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The blog name tells you it's a companion to my website, Sustainable and Urban Gardening. But what will you find here? A mix of how-to-garden articles, news reports from the world of ecogardening, and stories of my adventures in the trenches of Washington, D.C. or farther afield. If occasionally I go off-topic altogether, don't be too shocked. Gardeners do get out of the garden occasionally, especially in winter.
The primary focus here is HOW TO GARDEN…in a way that approaches sustainability and contributes positively to the health of our environment and of the humans that inhabit it. Low-maintenance, more sustainable gardening is what I do and what I teach.
My role models for teaching sustainable gardening are gardenwriter Ann Lovejoy, Washington State hort researcher Linda Chalker-Scott and television's Paul James of "Gardening by the Yard." Oh, and Paul Tukey of SafeLawns.org fame. More will be discovered over time, I'm sure.
Urban gardening is a topic I added in 2009, and that means covering urban gardening projects, as well as container and balcony gardening, backyard-sharing, the White House Kitchen Garden, and really anything I think is important to cover! It's all good.
Sponsoring this blog
I'm partnering with environmentally responsible companies who support this blog, my Sustainable and Urban Gardening website, and the companion monthly newsletter. Here's information about that.
Affiliate Agreement links
In addition to sponsorship, the only source of income here is the occasional link to a company with whom I have an Affiliate Agreement contract – primarily Amazon. So the few times I recommend a book, I'll include a link to its page on Amazon and if you buy one using the link, Amazon pays me 8 percent. I rarely recommend anything because honestly, I'm not much of a shopper myself.
Income sources not used on this blog
Notice any Google Adsense ads cluttering up the place? No, and you never will. Also, I don't do link exchanges – ever. Ditto taking payment for links. No judgments about blogs (or people) that do; it's just my preference not to.
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