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Lisa from Tacoma writes: Ok, I did some digging and found some photos. They are from this last Spring. I don’t have any photos of the current state of the garden because really… no one wants to see that. The total square footage of both gardens (there’s one in the back yard too) is 3200 Read More >>
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A couple of months, weeks, days, ahem, awhile ago, I was listening to an NPR article on food expiration dates. Did you know there is a company {National Food Lab} entirely devoted to testing foods and its expiration? They do all sorts of crazy things, like heat it up to 90 degrees, and test it {read: eat Read More >>
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I spent most of yesterday afternoon in the garden. Moving rocks from one side of the garden to the other and beefing up my rock borders. I’m still not finished yet, but it’s totally more fun then suiting up and going to a gym that’s for sure. The idea is to have this project done by Read More >>
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{Pulling Carrots – August 2012} This year I’m on a mission to grow 4,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables in my suburban backyard. In 2012 I was able to grow 2,028 pounds, and in 2013 I’m going double or nothing. I have absolutely no idea if I’ll be able to achieve my goal. But, as with any adventure, half the fun is Read More >>
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Ted from Alaska writes: My wife and I live in Interior Alaska. Attached are some pictures of winter squash and leeks on top of greens that we produced, only a small part of the average of approximately $850 worth of produce (after expenses) that we grow in the back yard of our suburban plot. We Read More >>
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