'That is the most sustainable, because you're putting in the labor, you're here to water it so you're ensuring that you have a food supply,' said DiorkaĪll of the plots at the Delhi Charter Township community garden are currently full. Organic produce and sustainability are the driving force people like Russel being growing their own produce at home. 'Over the years we've tried to make as many changes as we can to make it especially easy for people and any person to be able to grow their food here, so we've actually installed water and provided hoses,' said Diorka. Director of Public Services Sandra Diorka has helped run a community garden at the township recycling center for the last 15 years. 'The other thing that I learned and has worked for me so far is put basil, marigolds, and onions around your tomatoes.and I've never has a horn worm those are like, they will take down a whole tomato plant in a night,' said Russell.įor those who can't start at at home garden, Delhi Charter Township can help.

After building it she experimented with what plants went where in order to create a healthy and thriving garden. Russell designed her own garden using an engineering software called Auto-cad.

And this is what was extra so I've been selling it,' said Russell.

'This year I added probably about eight lights and two more shelves, I plant about six of each type of plant. Russell began growing seedlings for her at home garden in her basement, but the grew faster than she could plant. But there's another way to get your fresh produce that requires a little less help from nature.Įrin Russell created her own at home garden and is using her knowledge to help others start their own. Heat waves and dry days have hit mid-Michigan, and it has some farmers worried about their crops.

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