Thursday, January 17, 2013
Many Wildwood residents like to grow fresh produce—so does one, local restaurant owner. This year, a creative gardening solution is being implemented that hopefully will provide win-win outcomes.
Stephanie Mulholland, owner of Big Chief Roadhouse restaurant in Wildwood, has been itching to grow her own herbs, produce and fruits for cooking at the vintage Route 66 restaurant. She and her partners just designed a new area in back of the restaurant to grow plants and trees this year. However, Big Chief staffers may not be alone in their garden; they have partnered with Wildwood city officials to offer 27 to 36 4-by-8-feet raised, gardening beds to Wildwood residents. Having a new spot to accept the overflow of Wildwood gardeners on the city's wait list should work better for everyone involved. "The opportunity to partner with fellow gardeners and the city fits nicely with our whole business plan to be the community place to gather," …
Sunday, August 19, 2012
A local gardening expert will discuss fall planting: What and how to plan for a successful fall garden.
Wildwood Farms Community Garden's guest speaker scheduled for Sept. 5, at 7 p.m. "Garden Talk" is Ellen Barredo, a Wildwood resident and a Wildwood Farms Community Gardener. Barredo is the horticultural manager at Bowood Farms, an urban garden center in St. Louis. Bowood Farms specializes in perennials, herbs, and annuals, with a special interest in urban gardens. She also is featured monthly on the 'Inside Out' Show on KTRS 550 AM radio and in the Gateway Gardener Magazine. The talk and garden is located at the corner of Taylor Road and Main Street.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Prevent complex pest problems by taking a few simple measures. Weeds even contribute to pest problems. What's the difference between dirt and soil?
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Members of Wildwood’s new community garden, Wildwood Farms, hosted a second class in a speaker series organized by the associated Tuesday Club. Originally scheduled at the actual garden location, the meeting was held Saturday at the Wildwood parking garage, due to rainy weather. The guest speaker for the session, Pat Bellrose of Fahr Greenhouse, spoke mainly about garden pests and how to avoid them. Because this is such a complex topic, Bellrose advises gardeners to do their research so they will be successful at gardening. Many websites are devoted to gardening topics, he noted. “Here in Missouri, a great resource for home gardeners is the Missouri Extension website,” said Bellrose. The Kemper Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden also…
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
“Wildwood Farms” community garden is a resource to local gardening enthusiasts, and now provides a speakers' series free and open to all. The next presentation will be June 18 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
There was no shortage of audience participation in Saturday's community garden event, sponsored by a newly formed women’s group in Wildwood. The “Tuesday Club” is organizing a series of plant-related talks at the new Wildwood Farms community garden, located at the corner of Main Street and Taylor Road in the city's Town Center. These are free, informational meetings. Saturday was the first presentation in the series, with the speaker being Pat Bellrose, owner of Fahr’s Greenhouse in Wildwood. In addition to his family’s longtime nursery business, Bellrose has a passion for teaching. He has a bachelor's degree from the College of Agriculture at University of Missouri-Columbia, and has taught horticultural courses at East Central College …
Nancy
10:51 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Great idea. If you are doing Aquaponics, are these fresh fish going to be just for the restaurant or for sale to the public also? My niece who lives in House Springs was just asking me about Aquaponics the other day. more ›