The Magical Compost Story
What is compost? When organic matter is decomposed with the help of the FBI -- not the Federal Bureau of Investigations -- but Fungi, Bacteria, and Invertebrates, it becomes nutrient-rich substance of such value…
Planting Resiliency During COVID-19
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 that worried, never-before…
Cucumbers & The Spring Planting Guide
When soil temperatures start to warm up above 60 degrees starting in mid-March, it is time to plant cucumbers. Cucumbers are gratifying: they are fast growing and provide an abundant…
Growing Lettuce in 2020!
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.…
Mama Jo’s Scrumptious Sweet Potato Pies
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…
Adopt-A-Garden Kicks Off At Area Gardens
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…
Great Tomatoes Every Year
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…
Flower buckets at Local Flora
Growing Cut Flowers in your Vegetable Garden
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,…
Urban Harvest in the community
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,…
Meet the Spring 2019 Intern!
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…