There is no denying that growing your own fruits and vegetables requires water, but you may be surprised to know a well designed foodscape can substantially reduce water use when compared to turf grass. We have foodscaped our entire front yard transforming our landscape into a beautiful food producing oasis that produces the most delicious and nutritious fruits and vegetables possible. In this video we talk water savings in foodscaping and take a quick tour of our frontyard foodscape. Our waterwise foodscape design (Phase 2) saves 75% of the water when compared to grass and our maximum food p ..read more

It is so incredibly fantastic that sooo many people are excited to grow some of their own food. Home grown vegetables taste amazing and by foodscaping we can make it look good and grow a ton of food in a small space. Our 4’x10’ bed Spring 2020 We thought it would be fun (and hopefully a useful learning tool) to do a video series demonstrating what we would do if we only had one 4′ by 10′ vegetable bed. We are going to pour all of our planning, multi-cropping and season extension experience into it. We’ll weigh all our harvest to see just how much veg we can pull out of 40 square feet! The pl ..read more

Foodscaping is like a silver bullet for today’s biggest problems: our own personal health, our community health, and our long term sustainability. Foodscaping is how we can weave healthy food into our surroundings and sustainable health into our daily lives. John C. Trimble, TedXOgden 2020 The experience of giving a TEDx talk was like no other. I still can’t watch it without feeling nervous and I can’t believe it’s me up there on the stage. It’s surreal. I’m incredibly humbled that it has been well received and I am so grateful for the support and all the amazing people that helped make it ..read more

In this video we take an early August tour of our frontyard foodscape. Our approach to foodscape design puts the food bearing crops front and center. They are the features. Featured in this video are beautiful squash and pumpkin covered cattle panel arbors, espalier fruit trees and an amazing grape arbor that is loaded with grapes. Amaranth is an ancient grain and another great edible ornamental. For vegetables, we show small carrots for fall cropping, beans, squash, pumpkin, cucumber, tomato, pepper , lettuce, spinach, and bush beans. Lot’s of flowers are also mixed in: zinnias, marigolds, a ..read more

This video provides 10 tips and keys to success for how to grow healthy fruit trees and delicious fruit. Topics covered include, sun, soil, water, climate, cross pollination, size, fertilizer & mulch, pruning, thinning, and integrated pest management, as well as sunscald or southwest winter sun damage as a bonus tip. The video is shot all around our foodscape showing a variety of our fruit trees including apple, pear, peach, nectarine, plum and pluot. Some of the trees are free form and kept small using summer pruning and some are managed on espalier fruit fences. BLOOM TIME: One topic me ..read more

In this video we give a tour of our frontyard foodscape in May of 2020. The video includes lots of tips for growing vegetables as well as fruit trees without using a lot of space, and discusses dealing with pests in May. Featured throughout the video are examples of closely spaced vegetables and flowers to make the most of the space. We always like to try growing new things and this year is our first growing fava beans, celery and leaks. Other featured plants include beats, spinach, peppers that we are trialing in and out of wall-o-water type cloches and lots of brassicas: broccoli, cabbage ..read more

This video briefly introduces Foodscaping Utah and announces that this Spring we will host foodscaping classes/events on YouTube Live! Foodscaping Utah helps people get started growing food. We get a group of volunteers together and foodscape people’s front yards. Home owners get a foodscape and volunteers get the knowledge they need to foodscape their own front yards. This year in light of COVID 19 we are going to try something different. We will be streaming classes and foodscape events on Youtube live so that people can see us foodscape live and can participate and learn from home. Subscri ..read more

In this video we tour our foodscape and talk about how understanding microclimates in your region and around your house can help you grow more food. Elevation and cold air drainage The video features an almond tree in full bloom and starts by discussing how almonds aren’t typically grown in Northern Utah but can be successful in particular microclimates. In Northern Utah, fruit and nut growers need to consider the possibility of late spring frost that can damage developing flowers and fruit. The safest way to increase likelihood of success would be to choose late blooming trees apples, for ex ..read more

We take a quick tour showing our 6ft x 8ft (1.8 x 2.4 meters) greenhouse made by Palram. The video features our rain catchment system and barrel, solar panels for fans, two citrus trees (meyer lemon and mandarin orange), and our vegetable seed starting station. We discuss numerous tips for a small hobby greenhouse including adding insulation, strategies for passive solar heat collection with milk jugs and geothermal, building a strong foundation, picking a good location, and venting ..read more

The best way to get started planning your vegetable garden is to make a list of all the vegetables you love to eat! Get excited to grow some of your own food and make a good plan with planting dates and spacing that is best for the particular plants you want to grow. An hour of planning is worth more than a day of hard work. Start growing what you like, and by growing your own, you’ll find your favorite fruits and vegetables taste even better and have more intense flavors. Then, you can start to experiment with other vegetables even if you aren’t sure how much you like them. We try to grow a f ..read more