It's time for a serious reversal. It's time to remember where we came from so we can get back to our future.
We need to return to the land and we need to do it starting yesterday.
Tooth Soap® would like to inspire all of you to take part in nourishing your bodies… beginning with the dirt.
We have started a very small Urban Farm that includes container gardening and 10 " raised plant beds made from non-chemically treated western red cedar wood grown in sustainable forests. This cedar naturally resists rotting and allows for excellent drainage, reduces weeds and also adds beauty to the landscape.
The vegetables and herbs will be grown in bio-dynamic soil that is made (in part) by composting fruit and vegetable scraps from Whole Foods in Atlanta. Farmer D Organics and Whole Foods work together by reducing what goes into landfills in Georgia. What a beautiful partnership – both businesses working together to recycle organic waste and sustain the local environment.
We are installing an irrigation 'drip' system in the raised beds that conserves water. Now all we have to do is depend on an absent minded farmer (who might be blogging or running a corporation) to turn on the water twice a day.
Planting in raised beds offers many advantages, especially for the urban farmer. They can be placed ANYWHERE, including a concrete driveway if need be! There is no excuse to not have a garden now.
There are many plant boxes that could be put on a balcony if there isn't a back yard. All you need is desire and some sunshine and you too can be on your way to being an urban farmer! A 4 foot square plant bed is sufficient to feed a married couple so very little space is needed to become an urban farmer.
Fresh herbs and vegetables are not the only thing we are tending to at the Tooth Soap® Urban Farm. We are also going to be raising chickens that will have full freedom to cruise the range and eat bugs, weeds and whatever else they choose to forage for in the grass.
These hens are being raised for their eggs only and will not be headed for a soup pot anytime if we can help it. These beautiful birds are appreciated for the wonderful eggs that they lay, every day without fail. Talk about a gift that keeps on giving!
Our pullets (juvenile hens) are due to arrive in early April and should start laying eggs in mid July. These hens are NOT beak trimmed, they are floor raised and socialized. I am not clear on how a non-socialized chicken acts and will never know because we only allow socialized hens at the Tooth Soap® Urban Farm
I have talked to some (eccentric) people who raise chickens in backyards in Atlanta (they are legal here) and they tell me that chickens are so sweet and that they each have a unique and different personality. I am thinking they may even have some serious Chicken Wisdom too. I am very open to Chicken Wisdom even if that means I have to be quiet and listen to the hens.
If you have not tasted fresh and truly free range chicken eggs it will suffice to say that once you do try them, you will not want to go back to the stale store bought variety again. The yolk of an egg from a hen who gets to run free is almost orange and tastes delicious.
These yolks are a golden elixir that is loaded with nutrients that are good for all parts of you, but especially your TEETH!
Egg yolks are amazing nutrition for teeth and if you don't eat eggs now you should because they will help you keep your choppers for life.
Stay tuned for fun times at the Tooth Soap® Urban Farm. It should be a riot since I freak out when I see a worm after it rains. I believe there will be many worms in the garden. Ewwww, good thing I bought some cool bamboo gardening gloves to protect my hands.
Oh, and that laser treatment for hands, I decided to forget it. My hands are going to be in the dirt and the chicken coop from now on. My main concern will be dirt or gunk underneath my fingernails. I will obsess about that from now on instead. 
