12-19-24 Home for the Holidays

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In this issue: December in the Garden - Home for the Holidays Video: Simple and Safe Pest Control Hack Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Holiday Gift Ideas from the Garden Gardenerd Product of the Month: Get Last Minute Gifts at CafePress! 1. December in the Garden - Home for the Holidays I love being home for the holidays. It keeps me close to my garden, able to harvest fresh salad greens at any time. We get to enjoy the fruits…

Read more about the article 02-28-24 Learning Opportunities
The harvest basket is filled with lettuces, kale, radishes, herbs like dill, cilantro and arugula.

02-28-24 Learning Opportunities

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In this issue: February in the Garden - Learning Opportunities Video: Blanching in the Garden Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Free Webinars - 1 left! Gardenerd Product of the Month: Plan Your Abundant Edible Garden Course 1. February in the Garden - Learning Opportunitites Spring is in the air, or will be soon in most places. Most gardenerds are counting the days until last frost. Those of us who grow through the winter are enjoying the harvest right now. Then…

Read more about the article Podcast: Gardening as Therapy with Jon Jackson
Jon Jackson sought comfort in farming to heal. Photos courtesy of Comfort Farms' website.

Podcast: Gardening as Therapy with Jon Jackson

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Jon Jackson is an Army vet who found comfort in gardening. On the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast, he shares how this passion turned into a program to help other vets heal after service.

Rosalind Broccoli
Rosalind Broccoli is showing off in the winter garden.

01-25-24 A Fresh New Garden Year

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In this issue: January in the Garden - A Fresh New Garden Year Podcast: Gardening as Therapy with Jon Jackson Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Check Your Seed Inventory Gardenerd Product of the Month: Christy's Books on Sale! 1. January in the Garden - A Fresh New Garden Year Happy New Year, gardenerds! Each day the sun sets a little later, and the tease of spring lingers over the garden. Will this be the year to plant that special crop…

Read more about the article Wordless Wednesday: January Garden Goodies
The Meyer lemons are almost completely yellow now. We use these in kale salads and just about everything else.

Wordless Wednesday: January Garden Goodies

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I know parts of the country are bracing for the Arctic Blast, but here in SoCal, we're harvesting veggies. I'm not bragging, really. Part of me wishes our soil had the break of winter, but it's not our time. We keep going.

Read more about the article Podcast: Permaculture Chat with Larry Santoyo
Larry Santoyo teaching permaculture

Podcast: Permaculture Chat with Larry Santoyo

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We start off the New Year with Larry Santoyo as my guest on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast. Larry has been a teacher and practitioner of permaculture design for the last 30 years, and was mentored by Bill Mollison, the founding father of Permaculture.

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