Category Archives: Sustainable Gardening

Welcome Kalettes & Cousinly Crosses

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Ann Lovejoy
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Who Can Resist These Ruffled Beauties? After a decade or so of acclaim, kale needs neither introductions nor accolades. However, some delicious, new-to-the-family crosses are just hitting nurseries, markets, and high-end restaurants this year, notably kalettes. As I mentioned in … Continue reading →

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Kalettes, Wasabi and Colorful Cauliflower

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Ann Lovejoy
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Grow The Newest Trendy Foods At Home I work at the local library, a dream job if there ever was one. As I soft and shelve books, I notice that the balance of most-checked-out books is shifting from cook books … Continue reading →

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Zipping Up Winter Vegetables

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Ann Lovejoy
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Rockin’ Roots & Kicky Coles Years ago, I was discussing winter gardening with Steve Solomon. We were both writing for Sasquatch Press in those days, and his book Growing Vegetables West Of The Cascades was game changing for me and … Continue reading →

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What IS The Soil Food Web, Anyway?

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Ann Lovejoy
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  A World In Every Spoonful Of Soil I was recently asked to explain what the soil food web might be. A decade or so ago, only a handful of people in the country had even heard the term. These … Continue reading →

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