Category Archives: Gardening
Future Burns Bright for Biochar
Chances are that you haven’t heard of biochar, but I’m predicting right here that it has a bright future. Proponents of biochar–a versatile form of charcoal that’s being used for everything from increasing crop yields and conserving water to … Continue reading
What to Bring to a Summer Potluck
If you’re like me, you’re always scrambling to come up with something different to bring to a potluck. In my humble opinion, the perfect potluck dish should be a crowd pleaser, easy to make, go well with many foods, and … Continue reading
Plant Fish in Your Garden
As a dedicated pescovegetarian, I manage to find seafood wherever I go—even at a garden show! Bell Aquaculture is an Indiana-based company that farms, fillets, and sells yellow perch. They use the leftovers from processing the fish to produce an … Continue reading
“Kalestock” meets “Woodstock” at NOFA Summer Conference
I was happy to see members of the Woodstock generation exchanging ideas and expertise with young members of the “Kalestock” generation at the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) annual summer conference on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus last weekend.
The Yucca’s Gone, But We Can Still Tell the Story
This yucca plant used to mysteriously bloom once a year on the first of July. It was blooming when we moved into our house 17 years ago today.
A School Garden Grows in Skokie, Illinois
I was strolling past Jane Stenson School, in Skokie, Illinois today when I stopped to watch a group of teachers and students planting a school garden. Nothing remarkable about this: thousands of schools all over the US have school gardens … Continue reading
Gardening and Good Food Bring Bostonians Together Across Divides
This was a glorious weekend for gardening in Boston. Everyone, it seemed, was out to buy plants and share their love of the good earth with their fellow Beantowners.
Boston Gardeners Gather to Exchange Perennials
Hundreds of avid Boston-area gardeners and volunteers gathered to share their extra perennials and pick up some new ones, get gardening tips, buy plants, take a tour, and meet their neighbors on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the annual “perennial … Continue reading
Getting “the Dirt” on Dirt
As a kid, I complained bitterly about kneeling in the dirt–yuck!–to weed dandelions. Now that I want to know where my food comes from, planting a garden seems like the best way to find out, even if I do have … Continue reading
