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Honey Nut from Renee's Seeds

New Seed Favorites for 2015

Now that we've finished combing through the pile of seed catalogs that came in the mail over the holidays, we've made our list of new seeds we'll be planting this spring. It's a Gardenerd tradition to share our new seed favorites for each year. Let 2015 be no exception. Several of our selections came to us via seed saving: Marina di Chioggia David King at the Seed Library of Los Angeles handed out wedges of Marina di Chioggia squash last…

Post author:Christy
Post published:February 4, 2015
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Abundance is everywhere at the Heirloom Expo

Field Trip: Heirloom Expo 2014 Review

This year's Heirloom Expo was particularly delicious because I had the chance to give a lecture on my favorite subject: small-space biointensive gardening for urban gardeners. The rest of the time, however, was spent blissing out on gorgeous displays of seeds, melons and squashes, and rare breed livestock. Let's take a tour: The Heirloom Expo is a yearly event in Santa Rosa, CA at the Sonoma County Fair Grounds. Now in its fourth year, the festival is running on strong…

Post author:Christy
Post published:September 16, 2014
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Green Tip Tuesday: Heirloom Seeds

I had the opportunity to provide a Green Tip for Jeff Davis's Go Green America TV a short while ago, and today it's live. It's part of Jeff's Green Tip Tuesday series, bringing helpful, environmentally-friendly tidbits to viewers every week. The Green Tip answers the question, "Why should I grow heirloom seeds?" Check it out below: For more information on growing heirloom seeds, here are some previous blog posts to help guide you: Seed Libraries: Check it Out! Seed Catalog…

Post author:Christy
Post published:October 15, 2013
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Poona Kheera cucumbers start out green and spiky.

Growing Poona Kheera Cucumbers

With Monsanto's renegade GMO wheat in the news, the importance of growing and preserving heirloom and open pollinated seed is even more evident. Every year we plant and heirloom we've never grown, and this year it was the Poona Kheera cucumber. The Poona Kheera is an heirloom cucumber from India, where the fruit's heritage finds its origins. It's a light colored cucumber with skin that darkens to resemble a russet potato when ripe. How could any gardenerd resist something that…

Post author:Christy
Post published:June 11, 2013
Post category:Blog What's Growin' On
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Two-Book Review: Any Size, Anywhere Edible Gardening & Baker Creek Vegan Cookbook

With fall coming on, it's time to crack open a new gardening book or two. I recently finished reading these new additions to my library and wanted to share my findings: First, William Moss' Any Size, Anywhere Edible Gardening, which focuses on growing in containers, community gardens, and in small spaces. Moss' personality comes through in the book, and his lyrical narration really gives the reader a sense of the rich, cultural gardening experience he had growing up in South…

Post author:Christy
Post published:October 2, 2012
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Heirloom Expo 2012 - Giant Pile of Squash

Heirloom Expo 2012 Review

Last year when the first Heirloom Expo took place, I was not able to attend but swore that I would next year, come what may. Fast forward to year two, and it was looking like I wasn't going to be able to go again. Curses. Then the free media passes showed up in the mail. I had no choice. Heirloom Expo 2012 went beyond expectation. Not only was it a gardener's heaven, but every lecture, every seed company, every food…

Post author:Christy
Post published:September 18, 2012
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