Growers and Grocers

The movement for growing your own vegetables started long before Michelle Obama started digging around the White House gardens, but hurrah for her calling attention to such a wonderful thing.  As my six-year-old son and I tend to our garden of various herbs and vegetables, it was fun to tell him that even the President […]

If you’re a fan of British import Jamie Oliver and his Food Network show Jamie at Home, it should come as no surprise that he likes to garden.  And these days, when more and more people are trying to trim their budget a bit, gardening is a terrific way to do just that.  Besides being […]

Alice Waters and natural foods pretty much go hand in hand.  She has been leading the charge for growing your own food back way before it was in vogue.  Fifteen years ago, though, she took it one step further. 
As the Berkeley, California native drove past the Martin Luther King Middle School, she had a brainstorm that […]

Now that Spring has sprung, people everywhere are taking to their gardens.  And with the current economic state, perhaps even more so this season.  But with weeds and various multi-legged insects also taking up residence, how is a gardener supposed to be green and take care of business?
Pharm Solutions has a nice selection of organic […]

The economy is down.  Money is tight.  Suddenly, raising your own food is becoming hip.
If you want to grow your own garden, but farming doesn’t run in your family, it’s okay.  The best thing you can do is start by growing your own seedlings.  That’s where you plant seeds in trays and begin the growing […]

The economic downturn is hitting everyone hard.  As a result, people are finding new ways to conserve: libraries are seeing an increase in use, more and more magazines and newspapers are publishing low-cost recipes, and according to the seed companies, people are planning to grow their own vegetables this Summer.
Sales at all the major seed […]

I am all about a new trend in the produce aisle at your local grocery store: selling produce alive.  I figure that when it comes time to ruthlessly slaughtering tomatoes on the vine or living basil, I should get to do the killing.  Maybe that makes me a culinary sociopath.  I’m not sure.
All kidding aside, there […]

In an effort to help the local homeless population here in South Florida, some friends and I pass out Ziplocs filled with pb&j sandwiches, snacks, water, toiletries, notes to show you care and on a good night — socks. These little bags of compassion, have appropriately been named: LoveBags [www.lovebags.org].
Last night, friends met at my […]

Optimism, the mood of choice, suggests preparations for hosting various upcoming parties, from an auspicious 20th of January, to homemade salons, film screenings, and readings. While keeping creativity alive through the winter, tempt your guests with wine that is both eco chic, and resourcefully gentle on your finances.
Biodynamic, a term denoting farming without the use […]

I finally bought an AreoGarden 2 weeks ago. It seems like an expensive toy, but in the dreary winter I need a chance to ‘tend garden’ every day. I wanted to give it a try and see if it could lift my winter blues. It has a sensor that alerts you when you need to […]