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Recession Garden
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Recession Garden tips, gardening advice, and updates about my own garden in an urban area. Product recommendations and organic gardening ideas.
Recent Posts
Water solutions
Living in Southern California we are always looking for solutions to conserve our water, and save money on our watering bill! In fact, our community has implemented several strict water restrictions around timing of watering, using the hose, and fi...
Lemon Basil Sorbet
We received an ice cream maker for our wedding over four years ago. Like everyone else who has an ice cream maker, we haven’t used it like we had planned. So, this year I am going to make sorbet…Lots of sorbet! We started this year by ...
Rodale Institute and Global Warming
Rodale Institute is located on a 333-acre organic certified farm in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. The entire farm is devoted to research, education and certified organic production. The farm is perhaps best known for its Farming Systems Trial (FST), the lo...
Farmer’s Markets
Here is a link to all of the Farmer’s Markets in the L.A area. I am sure there is a similar list for your metro area if you search for it. There are certain fruits and vegetables that I love to buy from the farmer’s market. Honey, bee...
Rocket Salad mix
My Rocket Salad growing in a small container on my patio. Rocket Apollo is a fast growing salad rocket with large, rounded, tender leaves, and an excellent peppery taste. Rocket Salad is best harvested as young leaves or as “cut and come agai...
Domestic and World Hunger
On Mother’s Day, my mom can always expect a donation made in her name to Heifer Project International. http://www.heifer.org/ I have been doing this since I returned from the Peace Corps in 2000. Yes, Hiefer provides cute cards, and market...

