I have started my tomato seeds on the patio, because I'm bound and determined to beat Old Man Winter this year. You see, in Florida, we can grow fruits and vegetables all year long, but not just any fruit or vegetable--we grow according to temperature. Now your first thought might be, "Easy. It's always warm in Florida!" Not so. We do receive our fair share of freezing temperatures, though not with any certainty. Ask any citrus grower and they'll tell you. Cold weather is a tricky ... continue reading...
Seasonal Produce Reduces Carbon Footprint
Seasonal Produce Reduces Your Carbon Footprint While we enjoy our gardens for many reasons, one great reason is as a means to reducing our carbon footprint. What's a carbon footprint? The carbon footprint is typically defined as the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an individual, event, organization or product, expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent. Or--how much pollution are we causing? I don't know about you, but I'd like to commit as little pollution as possible! And ... continue reading...
Fundraising Resources for Your School Garden
Fundraising is vitally important as you head back to school and plan to rejuvenate your school garden. There are rows to be tilled, compost to be added, seeds to buy (unless you're practicing sustainability!), tools to sharpen, irrigation to maintain, gloves, fertilizer--the list goes on! Your school might garden hydroponically which means you'll need more supplies. No matter what your situation, now is the time to plan for the upcoming school year's garden program. Don't have a garden, yet? No ... continue reading...
How to Rid Your Garden of Disease
Has your garden been hit by disease? You know, your leaves have spots, holes, discoloration… Utterly aghast, you quickly leaf through the pages of your garden encyclopedia, checking for images with similar markings—anything that might give you an indication as to what could be happening. Ha! Found something. Scanning the description, you learn you have some sort of fungus. Fungus. Ugh. Now what? I’m organic. I can’t spray anything on my vegetables—I have to eat those things! You’re ... continue reading...
Sustainability!
We almost reached sustainability. My son and I worked to prepare a batch of black beans for dinner. We followed the traditional method of soaking before cooking. Actually, we boiled them for 2 minutes first, and then soaked them for about six hours. And if we hadn't been so excited about cooking our first batch of beans, we would have realized our mistake."We need one cup of beans," I told him, to which he vigorously responded by dumping the entire container of beans into the measuring ... continue reading...
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