… The $1 leases are for two years and the City has even teamed up with City Green to assist aspiring community gardeners by providing them with the resources and skills, such as plant choice, maintenance, and composting, all of which are necessary to successfully get gardens up and running, but also to maintain them for years to come." More information on the Adopt-A-Lot program can be found here: http://www.cityofjerseycity.com/resident.aspx?id=8012   Let's learn from one another, reconnec …

… Our focus will be on all things connected with starting, maintaining, and growing our homestead including: Growing and preserving our own food Making home-brew beer and wine Clean energy alternatives Animal husbandry including backyard chickens Beekeeping Healthy eating Off the grid living Permaculture Fermented foods Green building Organic gardening Appreciation of nature through art and music Traditional American skills Emergency preparedness Repair, Reuse, and Recycling Composting Foraging T …

… We cover topics such as (but not limited to) edible landscapes, gardening, farming, renewable energy, green building, local currency, rainwater harvesting, composting, mushrooms, local food, forest gardening, herbalism, "green" living, sustainable economic systems, conservation, community-building, relocalization, transition towns, and more! Also make sure to sign up for the Hudson Valley Permaculture listserv (click here). (Thanks to the Portland, Maine MeetUp Group (http://www.meetup.com/portl …