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[simage=61,512,n,none] On Saturday, June 20th Veggielution celebrated the groundbreaking of our new acre. Amie Frisch, Mark Mederos and Lisa Benavides have done an amazing job of showing what sheer determination, passion and enthusiasm can accomplish in a short amount of time. With the help of an incredible number of volunteers, many generous organizations, the Prusch […] [simage=55,200,n,left] This little blip from Seeking Alpha calmly states that global food production will be reduced 20 to 40 percent due to droughts in the world’s bread baskets. As a resident in one of those dry breadbaskets, I find it hard to fathom the abstract tone of that very brief article. When food supplies are […] [simage=89,288,n,left] So I pretty much just abandoned my garden for two weeks to fend for itself as I went off to the Permaculture Design Course and certification at OAEC. The course opening was unexpected, forcing me to throw some immature tomato and basil starts into the ground without much hope of their survival. The weather […] [simage=15,200,n,none] I’d like to introduce you to my favorite plant in the garden at the moment. It is Bronze Arrow lettuce grown from seed that I received in a seed swap at the 2008 Bioneers conference. A California heirloom variety, it is my first step towards bringing in heritage varieties into my garden. While at […] As fields and beds lie fallow and frozen throughout most of the country, winter tends to be the season of reflection and planning for most horticulturists. Even though the San Jose “winter” here in California is actually a productive growing season with only the occasional serious frost, I thought I would honor the winter tradition […] One year has passed since I started seriously researching and growing my garden. I’m a renter so even though my landlord has been generous, there are limits to what I can do. These limits are good though, because they focus and refine the gazillions of possible arrangements down to what works within the the 500 […] |
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