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Edible Nettle (And Other Uses)

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It’s high season now for harvesting nettles here.

Lovely Things Are Blooming

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I’ve got some lovely things blooming in the garden right now.

Fennel: Shoots, Seeds … and Memories

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In the foothills of California where I grew up, wild fennel is widespread.

Deer Versus Plants and Shrubs

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These darned deer are really ticking me off.

Italian Farmers on Television

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One of the features of the agricultural system in Italy that I really like is the enormous amount of television coverage that farmers receive.

My Ligurian Cliff Garden

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A thin strip of coastal mountains that plunge steeply down to the shoreline, Liguria is the land of heroic farming; to make cultivatable land, Ligurian farmers have been piling up rocks to make terraces since about 600 BC when the Ligurians migrated down from the Alps.

Spring Salad: Radishes, Peas, Lettuce and Other Early Crops

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There’s no doubt that spring has arrived around here.

Eat This: Safe Foraged Foods Guide

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Why pass up the green and blooming bounty around your homestead that many count as weeds or decoration: Make something to eat instead!

Italian Recipes

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Italian recipes are different from American recipes.

Heirloom Tomato Choices

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Heirloom tomatoes survive time. You can enjoy the history of these heirloom tomatoes as much as their enduring flavors.

Asparagus: Ten Facts

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Cultivated--or even wild--asparagus is an elegant, but hardy plant to offers more than meets the eye to eager gardeners everywhere.

Botanical Pesticides

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Call them nature’s avengers - these botanical pesticides that come from the plants themselves are some of the most potent pesticides.

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