We are so fortunate in this modern era to have access to fresh produce all year long. As our gardens rest and the weather brings us indoors it’s the perfect time to enjoy some Kitchen Botany! What is Kitchen Botany? …
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What does the lawn represent to you? To many it is a word like yard or garden, that space in which we try to work the elements of nature into our own private ecosystem. To others, it is the expanse …
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The climate patterns are becoming less and less predictable, yet it seems evident that periods of dryness are going to be more common in these parts. Given the reality of intermittent periods of water abundance and water scarcity, the need for storing …
Read More »Anybody else getting tired of the phone calls asking for money for various political campaigns? Being in a swing state, and in a particularly swingish county, has ramped up the attention, hasn’t it? No matter what our individual political stripe …
Read More »I have been asking people “how did you come to be a gardener?” Here are some of what folks have said: “Oh my Lord, when I first tasted my aunt’s peaches. She put some up every summer when I was …
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Yesterday afternoon the sun called me up to the garden to see what could be done. With my seed box, planting plan drawn up in dreary January and trusty rake and shovel under my arm, I trekked up to the …
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“Does anyone know why the compost pile gets hot?” we asked a class of kindergarteners. “Because of hot lunch?” innocently responded a little guy named Elias. We all got a good chuckle. I’m sure you know that it’s not the …
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Gardening on valuable real estate is a radical step towards improving the low-income environment. Cincinnati has more green space (including vacant lots) than any other city in the country. But it’s a bit like the wild west – the cowboys …
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Every so often my family would go over to visit my granny, and there would be some farm animal or flock of farm animals hanging out in her yard. Granny is a fancy woman. She always wears slacks and a …
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In the middle of 90 degree weeks it is hard to imagine that fall is on its way, but now is the time to start planning your fall vegetable garden. If you enjoy eating any of the following foods you …
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