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Tick off that weekend

allotment5andahalf wrote 1 hour ago: It was one of those days when the weather radar map looked like a dalmatian. Following yesterday … more →

Tags: Allotment, Jobs, Onions, Weather, buckland brewer, north devon

Two pounds

Abby wrote 1 hour ago: That’s what I “found” today under the potato flowers. Nearly 2 pounds of potatoes, … more →

Belladonna and Brugmansia

hedgefolk wrote 2 hours ago: Everything around here is in bloom and looks lovely. Or looked lovely. The rain wiped out my poppies … more →

Tags: Nature, Books, herbalism, Herbs, Plants, Atropa Belladonna, Brugmansia, maikoa, Nightshade

Getting Started

dlrawley wrote 2 hours ago: I teach private instrumental music and play piccolo with the Denver Pops orchestra.  I also play flu … more →

Tags: Garden, Annuals, "Bush'es", Compost, composter, Composting, Flower, Gardener, Grow

Fresh: How We’re Supposed to Eat

Barbara Peterson wrote 2 hours ago: By Rady Ananda Fresh shows how cheap food is an illusion. CAFOs require the use of antibiotics for … more →

Tags: Food Localization, growing your own, health, survival, alternative growing, CAFO, family farming, fresh food, urban farms

The Fruits of Summer1 comment

artmodel wrote 4 hours ago: The other day I ate the first ripe tomato from my garden. I picked it off the plant, took it into my … more →

Tags: Artists, Painting, Art

You could become a criminal for organic gardening

belladaze wrote 4 hours ago: In honor of Independence Day weekend I am calling attention to two bills that stomps all over our he … more →

Tags: Nature, the World, Backyard gardening, DeLauro, farm, food safety act, heritage seed, H.R.875, Monsanto

Waxman Markey Climate Change Bill: Christmas in July

A Sceptical Observer wrote 4 hours ago: Apparently it’s Christmas in July. Not convinced? Just look at the gift giving zeitgeist which … more →

Tags: beneficial, Bill, change, Climate, common, Congress, constitution, Corporate, Democrats

Growing Power a Powerful Voice in Agricultural Change

growingrevolution wrote 4 hours ago: Will Allen’s powerful urban farm Growing Power is also featured on the cover in the last editi … more →

Tags: Biodiversity, Environment, Food Security, Green, Greenhouse, mini farming, mono-cropping, Nature, organic

...it's been a while!

Johnjoe wrote 5 hours ago: When I started this blog I was hoping to post something at least once a week.  I haven’t reall … more →

Tags: Crops, Grow your own veg, homegrown veg, Vegetable Patch

Gardeners are Fickle

galfrend wrote 5 hours ago: I had the perfect planting plan but then the potatoes changed my mind. The store-bought potatoes at … more →

Tags: Cool Weather Bed, harvest, July Planting, Parsnips, Potatoes, Unlucky Bed, Beets, Carrots, chard

Pepper envy.

cooperella wrote 5 hours ago: They say that in order to meet personal goals, it’s helpful to announce your goal to the world … more →

Tags: Food, Garden, Go Green!, conventional vs. garden grown vegetables, growing red peppers, red peppers, vegetable gardens

Balcony in bloom

hddod wrote 5 hours ago: After two years of summers which were wet, wet, wet, the sunshine has arrived! And isn’t it we … more →

Tags: balcony, Container Gardening

Taxes Can Be Fun

Jack wrote 5 hours ago: …especially when two minutes of work and a postage stamp brings in an $8,000 credit. Time to … more →

Tags: 70 NE Fargo St

Insect discrimination1 comment

Ali wrote 5 hours ago: Yes, I happily discriminate:  Parsleyworms, aka Black Swallowtail butterfly larvae, are welcomed wit … more →

Tags: birds/wildlife, hoophouse

FOWS fresh up flower beds at Walkden

walkdenstation wrote 6 hours ago: We’ve been unable to attend to the flower beds for a few weeks due to holidays and commitments … more →

Tags: All, Environment

See? Cicada killer wasp

Ed Darrell wrote 6 hours ago: Got one in the camera sites this morning: Cicada killer wasp and rose, Dallas, Texas, 7-5-2009 - ima … more →

Tags: Natural History, Natural resources, Science, Cicada Killer Wasps, Entomology

First Harvest

galfrend wrote 6 hours ago: There is always a sublime moment in the garden: the moment you harvest for the first time in a seaso … more →

Tags: harvest, first harvest

Corn Roasted in the Fire Pit

octobia wrote 8 hours ago: Yesterday I listed some of the great buys at the Farmer’s Market — but I forgot to menti … more →

Tags: Birds, Blessings, Cats, Family, Flowers, Food, happiness, Life, Pets