In This Issue:
- SFG 40 Years Celebration
- News from Mel
- Welcome New Instructors
- Weather can improve vegetables
- Recipe for beet chips
- SFG featured in magazine
- Creative visual aid video
- Spread SFG on social media
Mel is inviting YOU to participate in the celebration of 40 years of
SFG!
WORLD SFG DAY -JULY 1 2016
Share the Mission! Be part of the Movement! Watch for more detail coming soon!
News from Mel
Mel is undergoing chemotherapy right now for some cancer. He's doing pretty well and his son is living with him for a while. Previously, Mel managed to write a new book which is under contract and coming out soon! He was also informed by his publisher that his books have now sold over 2.5 million copies to date!
Read Mel's story about his very first SFG here .
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| Original plank spacing for the first SFG |
Mel recently interviewed with CI, Mark Fierle on KUCI radio (Irvine,CA) about his life and SFG vision.
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Welcome to these New Instructors!
(sfg.org is not being used at this time)
Instructor Resources (you must login to your account and then select WHOLESALE )
Instructor Listings (please send any updates to belinda@squarefootgardening.com)
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| Wayne Schirner Belton, TX |
Wayne says,"I am working on my certification as a vegetable
specialist through the Texas Master Gardener Association. The information on
raised bed gardening obtained from them indicated that beds needed to be 8-12
inches deep, or even 18” deep. As my
research project, I have built a 6” deep SFG and a 12” deep SFG and I am
planting identical crops in each box. I will weigh the output from the crops in
each bed, which should prove that all you need is a 6” deep bed. So far, less than a month into my fall crops,
everything in the 6” bed is doing better than the crops in the 12” bed, so at
least the plants are bigger. I have controlled for every variable that can be
controlled for, so I’ll see what happens. "
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| Debra Baylinson Coral Springs, FL |
Debra says,"I plan to volunteer my knowledge and time to organizing, planting and teaching SFG to communities and organizations that will donate the fruits and vegies to the poor and undernourished; my gardens of hope to help solve hunger!"
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| Eric Halterman Black Mountain, NC |
Eric says," I can make the world a better place through the use of SFG by teaching and spreading the word on this quick easy way to grow your own food even to the point of sustainability and food security. I will be an ambassador for SFG by showing off my SFG's and the food they produce and offer to help others to do the same."
Recipe for those Beets you may still be harvesting! Crisp rosemary and garlic beet chips
SFG article featured in LDSLiving Magazine Read here
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| SFG of Tim Lyons in Tempe,AZ |
See Kim Roman's Video about a very creative visual aid she made
SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media is vitally important for spreading the SFG word! Please join and share with your friends. SFG Foundation Facebook Page SFG Certified Instructor FB Group
Instagram @squarefootgardening
Looking for SFG Answers?
Have you discovered the wealth of information Mel has compiled the Square Foot Gardening Answer Book? We recommend every certified instructor have a copy! Here are some examples of the detail you can find in it.
-What’s the best way to place my SFG on a slope?
-How can I sell the produce I grow?
-How long should I let the drip irrigation run in my SFG?
-What’s the best way to deal with aphids on tomato plants?
-How do I get asparagus to grow in my SFG?
