Category Archives: Sustainable Gardening

The Peas Of Spring, the Peas of Summer

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Ann Lovejoy
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Harvesting Spring Peas and Sowing Summer Peas I’ve always enjoyed shelling peas, slitting the backs of the plump pods with my thumbnail and slipping a finger beneath the fat little peas to coax them out of their cocoon. I fondly … Continue reading →

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Enticing Kids Into The Garden

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Ann Lovejoy
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If we’re lucky, their connection to the natural world will last a lifetime and they will in turn entice the gardeners of their own tomorrow. Continue reading →

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Summery Slow Food

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Ann Lovejoy
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Taking Time To Savor And Enjoy By now, lots of folks know about an Italian movement called ‘slow food’ that promotes the preservation of heritage foods that take time to cook or prepare. In today’s kitchen’s, many of us prefer … Continue reading →

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Food Safety And Food Foolishness

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Ann Lovejoy
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  When The FDA Goes Astray My brother Eben has a food blog, urbanmonique (see the link on this one) and he recently wrote about threats to the American artisanal cheese movement from the FDA. When I read more, I … Continue reading →

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