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As to why she decideed to garden, it was a way to reconnect with her motherr andher family, she said. “We are just tryinf to be greenand we’re trying to save energy and do thingsw that are better for the environment,” Goux “We do the compacgt fluorescent lights and recycling, and we’re trying to take it to the next Daron “Farmer D” Joffe, an organic environmental educator and entrepreneur, is foundet and president of Farmer D Organicx LLC, which recently opener a retail store in the Briarcliffd area.
“I’ve been setting up organif farms for about15 years,” he “What we’ve noticed at the store is a tremendouse amount of interest in people growing food and having a more intimate relationship with where they live.” Most people coming in are interested in traditional vegetables: lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes, he said, and have commomn questions like when to plant, when to and how far the vegetables should be space d in a garden. “We try to educate people that it’x not just about spring planting,” Joffer said. “You can do successional planting so you getvegetablea year-round.
” Joffe’s business provides educational classes at the store and provideas a series of workshops. “It’s amaziny how much food you can produce in asmalll space,” Joffe said. “A 20-by-20 space can feed your family of fourto six. Tomatoese are a great money-maker. You can get so much yiels out of them.” Kale, collards, zucchini squashb and cucumbers are also he said. Baker sees gardening translating into business as well. “It teaches tending and patience,” she said.