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I am a daughter of a farmer, I grew up on a 25 acre plot of oranges and olives, so being outdoors and growing food are mostly in my blood. Through all these years, even though I have a lot of knowledge and feel very at home with the concept of growing food, I still […]

There are as many types of gardening as there are gardeners. When I started out, I was very much a hobbyist. I had three small raised beds, and grew the most basic plants that nearly every book recommends: tomatoes, squash, green beans, and basil. It wasn’t a bad season at all, and I had a […]

It has been a little over a month since we planted our little garden and I thought it would be fun to report back, as what looked fairly sparse in the beginning is now insanely wild and yielding fresh produce and herbs for us! As you can see, things have definitely sprouted since we planted the […]

One of the things that made us really excited about moving from city to suburbs last year was the chance to plant a garden. This past weekend we had the opportunity to get a simple garden planned, and it was so much fun. With minimal time and financial investment I feel like we pulled off […]

This spring we tackled a new . . . ahem . . . shall we say “adventure?” Gardening with the little dudes. Regardless of how much extra work and frustration would inevitably result from gardening with two two-year-olds, I knew this would be a great opportunity to do something new and fun that would be […]

Now that spring is upon us, I have been itching to start some garden projects with Drake.  I am not sure why I am looking forward to trying this as I lack a green thumb in every sense of the word, but part of me loves the idea of planting seeds and bulbs, building the […]

Growing up, I was a reluctant composter. My mom would save all of our organic waste in a kitchen pail, and I was tasked with carrying it outside and burying it in our backyard. Then in the spring, we’d have to dig up all the compost and spread it all over our garden. It was […]