community
redefining boundaries in and out of the garden
research based curriculum and guidance for environmental justice and food security
What's growing in Little Uruguay?
Since 2020, we've sown and grown, restoring the soil:
- Fruits: 4 Elderberries, 12 Thornless Blackberries, 16 Golden Raspberries, 12 Blueberries, 100 Strawberries, 5 Apples, 3 Pears, 2 Plums, 2 Cherries, 7 Paw Paw, 7 Native White Pine
- Brassicas: Red Russian Kale, Siberian Kale, Daikon Radish, Salad Radish), Mizuna Asian Green, Bok Choy, Tatsoi, Arugula (various), Mustards (various), DiSicilia Violet Cauliflower
- Legumes: Snow Peas, Sugar Snap Peas, Cherokee Black Bean, Marona Bush Bean, Ozark Cow Pea, Bush Beans, Native Brown Bean
- Nightshades: Oxford Heart Tomato, Amish Paste Tomato, Mexican Midget Tomato, Heirloom Tomato, Ausilio Pepper, Poblano Pepper, Napoleon Sweet Pepper, Serrano Pepper, Hungarian Pepper, Habanero Pepper, Jalapeño Pepper, Thai Green Eggplant, Diamond Eggplant, Listada De Gandia Eggplant, Cambodian Green Eggplant
- Cucurbits: Minnesota Midget Melon, Buttercup Squash, Dutch CrookNeck Squash, Blacktail Mountain Watermelon, Pickling Cucumbers, Summer Squashes
- Alliums: Heirloom Garlic (Music, German, Inchelium Red, Italian, Rioja, Purple Stripe), Leeks. Red Wethersfield Onion, Clear Dawn Onion, Cipollini Borettana Onion, Portuguese Onions (Walkking Onions)
- Umbellifers: Red Cored Chantenay Carrot, Paris Market Carrot, Fennel, Dill
- Amaranth: BeetRoot, Coomon Chard, Swiss Chard, Spinaches
- Lactuca: Merveille Lettuce, Ceasar, Romaine, Heirloom Salad Mix
- Grasses & Grains: Bantam Sweet Corn, 7 Row Flint Corn (NY), Narragansett Native, Sorghum, Rye, Oats, Barley
- Herbs and Mints: Basil (Genovese, Thai, Holy), Lemon Balm, Eucalyptus, Spearmint, Sage, Lavender, Rue, Hyssop, Borage, Valerian, Bee Balm, Marjoram, Oregano, Thyme, Cilantro, Parsley (Italian and Curly), Mojito Mint, Chamomile
- Cover Crops: Oats and Peas, Vetch and Rye, Clovers
- Green Globe Artichoke, Wildflowers (annual and Perennial), Sunflowers (various), Mountain Mints, Sunchokes, Alaska Daisies, Rhododendron
Imagine every neighborhood and campus redesigned through the natural farming lens?
100 sq. ft. of growing space provides
approximately $700 worth of nutrient dense food over the course of the growing season
Natural Farming Gardens provide savings, beauty, and well-being.