January 19, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
In honor of the fact-filled new book, Free-Range Chicken Gardens, Timber Press is giving away a panoply of poultry products. What’s in the giveaway? First in the pecking order is the book itself…
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November 17, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Want an easy to grow, unusual vegetable? Try Jerusalem artichokes. What is a Jerusalem artichoke? Jerusalem artichokes (Helianthus tuberosus) are really sunflowers with fat, edible roots. They’re…
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September 20, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Roll out the floral carpet in your garden to attract beneficial insects and keep them there. In our new video Tricia talks about releasing predator beneficial insects into your garden as organic pest control.…
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April 11, 2009 - GrowOrganic
In an effort to track bees, the department of biology at San Francisco State University is recruiting backyard scientists to plant sunflowers and keep track of the bees they see. From their website http://www.GreatSunflower.org:…
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March 16, 2009 - Kathleen
Tim and I started working with honeybees about two years ago and like gardening, what one learns from books is not the same as hands-on-experience. Bees are such interesting insects and are quite captivating.…
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October 3, 2008 - Amber
From our limited perspectives on time, it is easy to forget, that humans have not always been farmers and gardeners. As we plant our fall crops, just before this year’s harvest festival, let us…
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June 12, 2008 - Katie GardenPunk
Last week I mentioned that this is my first year growing sunflowers. And finally, the big one has bloomed! I wanted to share a neat project that is going on this summer called The Great Sunflower…
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June 1, 2008 - Katie GardenPunk
Although I’ve been gardening for a few years, I have never grown sunflowers. I don’t really have a reason as to why I haven’t grown them before. But gosh, now I know what…
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April 2, 2008 - Katie GardenPunk
Yeah, I know. You’ve heard it a million times. So have I. “The most important thing about starting seeds is properly hardening them off.” “Yeah, right, ok, ok.”…
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