Chris McLaughlin
Chris McLaughlin has been gardening and studying plants for over thirty-five years. She’s the author of six books: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Composting (Alpha Books), The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Heirloom Vegetables (Alpha Books), Hobby Farms: Small-Space Rabbit Keeping (BowTie Press), The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Small-Space Gardening (Alpha Books), Vertical Vegetable Gardening (Alpha Books), and A Garden to Dye For (St. Lynn’s Press).
Chris is the associate editor for From Scratch Magazine and a staff contributor to Vegetable Gardener.com. Her work has appeared magazines such as Urban Farm Magazine, Hobby Farm Home Magazine, The Herb Companion,The Heirloom Gardener, and Fine Gardening Magazine.
Chris is the mother of four, grandmother of five, and lives on a small flower farm in Northern California’s Gold Country with her family and more animals than she will admit to. Between breaths, Chris attempts to keep up with her her own website, Laughing Crow & Company (laughingcrowco.com).
Follow her on Twitter @Suburban_Farmer
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Remember the first time you laid eyes on a giant pumpkin? This could be your year.
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We realize that at some point our bounty need to be harvested. But when?
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A collection of simple homemade garden crafts to give as gifts.
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Sharing vegetable and other produce with the community is an eye-opening experience for the whole family.
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How-To7 Organic Mulches for the Vegetable Garden
Fall, winter, and early spring are all great times to lay down a little mulch blanket. While any organic mulch is appropriate for the vegetable garden, sometimes there are strategic…
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ArticlePlant an Asparagus Patch
You've never really tasted asparagus before if you haven't eaten it fresh from the garden. Plant your own patch of asparagus.
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