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Colors pop and flavors explode when combining green beans, eggplant and the garlic/onion/ginger mixture

Recipe: Eggplant Stir-fry with Green Beans and Cashews

It's eggplant time, so it's time to decide which side you're on: love it or hate it. If you're at all squeamish about the texture of eggplant (like yours truly) you'll want to try this recipe that does an excellent job of masking the vegetable's inherent sliminess. It appeared recently in Vegetarian Times magazine and it is proving to be a reputation-building recipe for dear old eggplant. We happened to have harvested several Japanese eggplant and a handful of green…

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Post published:August 6, 2013
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Summer Pruning

Prune your fruit trees to prevent vertical growth and for a better harvest

Post author:Christy
Post published:August 2, 2013
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A bacterial-eating nematode

Up Close and Personal with Compost

Nerd Alert: this blog post may cause irrational desire to look at compost under a microscope. Ever since I took Alane Weber's compost immersion workshop last year, I have been trying out the techniques I learned to make better compost. In our test garden, we've been building Active Batch Thermal compost piles as well as cold compost piles (slowly adding material over time) with plenty of water and a good balance of carbon and nitrogen materials. The results look good,…

Post author:Christy
Post published:July 31, 2013
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Aeroponics for the Home: Growing Without the Mess of Soil

By now you've probably heard of aquaponics and hydroponics--growing plants in water instead of soil. This week we have an interesting post from a guest blogger who explores aeroponics (growing plants in air and water). Our guest Linda Bailey is from housekeeping.org. She is a Texas-based writer who loves to write about housekeeping, green living, home décor, and more. She welcomes your comments at b.lindahousekeeping @ gmail.com. Take it away Linda... Aeroponics for the Home Do you want a garden…

Post author:Christy
Post published:July 30, 2013
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Repurposed Container Gardens

Discover ways to repurpose household items and more into containers for your garden

Post author:Christy
Post published:July 26, 2013
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Re-purpose any container as a planter

ReStore / Repurpose a Garden Planter

We usually leave crafts to Martha Stewart, but this week we were invited to teach a class at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore to show people how to turn just about anything into a garden planter. It's simple, just think outside the planter box. A walk down the isles of Habitat's ReStore was all it took to find household items that could be repurposed as a container. This amazing organization removes construction materials from homes as they are being demolished…

Post author:Christy
Post published:July 24, 2013
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Summer Buckwheat

Plant Summer Buckwheat to prepare your garden's soil for Fall planting

Post author:Christy
Post published:July 19, 2013
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First time growing this heirloom squash

Summer Garden Virtual Tour

Our summer garden is growing strong, and since we've posted about new varieties and projects earlier in the season, I thought I'd post an update to share how things are going. We've seen successes and failures this year, but that hasn't stopped us from harvesting the bounty this summer. Take a look: Sure we have leaf miners and powdery mildew, but the Lakota squash is still beautiful and interesting in a summer garden. Our Poona Kheera cucumbers developed this amazing…

Post author:Christy
Post published:July 17, 2013
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Woolly Pockets and shade tolerant plants make up this new garden.

School Garden Wonderland

School playgrounds in urban environments tend to be comprised more of concrete than soccer fields. Still there is always room for green. Kehillat Israel Early Childhood Center in Pacific Palisades, CA wanted to create more garden space for their kids to grow food and enjoy something green every day. They also wanted to clean up the space and make it more orderly. Enter Gardenerd. The playground (along with abundant tricycle parking) included a race track, craft tables, a jungle gym,…

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Recipe: Eggplant Stir-fry with Green Beans and Cashews

Summer Pruning

Up Close and Personal with Compost

Aeroponics for the Home: Growing Without the Mess of Soil

Repurposed Container Gardens

ReStore / Repurpose a Garden Planter

Summer Buckwheat

Summer Garden Virtual Tour

School Garden Wonderland

Keeping Cool