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The Accidental Meditative Garden

The Accidental Meditative Garden

As an idea, I think almost any garden is a meditative garden. Some, like Japanese rock gardens, are established with the intention that they will be a place of reflective  
Reasons to Love Heart-shaped Tomatoes

Reasons to Love Heart-shaped Tomatoes

While I love many tomatoes – I’ve grown over 100 varieties on my Seattle city lot in a season – heart-shaped tomatoes hold a special spot in my affections. They  
The Marvelous Potato Harvest Story

The Marvelous Potato Harvest Story

The potato is one of the most versatile, nourishing, and comforting foods in the world. It’s no wonder that cultures from America to Ireland, Germany, and beyond embrace potatoes as  
How to Choose and Use a Vacuum Sealer

How to Choose and Use a Vacuum Sealer

As any enthusiastic gardener or home cook will tell you, there’s no greater heartbreak than seeing your lovingly grown vegetables or favorite snacks go bad before their time. Enter the  
27 Vegetable Storage Secrets

27 Vegetable Storage Secrets

When you’ve spent months nurturing your garden, the last thing you want is for your precious vegetables to wilt, rot, or otherwise go to waste. As a food gardening enthusiast,  
A Foul but Funny Gardening Tale

A Foul but Funny Gardening Tale

There are a lot of funny gardening stories I can relate to. Kids picked the tomatoes too early? Been there. Dog tore up 200 freshly planted bulbs? Totally! There was  
Birds in the Garden

Birds in the Garden

While I spend a lot of time wallowing over winged Japanese beetles that devour my dahlias each Summer, they're not the only aggressive flying pest that woes me. That's right,