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To Scape or Not To Scape – Free Garlic Giveaway!

October 10, 2012

New to my blog?  You might want to subscribe to my newsletter and/or blog HERE. Guess What? We have been invited to a very cool Blog Party and there is free garlic “seed” and organic goodies to be had by all! The giveaway is closed, but it was so nice to read all your ideas [...]

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SWEET! Keeping Up With Farmstead Fruit

September 5, 2012

All of the fruit ripening at the Farmstead Project has made life a SWEET ride the last month or so. Every visit brings new discoveries in deliciousness and new challenges on how to preserve the bounty. (Thank goodness I am certified as a Master Food Preserver, or we would be in BIG trouble!)

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Amazing Farm Grows Local Food Atop a NYC Building

September 1, 2012

For the last two weeks, I have been busy writing and producing an episode of Growing A Greener World TV that is is so cool, I just have to tell you about it! There are four farmer-entrepreneurs in New York who are changing the way urban food is produced. They have created what is currently the [...]

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Video: How to Entice Children to Garden

August 13, 2012

Guess what! I was featured over at Peaceful Valley Garden Supply in a short video about drawing children into the garden. Teaching kids to garden is a huge passion of mine and it was fun to discuss tips with Tricia. This was filmed at the San Francisco Garden Show in the lovely display garden designed [...]

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Local Harvest Party Grows Friendships & Flavor

July 17, 2012

It happened a few weeks ago… My neighbor Terry, invited some of us over to harvest onions in his backyard. Now, that may not sound very exciting to some people, but I know YOU (fellow gardeners) get it. Nothing is more exciting to an edible gardener than fresh-from-the-garden produce. Am I right? And the idea [...]

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How I Just Found Myself Transformed Into A Farmer…Overnight!

June 29, 2012

News Flash I have suddenly found myself transformed into an Organic Small-Scale Farmer. Well, I’m not starting a CSA or anything…yet. But, an unexpected turn of events have occurred and my family just bought a farmstead in Northern California! Somehow, I have gone from managing 1/10th of an acre in the city to managing 14 [...]

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Using Twigs as Plant Cages

June 13, 2012

It only took one trip to the beautiful landscapes of England (many years ago), for me to stop using plastic stakes in my garden to hold up plants. That trip opened my eyes to the idea of letting plant supports add to the garden instead of taking away from it. In Britain, it seemed like [...]

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Winners & The Best Edibles to Grow (Says YOU!)

June 7, 2012

WOW! 127 of you commented on the Sunset Edible Garden Cookbook Giveaway and listed some great edible favorites, cooking tips and more! Thank you so much for all the great information. I found it so interesting, I decided to do a summary post below so you can get the highlights in a quick and easy [...]

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Glass Gardens – Seattle Flower Show 2012

March 5, 2012

I saw some very nice terrariums at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle last month. Check out some of the ideas below. (I posted a short video about the show gardens HERE.) Notice the sand/soil design in the test tubes. (Click on the image above to enlarge) This was common in all the [...]

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Environmental Stewardship? You Can Grow That!

March 4, 2012

It’s Easier Than You Think to GROW Environmental Stewardship in Our Children No matter what we do, our kids want to have their noses glued to a screen – be it video, computer or television. Heck! Today’s kids have the strongest thumb muscles in human history! And the rest of their bodies just seem to [...]

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