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New report has good news about sustainable farming 10 Mar 2011 | 12:08 pm
Mark Bittman at the New York Times writes about a new report from the United Nations that debunks the conventional wisdom that it isn’t possible to feed the world’s population using sustainable agricu...
Planning your vegetable garden 17 Feb 2011 | 03:45 pm
Yes it’s already time to start thinking about it. In warmer climates, cool season crops like lettuce and spinach can go in soon. Vegetable garden can be a little bewildering, with all the differences ...
5 shrubs for winter interest 31 Jan 2011 | 03:43 pm
Winterberry holly ‘red sprite,” image courtesy of University of Delaware Cooperative Extension, Kent County It feels like spring’s on its way, at least in central North Carolina. But I know a lot of f...
More scenes from the July garden 10 Jul 2008 | 12:52 pm
Poppies! The one non-food item in my garden. I absolutely love them. See the ladybug in the middle? She’s doing her bit to keep my garden free of nasty pests. And a real live honeybee. Pollinate on, l...
Random July garden images 8 Jul 2008 | 01:50 pm
Long time no blog…it’s summer after all. Garden updates abound. I usually hate photo-heavy posts. In fact I don’t recall making a post before with this many photos but in this case the pics are worth ...
Suck it, Whole Foods! 19 Jun 2008 | 04:11 am
Er….the headline I really meant to write was “First Harvest.” But, sorry Whole Paycheck Foods, I will not be needing your services as much now that I am beginning to reap the bounty from my wonderful ...
Today’s must-read: the social life of plants 12 Jun 2008 | 11:38 am
Did you see this article in the NYT yesterday? (Warning-registration may be required.) Canadian researchers are examining the ability of plants to distinguish members of its own species from “outsider...
Tree of the month: Red horse chestnut (Aesculus x carnea ‘Briotii’) 7 Jun 2008 | 07:51 am
I’m way overdue for a tree of the month selection! This month I picked red horse chestnut, Aseculus x carnea ‘Briotti’. I actually haven’t seen this tree in bloom before and I think it’s quite exotic ...
Happy Memorial Day 27 May 2008 | 02:22 am
I hope everyone is enjoying nature on this beautiful three day weekend!
Fox Point Community Garden 25 May 2008 | 01:15 pm
Here are a few more pictures of Fox Point Community Garden. You can see it’s a pretty funky little garden. This is a picture of the “garden shed”–a misnomer that conjures up images of small wooden sha...
