An Evolution of Urban Farming & Farmacy Corner Store-ing with Devon Wilson of Sunlight Gardens
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On today’s episode of the No-Till Market Garden Podcast, Alex of Old City Acres LITERALLY sits down for a very special live and in-person conversation with Devon Wilson of Sunlight Gardens located in downtown Battle Creek, MI. They discuss starting an urban farm in shared community lots and backyards, developing his on-site farm & natural convenience store,  and using social media to connect with his local community.  Mentioned during show... Sunlight Gardens farmsite Sunlight Gardens on Instagram Michigan double-up food bucks Follow Alex of Old City Acres on Instagram Folks who support The No-Till Market Garden Podcast... Johnny's Selected Seeds for vegetable, flower, and cover crop seeds. Visit the Growers Library for a wealth of growing resources. RIMOL Greenhouses for high-quality greenhouses and high-tunnels. Certified Naturally Grown a grassroots, peer-to-peer, holistic certification. Farmers Friend for well-designed, quality tools, tunnels, and equipment. ... and, as always, our work is powered by the individual growers who support us every month over at patreon.com/notillgrowers. You can pick up a copy of The Living Soil Handbook if you don't have one already, as well as a No-Till Growers hat or other merch, check out our YouTube channel, and you can ask you questions or share your insights into ecological market gardening on our free growers forum at notillgrowers.community.chat Find Farmer Jesse at these upcoming conferences... Marbleseed Organic Farming Organic Association of Kentucky Utah Food and Farm Conference Dallas Innercity Growers Summit Organic Growers School
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