…to the salad revolution, where Small Space + Organic Vegetable Gardening = Small Green Garden.

…Or, as we like to say here, “Less Space, More Salad!” The idea is that anyone can design and grow a garden with sustainable resources, using limited space. Starting a container garden is fairly straightforward: All that’s required to grow fresh greens continuously is basic gardening knowledge plus a little light, a little soil or water, and a little air. With a little more elbow grease, you will have a productive kitchen garden full of fruits and vegetables.

The real joy of small-space gardening is the creativity and resourcefulness it demands. Maybe the main source of light for your wintertime container garden is what’s reflected off the snow beyond your windowsill, or the fluorescent tubes under your kitchen cupboards, or perhaps you’ve sprung for one of the compact, countertop hydroponic units now available (more on those in due time). Maybe your summertime city garden is so hot, you’re growing lettuce in the shade of tomato and baby pumpkin vines, or in hanging baskets beneath the fire escape. No matter what your space limitations or budgetary constraints, it’s possible to eat homegrown vegetables year-round.

What’s more, when you use (and reuse) simple materials such as kitchen compost and open-pollinated vegetable varieties, you’ll be going green in the most basic and meaningful way — with sustainable sources of plant nutrients and seed.

Ready to join the salad revolution? Start by designing your small green garden or read up on sustainable vegetable gardening methods. If you’d like to keep in touch, sign up for the Getting Fresh blog feed or email list!