The Colcannon
In honor of National Kale Day we're featuring Colcannon, a new recipe that is perfect as fall sweeps across the country.
Kale t-shirt: a must have for kale lovers.
Oh Kale Yeah! National Kale Day
October 1st is National Kale Day. Who cares that the holiday is only observed in Canada? We deserve to celebrate here in the States as well. Needless to say, we're…
Niki Jabbour does it again with Groundbreaking Food Gardens.
Groundbreaking Food Gardens Giveaway!
If you're looking for a good gardening book to curl up with this winter, Groundbreaking Food Gardens is my pick for 2014. Niki Jabbour, author of The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener,…
No-Till Gardening Scores More Points
National Academy of Sciences and the U.K.'s Royal Society determine that no-till gardening is better than tilled gardening
A potted lime tree sets fruit in the recent heat wave.
Vernal Equinox
September 23rd marks the beginning of fall, the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. It couldn't be more welcome after all the heat we've been having. It brings with it…
Flowers form into balloon shaped "hairy balls"
Ask Gardenerd: Pruning Back Milkweed?
A question came into Ask Gardenerd this week that I even asked myself last year: "First year planting swamp milkweed for Monarchs - just had two butterflies exit their cocoons…
Apples Galore
600 varieties of heritage and cultivated apples from regions all over the world
Back to My Garden's Dave Ledoux interviews Christy about writing, gardening and failure.
Gardenerd on Back to My Garden Podcast
A fellow gardenerd up in Canada has a new podcast (okay, not so new. He's got 20 episodes already) called Back to My Garden. Dave Ledoux grows in northern climates,…
Abundance is everywhere at the Heirloom Expo
Field Trip: Heirloom Expo 2014 Review
This year's Heirloom Expo was particularly delicious because I had the chance to give a lecture on my favorite subject: small-space biointensive gardening for urban gardeners. The rest of the…
Food Forward
Watch some food rebels take positive routes to make a difference in food and agriculture