Category Archives: Garden Prep

Gardening Without Plastics

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Ann Lovejoy
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Replace plastic with reusable woven row cover cloth Because Every Day Is Earth Day Plastic. Say the word and someone will start talking about Dustin Hofmann and The Graduate. Actually, that used to be a typical response. Now, the very … Continue reading →

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Gardening From Scratch

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Ann Lovejoy
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A New Beginning Happy New Year! Whatever the horrors of the past year, each brand new year aways seems somehow fresh, open to possibilities and unrolling before us like a road untravelled. I most certainly hope this is so on … Continue reading →

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Rise Up & Draw Down

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Ann Lovejoy
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How Gardeners Can Help Mitigate Climate Change A new year lies open before us, its pages largely unwritten. Oh sure, many of us have calendars already jammed with work and play, events and appointments, vacations and expectations. Some of us … Continue reading →

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Aiding & Abetting Carbon Draw Down

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Ann Lovejoy
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Clearly, the bigger our property, the better we can help build soil humus levels and improve carbon storage, but even landless apartment dwellers can help. All of us can get involved with local and regional projects where knowledge about soil sequestering may be missing. Community gardens, local farms, land trust use, public land use, school districts and local and regional parks can all benefit the earth through better soil stewardship. Most will need encouragement to do the needful, and that’s where you and I come in. Continue reading →

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