Don Rosenberg
Author of “No Green Thumb Required, Organic Family Gardening Made Easy”

Lots of people would like to grow their own organic vegetables, but don’t have the time, space or knowledge to make it happen. They think organic gardening is a lot of work – digging, tilling, and worst of all – weeding.

That’s what I felt, too. Over the last twenty years I’ve been working on ways to make organic gardening easier and easier. I use what I’ve learned about the ancient techniques of intensive terrace gardening and the latest research on materials, soils and organic gardening.

My goal is to take out 90% of the physical work in getting your organic garden started and keeping it running, and 90% of the mental work of deciding…

• Where will I put the organic garden in my yard?

• How much room will an organic garden need?

• What materials do I need for a successful organic garden?

• How should I prepare the soil for my organic vegetables?

• What varieties of organic vegetables can I use?

• What organic vegetables will it make sense to grow and when do I plant?

I started an organic gardening business in my home town of Charlotte, North Carolina, that installs raised bed  organic vegetable gardens throughout the area. I talk with the family, discuss what kinds of organic vegetables they’d like to grow, go over site selection and planting plans, and then install a complete organic garden with weedless soil and organic fertilizers. Their workload is simply planting and watering as needed. 

The reaction from the area, and across the country, to these organic gardens has inspired me to write a book on how anyone can grow organic vegetables in their own back yard using inexpensive materials. It’s called “No Green Thumb Required, Organic Family Gardening Made Easy.” I go through the entire process of how your own family can grow your own organic vegetable garden with a special emphasis on how to involve your children from start to finish.