Monthly Archives: March 2014

Spring Gardens are Waking Up

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Christy

A friend up north in Canada, Niki Jabbour, posted on Twitter this morning that she’s expecting 2 feet of snow tonight. Here in Southern California our spring gardens are waking up and we’re planting warm season crops already. Take heart, … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Lentil Soup with Collard Greens

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Christy

We cook from the garden around here. Whatever is coming in from “out there” determines the meal of the day. Since collard greens are finishing up, we needed to find a recipe to showcase them. Enter Sandy’s Great Lentil Soup … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Garlicky Fresh Christmas Lima Beans with Thyme

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Christy

I’ve grown Christmas Lima Beans for several years and have come to love this prolific plant. The first time, we planted in spring and it grew and produced for a year and a half (and it would have kept going … Continue reading →

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Mini Orchard & Garden for Mom and Dog

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Christy

Spring is just around the corner, but in the Valley it’s already here. Southern California continues to have unseasonably high temperatures and one new gardener wanted to take advantage of it with a new mini orchard and garden for her … Continue reading →

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Let’s Go to Seed School – Part 3

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Christy

In this, our last installment about Seed School we explore the economic and political makeup of seeds in our world. For me, this is the real reason we need to save seed and preserve species. On our final day, we … Continue reading →

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I am Planting a Garden, by Heidi Rose

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Christy

I ran across this poem a friend wrote several years ago. I read it through again and felt it went right to the heart of what every gardener must be feeling in anticipation of spring. The excitement of new journeys, … Continue reading →

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