Hi everyone, with the incoming #tariffs likely affecting the cost and availability of food, please feel free to reach out if you need help foraging or growing your own food. Just tag me with any Q’s.
Below are #FoodSecurity links you may find useful. 1/2
Find and support local growers here:
https://www.localharvest.org/
https://blackfarmersindex.com
Locate a food co-op near you:
http://www.grocerystory.coop
@jblue
Hi! Do you have any links that I could use while living in Poland?
From what I see your links are mostly about America's projects
@Jueltrae, alas, I’m not familiar with Polish community programs, but some German users here may be able to assist you with farming, gardening and #allotment in your climate. Try #garten for more visibility. (I’m in a subtropical climate.)
One suggestion: consider checking with local arborists for compost materials, as they need to dispose of waste and often need to pay to do so. It’s cheaper and convenient for them to give it to gardeners. Both US and UK have free services
to connect arborists and gardeners.
With composting, you need a mix of “browns” (~ 2/3) and “greens” (~1/3) to get the best nutrition for your plants to grow well.
If the chip dump does not include a lot of green leaf litter, you can supplement it with greens you can get from grocery stores, shake shacks or even restaurants. Just ask if they have rotten veg you can use for compost.
I use orange peels from local grocery stores’ juicers. It’s free but not organic.
Anyway, I mention this bc I don’t know your soil conditions and if you are starting from scratch. You need a lot of good soil for veg/fruit to grow well and these are potentially free resources.
It takes about 6 months to completely break down into soil. Or at least here it does. Again, not sure how it will be in Poland. Where I am, it’s 27C+ from April through beginning of November.
@jblue Also, coffee grounds count as “green” for compost purposes.