Written by DCist contributor Daniel Castleman

While most of the food world lately has been abuzz with discussion of “food miles,” or the calculation of energy required to transport food from the farm to the table, D.C. resident Ed Bruske has been measuring his travels in inches. Bruske, a former reporter for the Washington Post, local blogger, and personal chef, serves as the president of the D.C. Urban Gardeners, an all-volunteer organization promoting sustainable gardening in the District. Over the past five years he has transformed his small front lawn in Columbia Heights into an edible garden, brimming with fresh, organic produce for his family throughout the year.

This past Saturday, DCist got to check out Bruske’s lecture on “Spring Menus from an Urban Kitchen Garden”, the first in a series of monthly events on urban gardening at the D.C. Historical Society. Clad in a Hawaiian shirt that echoed his easy going personality, he enthusiastically explained to the intimate audience how they, too, could grow their own fruits and vegetables with whatever little space they have at home.