Read more about the article Field Trip: Heirloom Expo 2014 Review
Abundance is everywhere at the Heirloom Expo

Field Trip: Heirloom Expo 2014 Review

Continue ReadingField 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 time, however, was spent blissing out on gorgeous displays of seeds, melons and squashes, and rare breed livestock. Let's take a tour: The Heirloom Expo is a yearly event in Santa Rosa, CA at the Sonoma County Fair Grounds. Now in its fourth year, the festival is running on strong…

Read more about the article Recipe: I-Love-Veggies! Bake
Our verdict: I love veggies! Bake is a winner.

Recipe: I-Love-Veggies! Bake

Continue ReadingRecipe: I-Love-Veggies! Bake

It's new recipe time! This one uses foods from the summer harvest (mostly) and makes enough for leftovers. Mixing flavors of sweet potatoes, butternut squash and green beans also makes this dish colorful, and the delicious, savory sauce made from...cauliflower (don't be afraid) put smiles on everyone's face at the table. This dish requires some time, but it's well worth it. If you have a mandoline or a sous chef to do all the slicing, that will cut down on…

Read more about the article Ask Gardenerd: Low-Light Crops for Fall

Ask Gardenerd: Low-Light Crops for Fall

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An eager gardenerd wrote into Ask Gardenerd last week asking, "What crops can I grow in low-light conditions (5 hours of sunlight)?" Since not everyone has access to full sun, we're guessing this question has come up at least a few times for our readers. Here's the answer: You're in luck! There are many low-light crops that will keep you eating all season long. With 5 hours of sunlight, you can grow all the greens, as well as many root…

Read more about the article Field Trip: Little Farm in Encino, CA
Not so foreign, but I'd never seen a quince in person before.

Field Trip: Little Farm in Encino, CA

Continue ReadingField Trip: Little Farm in Encino, CA

We're about to take you on a journey to a magical place; a place where tropical and rare fruits grow in abundance, where grapevines climb arbors, where goats, chickens, rabbits and birds live in comfort, all in the middle of a housing tract in Encino, CA. Clive Segil, the owner of this parcel just under 2 acres, calls it Little Farm, but there's nothing little about it. A group of Our Time Bank friends and I ventured out to Encino…

Read more about the article Harvesting Sage
Fresh sage is fragrant and adds earthy flavor to fall and winter dishes.

Harvesting Sage

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I have a confession to make. I've never really been able to keep culinary sage alive, even though it's a perennial. Therefore I've had very little experience with harvesting sage, aside from picking individual leaves, because it usually dies in the first year. Today, that all changes. With enough water and attention I've managed to keep my "drought tolerant" sage alive to the point that it is now thriving and ready for harvest. Not just leaves, actual stems. How-to: To get…

sliced zucchini
sliced zucchini

Recipe: Zucchini Quinoa Lasagna

Continue ReadingRecipe: Zucchini Quinoa Lasagna

This week, we continue our efforts to provide interesting meal ideas with the abundance of zucchini coming in from the garden. Are you sick of it yet? Hopefully not, because this zucchini quinoa lasagna (technically lasagne, because we're using more than one lasagna "noodle" here) is delicious. In this recipe, zucchini serves as the flat noodle, which makes this a gluten-free recipe. Quinoa really works as the filling here, all skepticism aside. The dish is meant to be vegan as…

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