Taking Care of Your Urban Farm While You’re Traveling

One of the things I’m often asked on the blog, when readers see me take off on a road trip for days or weeks at a time, is this: Who takes care of your garden when you’re away? Or especially in the summer: How can you even leave your garden with all those tomatoes growing?!

The way we invest in and care for our plants, they’re practically our babies. And since we can’t very well pack them up in the car, many of us feel tied to the responsibilities of raising a vegetable garden the way we do...