Sustainable Thanksgiving
Mother Earth News with List of helpful Tips on Thanksgiving
They're perfect and beautiful, just slow to mature.
Fall is about Patience
File this post under philosophical ruminations. As the holidays careen toward us, we might feel a twinge of anxiety to hurry up and plant the garden, or to harvest, or…
Long tables sloped up the hill. We sat listing to one side but the food more than made up for it.
Review: Outstanding in the Field
You've probably heard of them, these renowned dinners with elaborate, farm-fresh menus eaten on long-tables in the middle of a field somewhere. Outstanding in the Field (OITF) dinners are a…
Cooler temperatures means the kale can go in the ground. Protected with floating row cover (water and sunlight penetrate), our babies are ready to go.
Wordless Wednesday: RAIN!
Los Angeles saw its first real rain yesterday, a bit later than usual, but still in October. It may have lasted for only 20 minutes, but it was enough to…
Honey bees taking pollen and nectar from wisteria blossoms.
Ask Gardenerd: Pollinator Garden Density
A very cool question came in to Ask Gardenerd from Trevor Pratt this week: "How geographically dense does the distribution of pollinator gardens have to be in the LA area…
Brassicas under grow lights
Too Hot to Plant
Twenty five years ago, when I started gardening in Southern California, we planted cool weather crops in September. As Climate Change increased, September became too hot to plant. Now we…
Wasted aims to change the way people buy, cook, recycle, and eat food.
Review: Wasted! The Story of Food Waste
Last week, I attended a screening of Wasted! The Story of Food Waste, a new film from Executive Producer Anthony Bourdain and other concerned citizens. The film "exposes the criminality of food…