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With year round sunshine and affordable flood irrigation available, we have the luxury of growing a variety of fresh, organic produce in our own yards. Phoenix began as a small farming community that had wonderful citrus groves that still exist here in Arcadia. We have a long history of growing food on a local level.
Yard space isn’t just for grass anymore. At the Arcadia Edible Garden Tour, you will see how a group of local edible food gardeners are continuing on this local farming tradition, and in the urban Phoenix setting, have changed their front and backyards into productive garden space!
The tour will feature urban orchards of stone-fruit trees, espaliered apple trees, nut trees, vegetable & herb gardens that use traditional and raised bed techniques, berry hedges, pollinator gardens of mixed beds of flowers and edibles, composting systems in a variety of sizes, grey water ponds, and everyone’s favorite – the backyard chicken coops!
At Arcadia's Edible Garden Tour you will have the opportunity to meet the gardeners, ask them questions, and get inspiration for your own garden while getting to know your neighbors!
Please join us to see these 9 edible gardens that showcase productive landscaping at its’ finest. You will see that these gardens are not only much more practical than ornamentals, but truly beautiful as well!
Larry’s Livin’ the Dream Microfarm. A wonderful example of what a little work from a homeowner can accomplish in a short time. This backyard garden was just started in January 2011, and is an excellent garden to see if you are interested in starting your own backyard garden & chicken coop!
David's garden. An amazing example of how to create an urban orchard and utilize the land, Care-A-Lot Farms has over 60 fruit trees, two large gardens, two eco-ponds, and numerous chickens. David is always experimenting in the yard and striving to make use of every drop of irrigation and grey water, minimizing the need for City water. Care-A-Lot Farms is truly a gardening oasis.
David & Caroline Van Slyke’s Boho Farm. A beautiful little urban half acre farm right in Arcadia, which they have lovingly called Boho Farm and Home. Their passion is to share their harvest and inspire others that they too can eat out of their own yard. They have chickens, a fruit orchard, potager, raised beds and are faithful composters. Visit their website www.bohofarmandhome.com.
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Arcadia Edible Garden Tour
Date: Saturday, May 11th, 2013
Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Neighborhood Garden Market &
Refreshments Available for
Purchase at
Jill’s Sweet Life Garden:
9:00am – 1:00pm
Tickets: $15.00 + 9.3%sales tax
Tickets sell very quickly, and
tickets are limited
A portion of the proceeds from the Arcadia Edible Garden Tour will go to benefit the House of Refuge community garden.
We look forward to meeting you!
Children under 7 are free!
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Dr. James and Joyce’s Biltmore Garden. The Edible Garden Tour is heading west! Dr. James and his wife Joyce have lived and gardened in the Biltmore area for almost forty years. Their lovely garden has recently been expanded to include beautiful citrus and fruit trees, a cozy chicken coop, composting area and a sunny garden patch brimming withvegetables that provides greens and veggies for the whole family!
Troy & Rebecca’s Farmyard. This property is an urban micro-farm that is packed with enough produce to support 15 families for their Community Supported Agriculture venture. You will see a fantastic productive landscape packed with a variety of garden styles, fruit & nut trees, and “the girls” who produce our eggs. Rebecca & Troy run Farmyard, a company specializing in edible garden installations. Read more about their unique company at www.myfarmyard.com
Hal & Jill’s Sweet Life Garden. Sweet Life Garden is a family run backyard mini-farm and orchard. This garden includes raised vegetable beds using lasagna gardening methods, herb barrels, a large chicken coop and espaliered apple trees. The small-scale orchard provides enough peaches for a seasonal front yard fruit stand that includes peach jams, cobbler and of course juicy, organic peaches. For more information about this garden, visit www.sweetlifegarden.com
Scott and Margaret’s Front Yard Garden. This unique home feature’s a full front yard of productive vegetable beds that Scott and his son built themselves. Scott and Margaret wanted to convert their front yard to be a productive space. They wanted the produce to feed their family and the excess to go to a local CSA to help feed the community. Come and see what they have created with a little help from their friends around the corner at Farmyard.
Jon and Carrie’s Historic Home & Garden. El Chaparral was built in the early 40's as a winter home for Carrie's grandparents. Extensive gardens now surround the property and include a beautiful citrus orchard, a newly planted stone fruit orchard, herb and rose beds, a cactus garden and Jon's raised beds perfectly planted with assorted vegetables and strawberries.
Rizal & Kim’s Garden. Near the Papago Buttes, a visit to this garden will inspire the juxtaposition of edible gardening in the desert landscape. A natural rocky desert setting with meandering paths through terraced garden beds filled with veggies and herbs, fruit trees, and grapes. Also see their new chicken coop – the home of 6 new lucky bantam chickens.
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