Pesto Anyone?

I have 3 kinds of basil this year Italian, lemon, and Thai all growing in my garden. Some are in the veggie bed and I have others in containers. If you have no space you can even grow some inside on a sunny window sill. If you don’t have a garden you should be able [...]

AreoGarden: One Way to Grow Food Inside

I finally bought an AreoGarden 2 weeks ago. It seems like an expensive toy, but in the dreary winter I need a chance to ‘tend garden’ every day. I wanted to give it a try and see if it could lift my winter blues. It has a sensor that alerts you when you need to [...]

Free Seeds For Your Garden

One of my favorite chocolate makers, Dagoba is giving away free seeds when you sign up on their site. They are saying that everyone who signs up will get at least one packet of lavender, mint, rosemary, pumpkin or sunflower seeds. And if you plan a neighborhood planting project and let them know, they may [...]

Busy Gardener/Lazy Vegetarian Menu Monday

It’s summer and if I’m not feeling hot and lazy, I’m out in the yard working on my veggie garden or a flower bed. This is the time of the year that my inside chores suffer endlessly. And the time of the year I feel most overwhelmed. I mean how can anyone work full time, [...]

It’s hot – drink more water!

With the overbearing heat here in NC, I have switched from trying to make myself drink enough water to actually craving it. I think the fact that I’m actually exercising doesn’t hurt either. One of the tricks I have been using to cultivate these cravings is putting water in a glass pitcher in the fridge. [...]

Grow your own lettuce

I’ve become fascinated with the resurgence of the Victory Garden. I think everyone has the idea that it would be nice to get your salad from your own backyard, patio, or balcony. And the truth is you can. And people long before us did it. In fact, there was a time our Grandmothers (or great [...]

Happy Earth Day!

I have been trying to eat more local food, and to reduce my personal impact as far as waste goes. Visiting a few local farms and cheese makers over the weekend got me thinking. They do an amazing job, growing food that I can be happy to buy from them. No pesticides, using well and [...]