Recipe: Indian Summer Succotash
It's zucchini time, and if your garden is "overproducing" zucchini like ours is, this one is for you. It's a quick dish that takes 30 minutes or fewer, and uses home grown ingredients. Succotash is traditionally something that features corn and a type of bean, but this one is bean-free, and highlights the fresh-tasting flavors of the summer garden. We used zucchini, garlic, lemon juice, mint and tomatoes from the garden. The rest of the ingredients came from the store.…
Growing Food in Growing Cities
Every once in a while, we get to promote projects we think bring awareness to subjects we cover here at Gardenerd. Today's guest blogger has created a documentary film that explores one of our favorite subjects: urban farming. Meet Dan Susman, Director of Growing Cities. Dan has lived, breathed, and eaten urban agriculture over the past three years making Growing Cities. He has visited countless urban farms and food projects across the country, and worked with many leaders in the…
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New Garden for Dad and His Little Girl
Father's Day is coming up, so it seemed appropriate to feature a new garden we just completed for a new dad. His little girl may not even be walking yet, but when she can she'll have a place to grow some food with her father in their own backyard. There was an existing garden, but it was made from pressure treated lumber, which isn't safe for food crops. So we made plans to replace the wood and some of the…
Gardenerd Blog Wins GWA Silver Award
Allow us a moment to toot our own horn. We're pretty excited to announce that the Garden Writers Association (GWA) has bestowed the Gardenerd Blog with a 2014 Silver Award of Achievement in the category of electronic media. According to the GWA, this national award recognizes individuals and companies who achieve the highest levels of talent and professionalism in garden communications. “The Garden Writers Association Media Awards showcase the writers, photographers, editors, publishers and trade companies that have pursued excellence…
Wordless Wednesday: Signs from March Against Monsanto
All photos taken during the May 24, 2014 March Against Monsanto. Hundreds attended, millions took part around the world.
Mini Garden for Maximum Yield
Picture this: a large back yard with plenty of space for a garden. Then factor in this: mature trees all over the place, leaving little space for full-sun exposure. Not to mention roots--lots of tree roots, a network of thatchy root-hairs making it impossible to cultivate a vegetable patch. That's what we were dealing with in this Valley Village garden. The solution: a mini raised bed garden for maximum yield. The client had tried growing vegetables in this space before,…