Tag Archives


Kohlrabi – the Alien Vegetable

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Christy

As most brassicas go, broccoli is pretty attractive, and cabbage conjures comforting thoughts of Irish stews and Asian stir-fry dishes. There’s one brassica, however, that
makes people double-take when they see it on the shelves of the produce aisle: kohlrabi.

Kohlrabi looks something like a broccoli stem that had its molecules reorganized in the transporter (sorry, couldn’t avoid the Trekkie reference). It has leaves like broccoli, but instead of the
long stalk, it has a bulb at the base of …
Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in What's Growin' On | Tagged | Leave a comment

A Dream Garden for the Dream Center

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Christy

“It all started with a butternut squash,” she said. About a year ago I got a call from Nina Girvetz asking for help on a garden project. She said that vacant
lot next door to her church was the perfect place for a garden, and when her friend Dru Hammer handed her a butternut squash, they knew it had to happen.

The residents of the Dream Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping inner cities, have taken refuge there …
Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in What's Growin' On | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Malibu Vegetable Garden Delight

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Christy

I had the good fortune to be introduced to Shalane Respondek and her world of LEED certified property development. She brought me in to design a vegetable
garden for her new Malibu property over the summer. They were still finishing the house and major landscaping projects, so it would be awhile before we could start on the garden, but the ideas
were flowing from the beginning.

I saw …
Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in What's Growin' On | Tagged , | 2 Comments