What’s Growin’ On

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In the middle of writing this month's newsletter, I was struck with hunger and a craving for soup.  Could it be that I've been subsisting on gingerbread cookies all morning (made fresh last night)?  They are a complete protein, aren't they? 

Anywho - the need to eat right away was overshadowed by the idea of having something really nice to eat that could be assembled with minimal time.  I cracked open my handy dandy binder of torn out recipes from magazines and leafed through to find something that used chickpeas and diced tomatoes - because that's what's in the fridge.  I fell upon a ...

I was out in the garden the other day and noticed that my parsnips, which I had planted from seeds that I had saved last year, were sprouted and very happy.  In fact, they were in need of thinning.  See, I had planted several seeds on each hole because I didn't know if my saved seeds would actually be viable.  Turns out, they are extremely potent. 

So instead of following my own advice to snip off the extra sprouts with scissors, I opted to gently pull them out and put them to use in the kitchen.  I was already ...

Admittedly, I'm a little behind the curve on this one, but I guess I can blame the fact that I don't have television for getting news a little later than other folks.  Anywho...

For those who haven't yet heard, it appears that a major cause of the bee collapse has been definitively sussed out. There are still a few other possible causes, but a recent report that came out in September confirms the connection.  Lawsuits are a'flyin' and hopefully soon we will begin to see change around this issue.  Read below for more details:

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2008/09/colony-collapse-disorder-resolved.html

Special thanks to Ramon for bringing ...

We can not make a major announcement like the unveiling of the new Gardenerd Collection without mentioning the impetus behind it all.  While it's true that it has taken two years to get the starting lineup of premium Gardenerd Gear going, it could very well have taken three or four years had it not been for Tommy Rosen and the Eco-Gift Festival.

Tommy became a client of Gardenerd.com and asked us to build him a food garden at his Venice, California home.  He then invited us to participate as a vendor at the 2nd annual Eco-Gift Festival at the Santa Monica Civic ...