The 2021 Farmer's Almanac Garden Guide
Review: The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2021 Garden Guide
Let's take a look at the 2021 Old Farmer's Almanac Garden Guide.
Review: Drinkmate Carbonated Drink Maker
Here are Gardenerd HQ there's one person with European sensibilities who loves fizzy water in this house: my husband. So when Drinkmate offered to send me a carbonated drink maker, I jumped at the chance. We often post about environmental policy, and steps we can take to reduce our impact on the planet. Reusable carbonation systems like Drinkmate help keep single use disposable plastic bottles out of the landfill.
Lavender, ginseng, rosemary, barley grass, and citrus oils scent Godai Soaps.
Review: Godai Soaps
I have a confession. I'm a soap addict. I can't resist a luxurious, emollient, naturally-fragranced bar of soap.
Fingerprint cookies are just one of the delicious recipes found in Heritage Baking.
Review: Heritage Baking by Ellen King
Winter is the time for baking, so it's only fitting that Chronicle Books released Heritage Baking by Ellen King just in time for holiday festivities. What's better than breads and…
The Ever Curious Gardener is a walk through the mind of Lee Reich, PhD.
Review: The Ever Curious Gardener
When Lee Reich emailed me about his new book, The Ever Curious Gardener: Using a Little Natural Science for a Much Better Garden, I was indeed curious. Gardenerds always are.…
Review: To Catch The Rain by Lonny Grafman
To Catch the Rain When Humboldt State University Press contacted me with a review copy of Lonny Grafman's To Catch The Rain, I couldn't resist the appeal of this nerdy…
Review: Grow What You Love by Emily Murphy
Emily Murphy is known for her website Pass The Pistil, where she shares home-grown gardening tips and seasonal ideas for food and wellness. She's also a photographer who's work shines…
My feet stayed warm an average 40 minutes longer than without Snuggly Toes.
Review: Snuggly Toes
Last year, during a heat wave, Meredith of Snuggly Toes sent me a free, unsolicited pair of her alpaca fur shoe inserts to test out. Meredith runs a small farm…
Long tables sloped up the hill. We sat listing to one side but the food more than made up for it.
Review: Outstanding in the Field
You've probably heard of them, these renowned dinners with elaborate, farm-fresh menus eaten on long-tables in the middle of a field somewhere. Outstanding in the Field (OITF) dinners are a…
Wasted aims to change the way people buy, cook, recycle, and eat food.
Review: Wasted! The Story of Food Waste
Last week, I attended a screening of Wasted! The Story of Food Waste, a new film from Executive Producer Anthony Bourdain and other concerned citizens. The film "exposes the criminality of food…