Photo courtesy of SustainableLivingAssociation.org Family oriented events aimed at teaching sustainability and natural health will be the highlight of the Sustainable Living Fair in Fort Collins, Colo. For the last decade, the Sustainable Living Association, of Fort Collins, Colo., has been at the forefront of the sustainable living and lifestyle movement. Twelve years ago, the […]
I spent the morning mowing the lawn. It’s a beautiful day here, and even riding the mower was a pleasure. I don’t often write about my lawn because I really don’t care that much about it. I’m not one of those people who think of the lawn as part of the garden. We don’t really do much to it except mow. Don’t get me wrong, I love the look of a lush, green, well-maintained lawn, but I don’t think a person needs to spend time and money to have that. It’s not worth it to me, I guess.
Photo courtesy iStockphoto/Thinkstock If your garden produces under-ripe watermelon, try your hand at a crisp and refreshing salad: Feta cheese, olives and mint or basil tossed with watermelon chunks. Melons are a challenge to grow around here. Their creeping vines cover lots of land in a suburban setting, and if the rain is wrong, they are […]
Photo courtesy tarajane/iStockphoto At this weekend’s Good Food Festival and Street Fair, visitors can watch demos from LA’s distinguished chefs and eat street food from vendors that source from the Santa Monica farmers market. Launching this week, the very first Southern California Good Food Festival & Conference, produced by FamilyFarmed.org, heralds a five-day celebration of the 30th Anniversary […]
Photo courtesy of Whole Foods Market Tom and Rachel proudly show off the home-grown produce that’s been their sustenance for the past six months. Six months ago, Rachel Hoff and Tom Ferguson of Vallejo, Calif., made an incredible commitment: Go a whole year without eating food from grocery stores or restaurants. “Four or five years […]
Well, with my son now in school, I’m back to the garden. It’s so hard to believe Labor Day is behind us. Late last week, I harvested the last of the cucumbers—enough to make one more batch of pickles that I haven’t actually made yet—and pulled up the vines. Zucchini plants bit the dust two weeks ago, so they got yanked, as well.
Co-founder of Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm shares the trials and joys of starting a 1-acre commercial farm high above the streets of Queens.
When Tropical Storm Irene finally ceased its assault, it was time to assess the damage.
Last week, I described finding an old, heavy-duty vise for sale in Crown Trout Jewelers, a fine jewelry store in my community. While that was unexpected, its mounting was even more unexpected. Liz Bucheit, the owner, had three of the old vises mounted to a section of cottonwood log that was about 34 inches long and perhaps 30 inches across.
Photo by Audrey Pavia Red will be going to a new home soon. Last night was a hard night. I finally made a decision I had been struggling with for months: It was time to give up my quarter horse, Red. Red came to us about four years ago, when his owners, Kim and Mike, […]
Photo courtesy of Hemera/Thinkstock Hoping to make a dent in the childhood-obesity epidemic, FoodCorps will teach kids how to garden and eat nutrition-packed meals. Paid a small stipend and aligned with partner organizations, the first crop of FoodCorps service volunteers kicked off a one-year term on August 15, 2011. Tasked with seeding and harvesting schoolyard […]
