By Gabriel Borja Thursday March 12th, 2020 is when things started to get weird. This was the day toilet paper began to disappear off store shelves. It was the day…
Carol Burton - Director of Gardening Education at Urban Harvest When soil temperatures start to warm up above 60 degrees starting in mid-March, it is time to plant cucumbers. Cucumbers…
Carol Burton - Director of Gardening Education at Urban Harvest I love to grow lettuce because it is easy to grow in any type of garden: school, container or backyard.…
Ingredients 3-4 medium sweet potatoes 1 can of evaporated milk (12 oz.) 1 stick of butter 2 tsp. lemon extract 6 large eggs 1 tsp. vanilla Instructions 1) Preheat oven…
Volunteers at Bonham ElementaryPrepping beds at BonhamDigging in at Harry HolmesVolunteers at Harry Holmes The Adopt-A-Garden Program connects gardens in underserved areas with community partners to support gardens, build relationships…
by Dr. Bob RandallEvery June since its inception, I have appeared at the Urban Harvest Tomato Fest to answer questions about growing tomatoes. We also rejoice in and taste the…
by Blas Espinosa, Naturalist, St. Catherine's Montessori Flowers can have a big place at the table and in the garden. For me, growing flowers at first was a little intimidating,…
Volunteers weed in the Pollinator Garden at Blackshear Elementary It was a weekend in the garden and promoting local food in Houston. On Thursday, a group from Starbucks weeded,…
Hi! My name is Samiyah Siddiqi and I’ll be interning with Urban Harvest this Spring 2019! I’ll be assisting and educating in community gardens, school garden programs, farmers markets and…
Thanks to the efforts of The Garden Club of Houston, Urban Harvest's Cultivated Classroom at Gregory Lincoln Education Center has been accepted into the Archives of American Gardens, an archive maintained by…
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