A very thoughtful question came into Ask Gardenerd this week:
"I'm new here. So far my big challenge is getting started. I do have a question. I do want to eat organic. Let's say I get a small plant, like an herb, from Home Depot or a similar store, I plant it and grow it organically with no man-made chemicals are pesticides. Does that make the plant organic? Is it kind of organic? If I keep it growing year-after-year and grow it organically, will ...
It's time to harvest those cabbages that have been growing over winter. As readers may remember, we planted a newly discovered variety of open pollinated Vertus savoy cabbage from Bountiful Gardens this past fall, and now we're reaping the benefits. It's hard to find an open pollinated or heirloom variety of savoy cabbage, so we were very excited to test this one out.
The results are in, and they ...
The latest post from Mar Vista's Bounty Hunter is ready for your viewing pleasure. Check out this great way to refill your home and body products:
Reduce, Reuse, Refyll
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Organic Gardening magazine is partnering with Seed Savers Exchange to celebrate its 70th anniversary.
After seeing Vegucated, the vegan documentary that shows the underside of our country's meat and dairy industry, I was highly motivated to find organic milk products from truly trustworthy suppliers. Many of our organic dairy manufacturers like Horizon and Organic Valley still utilize confined feedlot techniques and, without going in to details, they don't treat their cows very well. I wanted control over my dairy ASAP.
I did ...
Growing new varieties each season keeps the garden interesting. Make Romanesco one of your choices.
The latest post from Mar Vista's Bounty Hunter is live and ready for your perusal. Feast your eyes on some great legumes and find out how to cook them with a delicious recipe or two:
Sun Coast Farms has its Finger on the Pulse (of Beans, that is)
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Paneer is an Indian cheese that could be considered the gateway cheese to cheese making. It's so easy and uses readily available ingredients, so if you are interested in trying cheese making, here's a good one to start with.
This recipe comes from an old Indian cookbook I picked up in a discount bookstore about 15 years ago called Step by Step Indian Vegetarian Cooking by Louise Steele. It has some great ...