It's true... I gave up bananas for breakfast years ago. It started as a way to reduce my ecological footprint. After all, bananas are flown in from halfway around the world. In my search to find another breakfast sweetie, I stumbled on an unlikely candidate. Check it...
There comes a time in every gardener's life when you have zucchini growing out of your ears. If you’ve ever grown zucchini, you know: One day, they are just small green plants. The next thing you know, there are zucchini EVERYWHERE! Check out my three favorite...
When you see someone who believes in the nourishment of a garden SO much that she buys a blackberry bush BEFORE she even has a yard, you just have to find out what happens next! Meet Gina from California. Gina is busy! A doctor and a mother of two, she decided she...
When you see someone who has integrated gardening into their lifestyle in a way that is wildly successful AND effortless, you just have to ask them how they did it! Meet Karla from Denver, Colorado. She works LONG hours and lives in the mountains with highly...
Last Updated: January 18, 2019 How do you know that what you eat is actually nutrient-rich and healthy? This is why many folks start growing their own vegetables and herbs. So you can lead a healthy lifestyle, free from weird chemicals and preservatives and free from...
In my experience fresh food really CAN be contagious... but jumping up and down waving fresh kale in people’s faces doesn’t really help people feel the joy of fresh food for themselves. That joy usually starts when someone experiences fresh-off-the-vine crisp flavors…...
Have you ever noticed the big flaw with bringing important garden notes on paper outside as you work? Maybe you are writing down how much you harvested, or your soil fertility plan, or maybe you want to journal and draw your plants…Whatever it is, bringing paper into...
Did you know that you will spend 40% of your time in the garden harvesting?! So anything you can do to speed up the harvest of your vegetables and herbs makes gardening a whole lot easier. And that means more fresh food to nourish you and your loved ones. This one...
Think about the young people in your life... what are their favorite foods? Vegetables and chocolate? Those have always been my two favorite foods since forever 😉 How did my favorite food become ALL VEGETABLES? Check out these three simple things my parents did to...
Did you know that fresh salad from the garden tastes SWEETEST in the spring and in the fall? Well, more accurately, your salad greens and root vegetables (like carrots) taste sweeter the COLDER it is outside when you harvest. That's because the carrot is protecting...
