Sustainable Apartment Gardening

The way I see it, sustainable gardening is about using resources already available while interrupting the natural environment as little as possible to produce a healthy, chemical-free result. In some ways our group already has an advantage because we are starting from scratch, essentially building our own natural environment within our apartments. Apartment gardening requires the use of containers. Almost all of our containers are recycled: old planting pots, to-go salad containers from restaurants, milk jugs, etc. Composting is a fantastic way to recycle while simultaneously creating excellent soil. We will all be vermicomposting (composting with worms) in our apartments. This is a new experience for all of us and we are each excited/apprehensive to see how it turns out. By using organic seeds and compost, we plan to cut out the necessity of fertilizers and grow tastier, healthier crops. Photos coming soon!