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8/9/2009
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Much of the country is set to begin tilling under their summer gardens and preparing for next growing season. A major part of this preperation usually involves the time-honored, battle-tested, gardener's best friend: compost.
Composting has been an unwritten must for home gardeners for quite some time. In fact, in places like San Francisco composting has become a legal must as well.
The addition of properly prepared compost will make any soil better. It increases nutrient levels that can be...
1/4/2009
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There was a recent stir...a hubbub if you will...buzz even...over the vegetable garden going in at the White House. Of course this prompted a flurry of articles both about the garden specifically and about the absence of a garden on White House grounds since WWII. I even wrote a quick little blurb about it, because it is very cool in fact. The New York Times featured a couple of really good articles about the broader organic and homegrown food movement as well.
One...
2/2/2009
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By all accounts, 2009 is going to be a pretty rough year on an economic and personal finance front. It has certaily show signs of going that direction already. However, with turmoil comes the opportunity for change. To be able to take a fresh look at your situation and try something different. If you have always wanted to grow and maintain your very own vegetable garden, then current events may just be the catalyst you need to pull you off the fence and into the dirt. ...
5/12/2008
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Although I think it goes a little rough on what it terms "garden center gardeners," this article on how the credit crunch is affecting gardeners has some great tips on how to stretch your garden dollars.
The financial crisis is pushing frugality, recycling, and organic culture into places that would have been difficult to infiltrate without this catalyst. It's not really a silver lining to the storm clouds of the global financial meltdown, but maybe at least a bronze or copper lining? ;)
