The kitchen is one of the most active rooms in any home, both in terms of time spent inside of it and the amount of energy that is required to operate it. A kitchen for a family of four typically Read More …
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Improving The Front And Back Yard
Image by Alejandro Hernandez Even though many places come with a big yard, they are rarely as nice as most people want. Unfortunately most people do not have a direction when it comes to yard care and design, and they Read More …
Blossom End Rot And What To Do About It
Why did we pick all these tomatoes when they are so green and so small? Turn them over for an unpleasant surprise: What we have here is blossom end rot. What a disappointment! After some research, Read More …
Book Review: The Earth Moved
Earthworms are an especially fascinating topic for every child. Picking them up out of the yard to hold them, watch them (and hopefully place them back on the ground with their life still in tact), is a popular activity around Read More …
Book Review: Omnivore's Dilemma
If you need a good starting point in your quest to understand our food system and how it relates to everything else in our history and culture, this would be a good read for you. My rating: 5 of Read More …
Farmland as a Commodity
Farmland being treated like a stock-market bid, on which savvy businessmen hope to make as much money as possible. I am often inspired by my local paper, but this article has been haunting me ever since I read Read More …
Feeding People is Easy- A Book Review
Colin Tudge’s Book lays out a plan for ‘fixing’ our current food economy. This is a quick read (maybe a few hours), but it is pretty packed with ideas. In some ways, Colin Tudge seemed to oversimplify some political Read More …
Foraging: Finding Edible Goodies In Nature
Foraging Along with planting and growing food, it is an amazing experience to find edible goodies in nature. Whether you love finding mushrooms, berries, or edible weeds, it really is possible to supplement your meals with foraged food. Or Read More …
Book Review: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Book Review: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle This is the book that really started me on my journey of gardening. It reads like a fantastic novel, but is filled with facts and eye-opening struggles involved with our current food system. Animal, Vegetable, Read More …
The Outdoor Space
The Outdoor Space We have been dreaming of our garden for several years, and have run into difficulties each year. We do have a back yard, but it is small and is used primarily as the playspace for the daycare Read More …