I’m sitting on the patio right now. Laptop on my lap, lemonade to my left, dogs at my feet, chickens picking nearby and my son ‘harvesting’ all the dandelions he can hold.
The Dinner Garden is stretching people’s food budgets by enabling them to grow their own food. Victory gardens are making a comeback. Envisioning a nation where front lawns, empty lots, medians, parks, schools, churches and community centers devote space to fruit and vegetable gardens, Texas resident Holly Hirshberg established The Dinner Garden in 2009 to provide […]
This isn't the most earth-shaking of self-discoveries, but it did come as a surprise to me: I'm crazy about tiling.
In the spring, I say an unreserved hurray for salads! The first leaf lettuces are such a relief and contrast to winter roots.
You can hardly pick up a magazine today without finding an article on composting.
When one of my colleagues at work told me he had a friend with a rooster he didn’t know what to do with, I knew I was in trouble.
Liguria, Italy, is a steep place. When the funicular is broken, I know very well how steep it is.
Asparagus beetles! The adults are munching on the spears and I suspect that, as evidenced by the other activity they are currently participating in, there will be lots of eggs there soon, too.
Our April showers show no sign of stopping just because we entered a new month—kind of a bummer from this sun-starved gardener’s perspective—but at least they did bring lovely May flowers, including one of my favorites: The forget-me-not.
The EPA updated the guidelines for Energy Star-certified homes. The guidelines, which will take effect in 2012, include new guidelines for thermal home-enclosure systems. We’ve all seen that blue-scribbled star beacon of sustainability. Shopping around for a new air conditioner or refrigerator is always met with an “Oh, think of the electric bill savings!” when […]
I vote for snout-to-tail eating, but I can't enjoy offal—and Lord knows I've tried.
Composting makes sense. It takes waste and turns it into a valuable soil additive.
