Today's green living tip: plant edibles in with your flowers - even if you only have flower pots. There's not much room needed for growing vegetables and flower pots need a little greenery, don't they? Add arugula, lettuce or an herb. Your flowers will be happy with an added spot of color and you'll be… Continue reading Green Living Tip 15 {Plant Edibles with Flowers}
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Green Living Tip 7 {Start a Vegetable Garden}
Today's green living tip: start a vegetable garden. It's easy and fun, too. Start a small vegetable or herb garden and grow your own tomatoes, basil or thyme. Even if you've never gardened before or grown your vegetables, summer is the time to start and nothing tastes better than freshly picked tomatoes that you've grown… Continue reading Green Living Tip 7 {Start a Vegetable Garden}
How to Keep Slugs Out of Vegetable Gardens
I love killing slugs. Is it wrong that I enjoy destroying them so much? I'm going with no. Those slimy creatures slither and munch my precious veggies growing in the garden. In the early spring, they are notorious. Their goal? To set up shop in vegetable gardens and multiply. "Get off of my vegetables you… Continue reading How to Keep Slugs Out of Vegetable Gardens
How I plant Tomatoes
My favorite way to spend Mother's Day is planting tomatoes. With fish scraps and egg shells collected and stored in the freezer, these secret ingredients are ready to add when planting my tomatoes. If you follow me on Instagram, you already saw the fish head yesterday. Yuck! The fish scraps came from the grocery store… Continue reading How I plant Tomatoes
Buying Organic Fruits and Vegetables
While I’d like to buy all organic fruits and vegetables, it’s not feasible for our food budget. During the summer months, it’s easy to know what chemicals are on our vegetables (none) because we try to grow most of them ourselves. When I head to the grocery store, however, there are certain fruits and vegetables… Continue reading Buying Organic Fruits and Vegetables
Thanksgiving and Harvest Decorations
My favorite type of decorations are those that can be eaten. Gourds, squashes, and pumpkins – all good for you vegetables - can be placed on a table, in a bowl or on the mantel for decorating. Then, you can roast them and eat them after you’ve enjoyed them for Thanksgiving and harvest decorating. By… Continue reading Thanksgiving and Harvest Decorations
Monthly Meal Plan
This is my favorite time of year in the garden. Everything seems to be growing and green and dinner is so easy when I can walk out the door and trim or pick and then serve. It’s not always pretty in my garden. My failures usually outnumber the successes. I try and go with what… Continue reading Monthly Meal Plan
BlogHer Food Recap Austin, TX
Can you tell that we were having a blast? Yes, my attending and speaking at the BlogHer Food conference in Austin, Texas was for work but it was so fun! We bloggers love to get out from behind our computer screens and have a good time! My friend, Sheila from Eat 2 Gather, and I… Continue reading BlogHer Food Recap Austin, TX
How to Invite Bees to Your Garden
I recently attended an event sponsored by Pacific Natural Foods and hosted by Whole Foods Market. The event took place at Pacific Food’s headquarters in Tualatin, Oregon and was all about honey bees and creating pollinator programs. Entomology department experts from Washington State University led the presentation and they are certified bee experts. Here’s a… Continue reading How to Invite Bees to Your Garden
5 Spots to Start a Garden
My yard is pretty small and the amount of space I have to grow vegetables is not very large. This keeps me on the lookout for more spots to grow food and start gardening. Maximizing growing space in a small yard takes a bit of creativity and a keen eye. If you’re on the lookout… Continue reading 5 Spots to Start a Garden
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