Gardening tip: Vegetables thrive as container plants
Many vegetables adapt to containers, but some are better suited than others. These include warm-season peppers, bush varieties of beans, cucumbers and tomatoes, and cool-season finger carrots, chard,...
View ArticleOf feijoada and frijoles: Beans bind the brotherhood of man
After my mother moved to the Florida Panhandle, she got it into her head that she wanted to make feijoada, the famous Brazilian black-bean stew that is like Cuban frijoles negros but with a lot of...
View ArticleVegetables thrive as container plants
Many vegetables adapt to containers, but some are better suited. These include warm-season peppers, bush varieties of beans, cucumbers and tomatoes, and cool-season finger carrots, chard, kale,...
View ArticleResidents, government of ‘Makesicko City’ clean up their act
A “green” revolution is sweeping across the car and concrete jungle of Mexico City, an infamously smoggy capital that was once dubbed “Makesicko City” by novelist Carlos Fuentes. Residents are growing...
View ArticleGuide to fall harvest in Sacramento region
Fall is a comfort season in the Sacramento region. Sunshine feels warm and gentle. Clothing is roomier and softer. Social commitments and home chores are not so demanding. In the summer, dinner is...
View ArticleCity Farm - Training the Next Generation of Farmers
Many college students choose summer Internships where they pay money for menial jobs that no one else wants, in the name of Education. At City Farm, Rich Pederson, offers Apprenticeships as well as...
View ArticleHigh Vegetable Prices Create Spike in Grow Your Own Trend
Monday, 26 September 2011, 1:05 pm Press Release: Mitre 10 For Immediate Release 26 September, 2011 High Vegetable Prices Create Spike in Grow Your Own Trend Vegetable seedling sales are rocketing as...
View ArticleWichita-area farmers markets include new one at Douglas and Oliver open on...
Bonnie Kissinger has a new Wednesday morning routine. “I was just thinking I needed to put it in my iPhone as a reminder every week: yoga class, farmers market,” Kissinger said as she shopped just...
View ArticleA vegetable garden on demand, delivered to your door
1234Niall and Andrew finish planting raised beds with herbs and vegetables. Photograph: Richard JonstonAndrew Davidson of Quickcrop fills barrows of screened and peat-free top soil and compost....
View ArticleThe secret garden
Heart-shaped prickly pears, a chamomile lawn, a meditation garden with a secret and a kooigoed recliner – these are just a few of the places in my latest discovery, the garden at Babylonstoren. After...
View ArticleVirgin America Introduces New Food Menu For Winter Travelers
Award-Winning Airline Launches New Seasonal First Class and Main Cabin Menus and Expands Healthy Food Selection with "Travel Light" Options for Calorie-Weary Holiday Travelers Google Download image...
View ArticleResidents grow vegetable gardens on balconies
GURGAON: With Gurgaon's highrise condominiums and space constraint, having a kitchen garden for chemical-free fruits and vegetables seems like a far-fetched idea. However, over a hundred gardening...
View ArticleIf birds like your cactus fruit, you will, too
Q: I have Indian cacti and each year they grow flowers that have a bulb or fruit coming from the pads about 3 inches tall. I have been told that these bulbs make great jams. Is this true and, if so,...
View ArticleFirst Impressions: Cielito Lindo Mexican Gastronomy
Named in part after the popular Mexican song with the “ay, ay, ay, ay” chorus, Cielito Lindo Mexican Gastronomy marks the latest south-of-the-border-style eatery among the upper-crust environs of east...
View ArticleHerbs 101: Seen in Seattle farmers markets—what is epazote?
Native to Central America, epazote is a leafy green herb used in Guatemalan and Mexican cooking, especially in the south and on the Yucatan peninsula. Historically, the plant has also been used to...
View ArticleCarolina Kitchen: Patricia’s Moore-Pastides new cookbook is more than...
Patricia Moore-Pastides’ latest cookbook “Greek Revival: From the Garden, Growing and Cooking for Life” is more than just a cookbook. It is a comprehensive look at the process of growing and then...
View ArticleGrow fruit and veg through the winter
How to grow fruit and veg for salads throughout the cold winter months. Image 1 of 2 Plant tough veg like Parmex carrots, which grow in low temperatures Photo: MARTIN POPE Image 1 of 2 Bunny Guinness...
View ArticleStomping their way to a good time
Margaret Rodriguez traveled more than 14 miles on Saturday to stomp on star fruit. “That was a workout,” said Rodriguez, 36, after more than two minutes of stomping barefoot on fresh carambola. “I’m...
View ArticleRaising the garden bar Refurbished demo garden holds a variety of elevated...
When you attend Herb Day at the Extension Center today, you’ll see a new version of the master gardeners’ demonstration garden. It’s not quite done — planting is expected to take place in mid-May —...
View ArticleGreen dream comes true
When it comes to buying a home, sometimes the promise of what could be is more important than what’s there at the moment. That was the case when Scott Lindsley and Joey Hewell purchased a 1905...
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