I have had the privilege of coming to know Mel Bartholomew, the creator of the Square Foot Gardening method and author of the book."The All New Square Foot Gardening" He is a kind and gentle man. He lives here in Utah . He has a passion for teaching his gardening method and has established a non profit organization which engages in humanitarian efforts to teach gardening and self sufficiency around the world.
I am happy to say that my new business,www.homegardenstogo , has now formed an alliance with Mel and the Square Foot Gardening Foundation. He are now licensed to use his name and good reputation for the betterment of our business. It has been great fun starting up a family business, I recommend it to anyone if you have the time and need. Its been about 10 months now since I came up with a business idea. I was contemplating how to exercise my freedom and rugged individualism in a gloomy economic climate. I read a sentence in a book, "free choice is the essence of free enterprise". It inspired me! Then, I got to thinking about my gardening experience last year in building a square foot garden. I reflected about how hard it was to get my soil just right for healthy vegies, and all the time an effort that went into this project. When I first started I had searched the web for anyone that sold these products to get started. There was no one and I had to refer to the book over and over and over trying to get the details just right. I still didn't get it all right but managed to enjoy myself and have some success. I suddenly identified a need. I realized that I could really help people with square foot gardening. This is a perfect time too, when people are really thinking about being more self reliant and wanting more organic foods. With the help of family members, we came up with Home Gardens To Go; we supply the 4'x4' garden box AND just the right soil for it. We will deliver and set up your new garden and all you do is plant! I have had such positive response about this that we have worked really hard to be ready for this coming season.