The food we are growing in the world today is not as nutrient dense as it was 30 years ago and according to some researchers, it is declining at a rapid rate. This is due to our growing conditions. We are trying to grow more food per acreage to feed more people. Our soils…
Tag: organic food growing
Salad making is an art form from the ground up!
Let’s face it there are “salads” and then there are “SALADS” which means it is more than just putting a few greens in a bowl, stir, + top with dressing, Some people describe it as a vegetable sundae which I think is a creative way to look at salads! I think of my salads as…
Grow your own from seed
When you learn to grow from seed your plants, you are no longer dependent on what the local nursery/garden center sells each season. A whole new variety of annual/perennial edible foods can be grown right where you live in the city. I grow all my annual vegetables, herbs and flowers from seed and do not…
Grow your food with flowers and herbs in a cottage style or potager garden right in the city
Grow your food with your flowers In the city, we don’t have a lot of space to work with so what better approach then to mix leafy edibles in containers or garden beds around our homes.If you want to start growing more organic vegetables in the city, you need to look at your lot as a…
Spring Kale
It seems inevitable that I do a post or two about Kale in our Urban Potager each growing season. I remember about ten years ago going to the local Farmer Market on a weekly basis to purchase Kale. I needed to get there bright and early just as the market opened, for only a…
Do you ever find the perfect vegetable and decide it is the only one you need of its kind?
I have grown a variety of eggplants over the years. I have had a mixed bag of success, but an old French Heirloom known as White Casper caught my attention when I heard it tasted similar to mushroom back in 2010. I thought, at the time; come on an eggplant that has a mushroom flavor?…
Spring without strawberries can you imagine?
I can’t! We are now into summer, and our strawberries are starting to wane.They are one of the first plants in spring to leaf out and fill their bed. I can hardly wait when I see the strawberry plants spreading across the ground. Here, is my first strawberry patch that was inspired by others in…
Are you surrounded by green inside?
I am!!! All my spring annual vegetables, herbs and flowers are taking over my life. Hectic time of year but I love it! I am sure it is busy for all of you that are growing from seed. Years ago, I started my spring crops either too early or too late. After many years of…
We need to see our plants the way our native pollinators do and wall to wall lawn carpet is not too inviting! My lawn is an accent rug is yours?
My lawn used to be “wall to wall carpet” but today it is just an “area rug.“ (terms taken from a lecture on Eco-Beneficial). An accent that edges mixed garden beds or provides a place to walk. Over the years, I have been growing more food and adding many native plants to our landscape…
All My life’s A Circle…yes, Harry it is…All my life’s a circle..season’s spinning round again..the years keep rollin’ by……
I just got back from a family reunion and this song is in my head again….my husband and I saw Harry Chapin in the 70’s at the University of Illinois.We had just started dating and it was my first time to hear Harry Chapin I was lucky since I got to see him live for…
Modern-Day Kitchen Garden 