Sustainable and Urban Gardening News, February 2010

Blog edition. The whole newsletter is right here.

Outstanding original reporting on school food by Slow Cook Ed Bruske in his Tales from a DC Kitchen. That led to this interview on the Kojo Show.
Urban gardeners – all gardeners – need to know about compost, right? And Dr. Frank Gouin is The Man on the subject. Here's what he recently said about it.
After Atlantic Magazine published an anti-school-garden screed, urban gardeners lined up to condemn it. Here's Ed Bruske's response, and one from Michele Owens on GardenRant. Both totally on target!
Why first-time veg-growers get discouraged (make that FAIL) by Robin Ripley.
Citywide organic-waste composting coming to Montreal. Again, Canadians are taking the lead.

The latest Lawn Reform Update is packed with news about lawns and global warming, golf managers trying to go green, the Lawn Reform Coalition in the news, lawn-free make-overs, and more.

Great article about pervious driveways on Sunset's blog. Photos and info by Sustainable Gardening author/designer Owen Dell.
Should drought-tolerant landscaping be mandated? Great discussion in the comments.

Garden Professor Linda Chalker-Scott's views on Natives and "Introductions" come with a warning – definitely not politically correct.
Timber Editor Tom Fischer disses roses for being not just unsustainable but usually ugly. Then Michele Owens takes issue.
Major League Baseball signs pacts with Scotts to imprint unreal lawn expectations even more into our national psyche, and Paul Tukey freaks out.
Garden Professor Jeff Gillman delivered another of his quarterly reports on Hort Research that Gardeners can Use.
$5 DIY Compost Bin for Leaves from Southern Post Journal.

I LOVE the world-champion Boogie-Woogie Dancers in that photo collage! Just like I used to do it. (Okay, I lie).
And even us more experienced (ahem) gardeners are dancing, especially in winter. For me it's Hot Broadway Jazz? Major fun.