Garden Lifestyle
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Garden Lifestyle
Spring Foraging: Wild Weeds, Herbal Harbingers and Enticing Ephemerals
AAhhh--it is that time of year again--spring is bustin' out all over and we gardeners are rejoicing with the first harvests of earth's offerings. Here are some photos of what…
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Epcot Fresh
Just returned from the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival--it was lots of fun--and this year's gardens and botanical displays are the best ever! Check out these photos for a…
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Garden Lifestyle
How Gardening Helps us Heal
Jenny Peterson’s new book, "The Cancer Survivor’s Garden Companion," is filled with insight and inspiration for turning gardening into a healing experience.
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Recipes featuring Pulses
Having been a vegetarian for over 40 years, I have a large repertoire of recipes featuring legumes: beans, lentils, split peas, chickpeas, etc. I have written a number of recipes…
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Garden Lifestyle
Grow Beans in this Year’s Garden
In my last post I wrote about pulses being the international crop of the year and said that i would talk about some beans to grow and sources for a…
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Garden Lifestyle
International Year of Pulses
I love beans, lentils, split peas, chickpeas and eat them probably at least five times a week. The aforementioned are commonly known as pulses. These crops have been chosen to…
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Garden Lifestyle
Capsicum, Herb of the Year 2016
The International Herb Association has chosen Capsicum as Herb of the Year for 2016. I am a confessed chilehead and have been perusing seed catalogs for my favorite chiles, as…
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Hoshigaki: The Art of Drying Persimmons
Last blog post, I wrote about the gift of persimmons with a recipe for persimmon mousse and a smoothie. My daughter Lucie has a persimmon tree in her backyard and…
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Pick a Vegetable Growing Resolution for 2016
Happy New Gardening Year to you! It’s normal to be both excited and overwhelmed at the prospect of planning and planting a new vegetable garden. Instead of making a long…
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Garden Lifestyle
A Gift of Persimmons
A few weeks ago, my daughter Lucie sent me a box of 'Hachiya' persimmons grown in her backyard in California. These sweet, delectable fruits are truly a gift--and my anticipation…