Awhile back, I was invited to write for Inside Look Magazine's green issue. While they ended up with an abundance of entries for the magazine, my article on the coming of spring made it into this month's newsletter. Here is the article that went out to the world this morning:
Sunday was the first day I was able to walk around outside without a jacket on. In fact, I brazenly put on a tank top and walked to the farmer's market. It was heavenly! The spring sun is officially warming our skin and soil. The smell of that subtle change in the air lets us know, at least here in Los Angeles, that spring has finally arrived.
We often take it for granted in Los Angeles, given that the weather's subtle changes often go unnoticed. We are admittedly accustomed to consistent weather - sunny and warm all year ...
This event came across my desk this week, sent by a student from my Santa Monica College class, Lise Matthews. Root Down LA is striving to reduce the number of kids with obesity in the city buy helping to create "healthier school food communities". A very worthy cause...
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RootDown LA and we're on a mission to help tackle the obesity crisis in
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In an effort to read more into the recent rumor (or 'myth' as the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) has put it) about HR 875 and the idea that it would ban organic farming, I found that the OCA website has been either hacked or blocked by every major search engine out there. It smells of conspiracy, since they are the voice of the people when it comes to organic standards and food safety. Not that I'm a conspiracy theorist, but I thought it was uncanny that while e-mails are flying around about this bill, the ...
An article that I wrote for Low Impact Living.com has surfaced on a great health and wellness blog recently. Nature in Us focuses on all aspects of self-care and green living. Check out the article and the blog:
http://www.thenatureinus.com/2009/03/vegetable-gardening-this-is-year.html
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Got some exciting news today. It's official, the White House is going to install a vegetable garden on March 20th, the first day of spring!
For those who have been following the push to get the Obamas to plant a victory garden, www.eattheview.org has been a major influence in making this happen, along with Alice Waters and many others. Petitions were signed, letters were sent, and the new administration listened. Here is the article from the New York Times today:
Obamas Prepare to Plant White House Vegetable Garden
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Alice Waters, founder of Chez Panisse and the Edible Schoolyard Program, was interviewed on 60 minutes Sunday night. Not only is she the poster child for the Slow Food Movement, but she is also joining in on the bandwagon to get a garden planted at the White House. If you missed the interview, check it out here:
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The Associated Press published an article today about the dramatic increase in home gardens this year. It seems that as a whole we are facing the challenges of our declining economy with a shovel. Here in Mar Vista we're doing our part to cut back on water usage, pesticides and chemical fertilizers, as well as growing our own food. As a result, there seems to be a lot to show for it - including the upcoming Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase. On April 26 from 2-6 p.m., homeowners throughout the city will be showing off their Xeriscape, low ...
This morning an article appeared in my inbox from Kitchen Gardeners International that I thought I would share. It felt appropriate to post it because the main question that was asked of those of us who participated in the recent Nightline interview was, "Does this save you money?" While I couldn't really summarize the ways in which home growing saves me money, this article really nails down an concrete answer. Enjoy!
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If you missed the show last night, Gardenerd was featured on ABC News: Nightline in a segment on Victory Gardens. Check it out here: The television crew asked to follow me around for a day to visit several of my clients and my community garden, Ocean View Farms. Both Tommy Rosen and Chris Paine are clients from this past year. I designed and built their food gardens. Chris' garden will be debuted during the grand opening of his super-eco-friendly…