Category Archives: Sustainable Gardening

Tasty Vegan Dinner Or Brunch Dishes

High Summer Feasts For People And Plants After the longest stretch of high temperature summery days in many years (here in the maritime Northwest, anyway), heat lovers like tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant are producing like crazy. The raspberries and basil … Continue reading

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Is That Garden Hose Safe?

Think Before You Drink Over the years, I have often reminded readers that most garden hoses are not really safe for certain uses. This comes up in my own garden a lot these days, especially when my 2-year-old grandson wants … Continue reading

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Less Cooking, More Delightful Dining

Summery Entree Salads Hot weather makes the kitchen more about the fridge than the range, and it’s fun to see how many meals we can enjoy without turning on the stove. To make cold meals more satisfying, I soak grains … Continue reading

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Fresh Smoothies To Ward Off Deer

Garlic, Lemon Balm, and Mint, Oh My A reader is curious about my garlic water deer repellant, as well she might be. Like so many of us, she has tried many things to keep deer from eating her plants. So … Continue reading

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