Tag Archive: Gardening

Memorial Day, Gardening & Recycled Goods

Hope everyone is having a good “Monday” back after the Memorial Day holiday. Yesterday I hassled a friend about heading home to be productive. After all, the only activities allowed on Memorial Day are relaxing, eating and doing a ton of yard work. Wait, what? Yah, I had to add that to the list because that is what our Monday was about.

Newbie Garden Report

As many of you may know, I tried a little bit of gardening this year. Unfortunately, due to moving, deployment, and a crippling anxiety about trying new things and failing spectacularly, my garden ended up being much smaller than originally intended. So to begin with, I have a small list of garden failings for the year. I should probably call them something more forgiving, but they feel like failures and you might as well call a duck a duck.

Wordless Wednesday – First Food

Are You A Hyperlocavore?

I was pleased to interview Liz McLellan, the brains behind a groundbreaking new site — Hyperlocavore.com.  I couldn’t have found a better project (or a more obliging victim).  Not only does the hyperlocavore movement have the potential to revolutionize our relationship with our communities, our neighbors, and our food, it has the ultimate advantage of…