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Compost Without the Price Tag

Carmen — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:40:37 +0000

Volunteering at the L.A. Arboretum has opened up a whole new world for me – it has taught me to think outside the box and the bin. In learning to garden by way of permaculture, I went back and forth on how to build my own compost pile. In waiting for everything to be just [...]

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Compost Without the Price Tag

Ill or Ailing? Try Gardening!

Carmen — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:17:08 +0000

“To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.” ~~ Mohandas K. Gandhi~~ A positive effect of the less than optimal economy has been Gardens and Recession Diets. Whether planting your own garden, being a part of a community garden, or buying from a Farmers’ Market or a CSA… [...]

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Ill or Ailing? Try Gardening!

Organic Garden by The Foot?

Carmen — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:04:29 +0000

This is the salad I spoke about in my last post – it is also my first of three raised bed gardens. A fellow volunteer acquaintance of mine lent me his Square Foot Gardening book (author, Mel Bartholomew) to get me started. It has been a delight to learn how to grow more in less space. I have [...]

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Organic Garden by The Foot?