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Grow Your Own Food at Home Three Ways
Let’s just get this out of the way, produce is expensive at the grocery store. Last time I went through the checkout, I thought I must have paid for someone …
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Conversations with a Village Herbalist
A Good-Natured Interview by Don Nicholas, Your Intrepid Gardening Reporter
There are many joys in writing—but one of the most delightful, at least for me, is the chance to create characters …
How to Grow Herbs in Mason Jars
I love cooking with fresh herbs. There’s nothing like the smell of chopped basil or the aroma of crushed thyme to get me in the zone to cook. That’s easy …
A Beginner’s Guide To Gardening Lessons
There's a lot for us to learn about gardening. But there's also a lot we can learn from our gardens. I've certainly learned some patience. And I'm pretty sure every gardener has …
5 Different Types of Basil Gardeners and Chefs Love
Walk into the kitchen at pretty much any restaurant and you'll find basil. It's prominent in many cuisines from Italian to Indian to Thai to Vietnamese to Mediterranean. You can …
Basil-Watermelon Salad
Have you ever tried a Basil-Watermelon Salad? Fresh fruits have always been associated with being healthy and refreshing, so it's no surprise that they have found their way to dining …
Breaking Ground and Building a New Garden
Ouch, the pain of moving and building a new garden—I've felt that before, have you? In my case, the yard we moved into had been perfectly manicured before we arrived …
Home-Grown Comfort Food Recipes
I think of most things I grow as comfort food, there's just something so satisfying about going out into the garden and transforming it into a meal. One of my …
The Garden Heals: How Growing Plants Grows the Soul
Let me tell you something I know deep in my roots: Gardening isn’t just about plants—it’s about people. It’s about healing, growing, and grounding yourself in something larger than the …
When Winter Lingers
February has a way of lingering, gray and unhurried, as though Winter itself is reluctant to loosen its grip. The snowbanks along the driveway are crusted and weary, the sky …
