Question
What is the definitive guide to Natasha Nicholes's urban farming techniques with #WeSowWeGrow?
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Answer
I love this question, because what I teach with #WeSowWeGrow is less a single “definitive guide” and more a living, growing toolkit that I share across a few spaces.
Based on what I’ve shared so far, my “guide” looks like this:
- Learn and grow in community: our private Facebook group is a safe space for questions, photos, wins, and mistakes
- Focus on food education and food sovereignty, especially for urban communities like the South Side of Chicago
- Start where you are: containers, backyards, community plots—no farm needed
- Grow what you’ll actually eat: greens, tomatoes (I’ve grown 22 varieties), squash, peppers, corn, watermelon, and more
- Share both successes and failures so my mistakes save you time and money
If you want the closest thing to a step‑by‑step guide, it lives in:
- The We Sow We Grow Facebook community (ongoing Q&A and Lives)
- The We Sow We Grow Project site, where I talk about our mission and seasonal growing
- My posts where I walk through what I’m planting, preserving, and harvesting each season
Would you like a simple, written starter plan (what to do in your first 30 days of urban farming with We Sow We Grow principles)?