New Organic Foods Forum Up And Running

A friend of mine (thank you, Heather!) sent me email alerting me to a new forum for folks interested in organic foods, issues of sustainability, local foods, organic farming, gardening and the like. The Forum, called Sustain360, is sponsored by a roster of organizations and and companies that include The Organic Center, Environmental Working Group, […]

Announcing the Green Blog Project

I read about this event on Mahanandi, and it sounded so good, I wanted to promote it here, too. L.G. of Mango and Ginger is hosting this long-term food blog event, The Green Blog Project that is open to everyone. What are the rules? All she wants you to do is grow something edible in […]

Garden Woes, Garden Grows

This has been a weird month of May. Last week, and part of the week before, we had a lot of rain and low temperatures–down to the forties and fifties some days and nights. We even had frost warnings and nights that the temperatures dropped down to the thirties. Needless to say, this has affected […]

How Does My Garden Grow?

It is difficult to watch the rain pour down in a cool, wet spring, and not be out in the garden. I spent most of last week, waiting for a break in the clouds, a temporary cessation in continual drizzle, then dashing out to dig a few holes, and plant a few new starts, or […]

Grubbing in the Dirt

It is hard for me to imagine talking about local, sustainable foodsheds without talking about gardening. The two go hand in hand. And speaking of hands, there is no greater pleasure on earth for me, (other than tearing into a freshly baked loaf of whole grain bread, steaming and fragrant from the oven) than sinking […]

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