Subscribe

Welcome to 100 Miles, an exploration of sustaining life by going no further away than 100 miles to gather the things we need to live. This web log is my journal of food-based experiences, memories, thoughts, and recipes. I hope you enjoy reading it. To subscribe, so as not to miss each new edition, please enter your email address.

Share

| More

Tweets!

      • Flickr

      Sponsors

      My Menu On Honest Cooking

       

      Published in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook - WINNER

      Front to Backyard Urban Farms & Gardens

      February 13, 2013

      FTB Color Logo-Chicken

      logo-final-02

      For all intents and purposes I had put this blog, 100 Miles, to bed.  I wasn’t planning to write anymore posts.  Until I decided to start an urban farms and gardens business.  I realized that this blog led me to starting my company.  The blog is, after all, about living life locally, eating from the bounty outside our back doors rather than oceans away.  I’ve always enjoyed gardening.  I grew up in a gardening family – from my great-grandparents to my mother.  I spent my childhood playing in the dirt as much as possible.  Helping others get their hands back in the soil makes perfect sense to me.

      Front to Backyard Urban Farms & Gardens designs, installs and maintains urban farms and gardens.  Need a vegetable garden put in?  We can do it.  Want to start raising chickens or keep bees?  We help with that too.  Composting, rainwater harvesting, raised beds, herb and kitchen gardens, drip irrigation, quiet, green lawn and yard maintenance, restaurant gardens — we do it all.  I am also proud to say that Front to Backyard practices sustainable, organic gardening and farming only.  We use no synthetic pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers.

      A  little over a year ago I started the Certificate in Horticulture and Gardening program at UCLA Extension.  I learned a tremendous amount and I received my certificate at the end of 2012.  I am involved in several related organizations like the American Horticultural Society, the California Native Plant Society, the California State Beekeepers Association, the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association, the Seed Library of Los Angeles and the Southern California Horticultural Society.  In each I’m meeting new people, gathering massive amounts of new gardening and farming knowledge, and enjoying it all immensely.

      The question now is will I be writing any more blog posts here at 100 Miles?  Possibly yes.  Only time will tell.

      Happy gardening!

      fronttobackyard.com

      7 Comments on “Front to Backyard Urban Farms & Gardens”

      1. Casey@Good. Food. Stories. says:
        February 14, 2013 at 8:18 am

        Great to hear about what you’ve been working on!

      2. Nicole LaMonte DeGolier says:
        February 14, 2013 at 9:40 am

        I do so hope that you’ll keep this blog going. I think it’s a great accompaniment to your new business venture, and as you said really was the ground works to it! Your voice on and in the local community is greatly appreciated!

      3. Kristen says:
        February 14, 2013 at 11:20 am

        Your new business sounds lovely and I can tell you are super excited about it. I think your blog would be the perfect companion to your new business. I am not sure what you are thinking, but some gardening posts would be a great addition. As well as a new recipe or two for that rare heirloom veg you’ve got growing!

      4. Phil says:
        February 14, 2013 at 12:08 pm

        Proud of you for taking this big leap, Charles. It will not only be a huge success, but will enrich your life in so many ways. If you can wake up every day looking forward to your work, you’ll be richer than any man.

      5. Sean says:
        February 15, 2013 at 5:32 am

        What a happy treat to find this new post from 100 Miles! Do continue Charles — whether eating omelettes or building chicken coops or sitting on a clutch of eggs, I want to hear about it.

      6. Traci says:
        February 24, 2013 at 12:44 am

        Yeah Charles! It is so cool seeing you fulfilling your dreams and doing work that you love to do. I am excited to see where this all takes you!!

      7. Food GPS says:
        May 10, 2013 at 9:29 am

        Congratulations on your new venture. Very cool to hear that blogging eventually led you to this decision.

      Leave a Comment