Eye my next pilfer for this year...
Wordless Wednesday: Heirloom Expo 2015
It's hard to keep the beauty of the Heirloom Expo to oneself. Enjoy a few images for the week: Stay tuned for more from the Heirloom Expo!
Guatemalan farmers grow, harvest and sell traditional and contemporary seeds growing in desert climates.
Field Trip: Quachuu Aloom Farmers in L.A.
The Seed Library of Los Angeles recently hosted a dinner with visiting Qachuu Aloom Farmers as they journey up to the Heirloom Expo this coming week. David King at the…
Ingredients for ground cherry salsa.
Recipe: Ground Cherry Salsa
We grew ground cherries for the first time this year. Having been previously under the impression that they only grow in northern climates, ground cherries were never something we considered…
Diatomaceous earth or DE is safe for use in organic gardens without harming the good guys of the soil food web.
Ask Gardenerd: Roly Poly Problems
Here's a new question that came in this week: " I have a ton of roly poly bugs in my raised beds right now... They at the roots/stems of my…
5th Annual National Heirloom Exposition
Come see Dr. Vandana Shiva talk about her work promoting heritage seed and her new book Soil Not Oil
Finished cake - the recipes says it's 4 servings. It really is 8.
Recipe: Plum Skillet Cake
Back in July we were up to our eyeballs in Santa Rosa plums raining from our front yard tree. We ate as fast as we could, but still there were…
A little more than 1/2 a cup of beans. We'll try again next year.
Growing Cowpeas (Black Eyed Peas)
Cowpeas, or black-eyed peas, are a staple of Southern cuisine, but the pea (actually a bean) itself traces back to Africa, Southeast Asia and even Native American traditions. Last year…
August To-Dos
Time to take action with August To-Dos and increase production
Tiny flowers turn to fruit quickly
Growing Fish Peppers
If you haven't guessed by now, we love growing heirlooms here at Gardenerd HQ. This year we were excited to try growing fish peppers. Both the fruit and leaves offer…