Tag: gardening
group name: slowfood
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February 24, 2009 11:52 AM EST --
There are several reasons why now is the right time to learn to grow your own food ...cost savings, certainty of production methods, supporting your local community. Lots of writing and conversation . . .
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April 22, 2006 12:36 PM EDT --
The E-box--How to make one for your deck!
Last year someone told me about an E-box that she had ordered and grew amazing veggies with just three of them. She paid somewhere between $40-$50 for them. . . .
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May 17, 2008 03:25 PM EDT --
As many of my Gather friends know, I enjoy growing and cooking with chile peppers, and last year made quite an impression among my immediate circle of friends and co-workers with my home-made hot sauce. . . .
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July 04, 2006 10:19 PM EDT --
planted my eboxes with tomatoes, bell and hot peppers and cukes. I wanted to give you an update on this July 4th here in northern Michigan on how my plants are doing. They are twice the size of the plants . . .
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August 05, 2007 10:02 PM EDT --
I came back from vacation to a garden EXPLODING with food, mostly green beans and lettuce. It was hot and humid today, and dinner suggestions were for egg salad. This is my twist on it, I modified things . . .
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June 09, 2008 12:19 PM EDT --
This year, for the first time, we've been growing garlic in our vegetable patch. We've been eagerly anticipating the results, but recently we learned about a bonus you get with growing garlic . . .
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August 08, 2006 02:08 PM EDT --
It is exciting today to see organic produce at the supermarket. Organic growing is a common practice now. Organic farming methods involve methods to minimize pesticide use and avoid chemical sprays. These . . .
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March 04, 2009 06:03 PM EST --
Beets are one of my favorite vegetables...I incorporate them in my menus as often as I can. This is recipe is a loose interpretation of Borscht . In the event that you aren't familiar with this type . . .
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June 25, 2008 08:52 AM EDT --
No offense Walt, but your grass is a real water drain. Sure, it is pleasing. There is nothing like all that verdant loveliness- orderly and manageable. Spray this chemical . . .
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March 24, 2006 06:22 PM EST --
It's About the Food
By Chef Kurt Michael Friese
The Modern Primitives of the Great Plains
There is a hidden tribe that exists in the middle of the North American continent. Unlike his "civilized" . . .
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August 31, 2006 09:56 AM EDT --
While I was sitting at the supper table tonight enjoying my meal, I realized I knew where everything on my plate originated. How many consumers can claim that today? Take a look in the produce department . . .
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September 05, 2006 03:05 PM EDT --
Pick Of The Morning's Peppers
Much of the garden may be in a pitiful state, but my sweet Aconcagua peppers haven't failed me yet.
I've probably tried growing at least fifteen different . . .
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July 24, 2008 09:02 AM EDT --
Just a few shots I took wandering around the vegetable garden this morning:
My basil plants, from being puny little specimens three weeks ago, have really taken off.
Shh... be vewy vewy . . .
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September 14, 2007 02:14 AM EDT --
Weeding Supervisor at 3:17 pm
Weeding Supervisor at 3:24 pm
It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it. And because nobody gets away with having only one job around here, Robin was, among . . .
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June 25, 2008 10:52 PM EDT --
The INNER SPRINGS NEWS
Granny CG's Good News For Today:
Well, friends and neighbors, if you happened to be passing by my open kitchen window around lunchtime today, you might . . .
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December 04, 2006 10:48 PM EST --
I’m stuck with a 5 quart pail of cream cheese! Huh? You ask. Well, the story there is that my choir had a big Victorian Dessert Concert with apple dumplings, wassail, . . .
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February 16, 2006 06:28 PM EST --
Welcome to my (erratically published) gardening column on Gather! Each column will focus on some aspect of edible gardening, specifically heirloom and organic, based on personal experiences in my . . .
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June 03, 2006 11:14 AM EDT --
It's About the Food
By Chef Kurt Michael Friese
Planting a Seed - The Philosophy of Stewardship
Visit the author @ www.KurtFriese.com
"And . . .
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July 14, 2006 08:55 AM EDT --
The Cook's Garden
By Chef Kurt Michael Friese
Visit the author @ www.KurtFriese.com
Basil
This time of year always brings the same delightful dilemma; what to do with all that basil.
Few herbs are . . .
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September 26, 2006 12:56 PM EDT --
I learned about the Three Sisters Garden in a borrowed gardening book. Since then, I have been using the method and experimenting with variations in my own garden. The Three Sisters Garden is a Native . . .
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