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One of my all time favorite things is to be able to go out into my yard and harvest food for our family meals. With our garden, there is generally something to harvest from May through October. But if I add wild greens and flowers to the mix, I can extend that harvest period by several months.Continue Reading
Because some plants tend to be very high in certain minerals, and because many of those plants have a deep root system, it is thought that these plants mine minerals from deep in the soil, accumulate them in their leaves, and fertilize the soil when their leaves drop and decompose. Such a plant is considered to be a dynamic accumulator.Continue Reading
I wouldn’t know how to begin a discussion on gardening without beginning with the soil. When I teach a workshop, I ask people what they think of when they think “garden”. Most often, the answer has to do with the harvest. And, of course, we wouldn’t garden if we couldn’t look forward to a bountiful harvest.
But, I always encourage my students to think “soil” because healthy soil will result in a healthy, nutrient-dense harvest. Continue Reading
Spring through fall is generally considered gardening season. For most of us, winter is a time to take a break, do some planning, and dream about next year’s garden. But what about composting? Should we continue to compost through the winter? Continue Reading
I might just love cookies as much as I love pie, and that’s saying a lot. But okay, let’s admit it. Healthy cookies taste, well, healthy. Not these babies! They are made with REAL, nutrient-dense ingredients, and they’re to die for. Crispy, buttery, scrumptious.
These cookies go by a lot of names – Snow Balls, Mexican Wedding Cookies, Butterballs, and Russian Tea Cakes. But they’ve always been Russian Tea Cookies to me. Ok, enough talking about them; let make them:Continue Reading
