Growing Tasty and Healthy Food
Only with Organics can we grow the best tasting and healthiest food possible. The Law of Nutrition states; ‘When any organism is fed the highest nutrition possible, that organism will…
Urban Harvest Celebrates 15 Years of Youth Education in School Gardens!
This fall Urban Harvest is celebrating 15 years of teaching in school gardens! That’s a decade and a half of outdoor play and learning, fresh fruits and vegetables, and abundant…
Urban Harvest’s Saturday Farmers Market Moves to New Location
Move will allow for larger footprint for market that has served as launching pad for area businesses since 2004 HOUSTON, TX (September 6, 2018) - Since 2004, the Urban Harvest Saturday…
Third Annual Edible Academy Grows Garden Knowledge
The 2018 Edible Academy saw three days of garden education, culinary ideas for the classroom, and tours of various edible gardens throughout Houston. Over 30 area educators will take back…
Our Classes Bolster Local Food Production
Urban Harvest offers a robust and unique calendar of gardening classes, perfect for gardeners of all levels. Last month, we completed our 22nd annual Growing Organic Vegetables series! This 25-hour class…
How An Internship Lead To a School Garden
by Sarah Montero Before starting my internship with Urban Harvest I had no insight what so ever as to how to start a garden and the impacts of having one.…
Planning the Early Fall Vegetable Garden
By Bob Randall We vegetable gardeners face many months yet of blistering hot weather. With the passing of the solstice June 21, summer has officially just begun. And it won’t…
Bees in a Box by Tiffany Kottukkal
About this Project For my Girl Scout Gold Award Project, I decided to make bee boxes for Mason Bees. I had learned about how many bee populations were in decline…
Resilient Communities Foster a Resilient Food System
The heart and soul of which are local farms and gardens. As a result of Harvey, farms at our farmers market experienced everything from loss in crops to minor property damage to…
SNAP Program Sees Growth
Since the launch of our SNAP benefits program in mid-November, the Saturday Farmers Market at Eastside has seen an exciting growth in SNAP sales and customers. SNAP offers nutrition assistance to…