Lifestyle Gardening Blog
Cutting Boards for Fresh Food Safety
Food safety is crucial when preserving and storing food, and one often overlooked tool is the cutting board. Choosing the right board can help prevent bacterial contamination, especially when preparing fresh produce. Here’s a quick look at the best cutting boards for...
Getting Started Growing Your Own Vegetable and Herb Seedlings
Seedlings are the baby plants you see at the nurseries, ready to be transplanted into your garden. But you might want to grow your own instead. While there are many benefits of starting your own vegetable and herb plants from seeds, there is one BIG reason why you...
CSA Box Benefits for Home Gardeners: Why a Weekly Share Makes You a Better Grower
A CSA box — short for Community Supported Agriculture — is one of the most underrated tools available to a home gardener. It fills gaps in your harvest, introduces you to vegetables you might never have grown or picked up at the farmers market, and pushes you to get...
Cutting Boards for Fresh Food Safety
Food safety is crucial when preserving and storing food, and one often overlooked tool is the cutting board. Choosing the right board can help prevent bacterial contamination, especially when preparing fresh produce. Here’s a quick look at the best cutting boards for...
Getting Started Growing Your Own Vegetable and Herb Seedlings
Seedlings are the baby plants you see at the nurseries, ready to be transplanted into your garden. But you might want to grow your own instead. While there are many benefits of starting your own vegetable and herb plants from seeds, there is one BIG reason why you...
How to Keep Your Garden Naturally Pest-Resistant Without Spraying
Every gardener knows the feeling. You walk outside and something is eating your plants. The aphids are back. The squash is wilting. The kale has holes in every leaf. So you go to the garden center. You buy a spray. You treat the symptoms. And next week the same...
