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…
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Do you know about The American Humane Certified program?
I live in an urban area, and there is one fact we all have to accept; We can’t grow all our food in the city. Many people try, but it comes down to making choices. You have to select what you can grow best on your city lot. Most city dwellers have small growing areas,…
If you need a steril medium I suggest using coir to germinate seed
In the early days of learning how to grow organic food, I would purchase most of my seedlings in the spring at the local garden center. I did that a few times until I realized they spray a lot of chemicals on the seedlings in the big box stores. As I searched for seedlings in…
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…
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…
Not enough time is too much busyness + we need to slow it down and get back to the basics of life…
When my kids were younger it seemed as if all we talked about was how busy we all were…how we were not able to do this or that because we were so busy doing this or that, here or there, and never had time to do this or that because we were so BUSY….diddle de…
Elementary my dear,it is a citified kitchen garden
Since I first learned to read I have been a big mystery fan. I love the challenge of trying to figure out “who done it.” I do not watch too much tv, but what TV I do watch is many mysteries. I am a big fan since childhood of Sherlock Holmes, so when they have…
In the MUCK of life perseverance prevails!
In the MUCK of life beauty comes forth from periods of hardship and boy has this winter been a hardship in our gardens.We have had one of the longest, coldest, + most snow fallen in decades. After weeks of below freezing winter, the muck in our life can last too long and it seems as…
Modern-Day Kitchen Garden 