Greg Peterson

Farmer

“What if there was a garden and fruit tree in every yard?” This is a question that Greg ponders every day. For over 32 years he created on of one of Phoenix's first environmental showcase homes for urban farming. The 1/4-acre yard featured a primarily edible landscape with over 80 fruit trees, rainwater and greywater harvesting, solar applications, and extensive use of reclaimed and recycled building materials.

In 2022 Greg and his partner Heidi decided to make a big move and they purchased 4 acres in Asheville, NC. A dream that he has been fostering for over a decade. The move was inspired by the incredible local food economy of the area.

In 2003 UrbanFarm.org was created as an online portal for urban farming education and a few years later Greg created the UrbanFarmPodcast.com. The podcast is designed to help fulfill Greg’s passion of spreading the word about growing your own food and sharing new and seasoned gardeners epic stories.

Then in 2015 he and Bill McDorman came up with the idea for a way to super energize the local seed economy and created the biggest seed saving Bazzaar in the world called GreatAmericanSeedUp.org