Breaking Ground, Building Community

Nora Campos and Amie Frisch plant the first tomatos

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 [...]

Letting things go

Holy Rapini! I didn’t like the taste so I let it bloom and it put on quite an impressive show

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 [...]

garden snapshots

An innocent start to the year. It all began with some herbs a few zucchini and tomatoes

Big changes are afoot, August saw the addition of a hugelkultur bed by the patio. Beneath the bark mulch lie two shallow trenches (maybe 12" to 18" deep?) with young cypress that were cut down next door. [...]

Transitions – a Year in Review

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 [...]