More than a few people have shared with me that 2021 felt like another 2020. For myself, I can say it was a blur. I spent the bulk of the year reviewing edits on my novel, promoting that new fruit gardening book I wrote,
We LOVE it when folks shop local on Black Friday and beyond. Shopping at small business keeps money in the local economy (not to mention you won't be feeding corporate bozos).
If you're looking for a last minute side dish for your holiday meals, this Caramelized Onion Stuffing is perfect.
This is our penultimate post of the year wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year. Our last post of the year will be a new podcast on Thursday, Dec. 27th, but we couldn't leave 2018 without thanking you for being such adventurous and enthusiastic gardenerds! Here are some highlights from 2018 to inspire you for the coming year: Year-End Round Up New varieties we tried: There's so much more that happened, including a…
Gardenerds don't need much, but when it comes to wish lists we want everything. What's not to love about the latest seed arrivals from Seed Savers Exchange, or a new pair of well-fitting gloves? A fellow gardenerd commented on our latest video about holiday gift ideas, asking how we were able to keep the video under 6 minutes. It's hard not to want everything we see in the catalogs showing up in the mail right now. Every year we put…
It's been awhile since we've done a YouTube video (we've been working on yet another book) but here's one just in time for the holidays. It's filled with ideas for garden gifts--or gifts from the garden--and for the gardenerds in your life. Garden gifts are the best kind, and your friends and family will know you put your heart into it. Whether you need a quick hostess gift, or something special for all the aunts and uncles, you'll find ideas…
We don't want for much here at Gardenerd HQ (okay, except for time off, but such is life). The holidays, however, bring out the consumer in all of us, even if it's a hankering for more seed storage. While we try to give gifts from the home and garden, we can't help but long for a few shiny new objects under the tree this year. Here is our wish list, our favorite gift-giving ideas for 2016 with info about each…
I was in town for the 4th of July this year. Usually I'm celebrating our freedom by backpacking at around 9,000 feet in the pristine silence of the Sierras over the 4th of July holiday. I had no idea Los Angeles turned into a war zone in my absence. We celebrate with fireworks. The literal sound of bombs bursting in air is the sign of our celebration. It's a beautiful sight, but a few things occurred to me as I…
We love our gardens. Much like we do with pets, many of us spend more money on gardening stuff than we do on essentials for ourselves (well, gardening stuff is essential, isn't it?). This year, whether you have someone to garden with or not, celebrate Valentine's Day in the garden. It falls on a Sunday, so there's no excuse. You don't have to buy a thing to celebrate Valentine's Day. Here are some of our favorite ideas for celebrating love…
It's almost Halloween, which means it's time for roasted pumpkin seeds, pumpkin carving, pumpkin bread and bags and bags of Twix. Okay, maybe not that last part...