2014 GWA Silver Award
Gardenerd Blog Wins GWA Silver Award
Allow us a moment to toot our own horn. We're pretty excited to announce that the Garden Writers Association (GWA) has bestowed the Gardenerd Blog with a 2014 Silver Award…
Winner: Most informative sign
Wordless Wednesday: Signs from March Against Monsanto
All photos taken during the May 24, 2014 March Against Monsanto. Hundreds attended, millions took part around the world.
Chicken sentinel stands watch
Mini Garden for Maximum Yield
Picture this: a large back yard with plenty of space for a garden. Then factor in this: mature trees all over the place, leaving little space for full-sun exposure. Not…
One of the smaller radishes we harvested next to a cherry tomato for perspective.
Harvesting Bora King Radishes
A while ago, we reported that we were planting a new radish in the garden for spring: Bora King. It's a winter radish that claims to be purple on the…
Spring Foraging
Today's guest post comes from Erika Woodhouse (Great name!...any Emma fans out there?) She's a blogger and gardener who is slowly trying to turn both her thumbs green. She won't…
March Against Monsanto 2014
Recently Vermont became the first state to pass a GMO labeling law. That means that genetically engineered ingredients must be labeled as such on packaged foods sold in Vermont beginning…
A transplant from a relative's yard.
Loquat Season
Loquat. That word raises the brow of many non-gardeners everywhere, and even some gardeners. Aside from sounding like a short kumquat, loquats are unusual fruits because you don't often them…
Founder of Linear City's rooftop garden
Rooftop Garden in L.A.
A lot of people don't have space to garden, and in many places the rooftop is the only option. If you live where it snows, the local architecture is built…
White eggs dyed for Easter (with 1 of our colored eggs mixed in). Can you tell which one?
Dying Colored Easter Eggs
Dying colored Easter eggs. Isn't that redundant? Well, yes, but let me explain. We have chickens who lay colored eggs (peach, blue, green and chocolate brown). Most commercially available Easter…