Feeling trapped by the icy winter weather? Here’s an activity that’ll have the whole family dreaming of spring: Start planning your 2013 vegetable garden. Here’s a list of healthful foods to consider planting this year: Broccoli: Broccoli makes all the super-food lists. According to research, it’s a cancer-fighter, it lowers blood pressure, and it might… Read more:
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For some people tending a garden seems more like a chore than a beloved hobby. However, there are plenty of people who find it to be relaxing and take great pride in their gardens. These people will always have seasonal plants and flowers, will always keep it in tip top shape, and they treat their… Read more:
Home Gardening With Your Family
One thing that I find very important is to try to share your values with your children, and help instill positive traits. For my wife and I, one value we share is the desire to grow our own produce, flowers, and other plants. There is a connection to the earth that we find very important,… Read more:
Hank D and the Bee: Rebranding Bees
More About the BioTech Bullies From SourceWatch: All About Genetically Modified Organisms From Nation of Change: Busted: Biotech Leader ‘Syngenta’ Charged Over Covering Up Animal Deaths from GM Corn From Natural News: Study: EPA-approved GMO insecticide responsible for killing off bees, contaminating entire food chain From Zazzle (and me): Anti-Monsanto t-shirts. 100% organic (non-GMO) cotton.… Read more:
Hank D and the Bee: Gardening Tip
More on Human Hair and Gardening From Wired: From Salon to Salad: Human Hair Makes Good Plant Fertilizer From eHow: How to Naturally Keep Unwanted Animals Out of Your Garden Follow the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series at JoeMohrToons.com. For cartoon updates and other green goings-on, follow Joe on Twitter @GreenCartoons.… Read more:
Hank D and the Bee: Augie the Goat Does Not Like Wendy the Hen
If you end up with a backyard goat and a backyard hen, it’d be nice if they got along. Although, I’m not sure Wendy gets along with anyone… Follow the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series at JoeMohrToons.com. For cartoon updates and other green goings-on, follow Joe on Twitter @GreenCartoons.… Read more:
Flavorful Landscapes: It’s a Growing Trend
Nothing beats the flavor of a fresh-from-the-garden tomato; warmed by the sun, plucked right from the plant and eaten in the garden. And the good news, you don’t need much space. Many gardeners have and more will continue to grow food in containers or mixed in with their flowers, shrubs, and other ornamental plantings. Save… Read more:
Living Green: Growing Food Underground
One day I got a call from an old friend who invited me to join him with some friends on the following Saturday to view a Walipini. “Sure” I said, having no earthly clue what he was talking about. I had to quickly Google the word after the phone call to see what this exotic… Read more:
Compost Your Waste For Rich Garden Soil
One of the best ways to enrich your soil is to add finished compost to your garden beds. Making your own compost is easy and cheap, and it cuts down considerably on the amount of solid waste that is sent to be buried in the landfill. Adding compost to your soil mimics what nature does… Read more:
Hank D and the Bee: Summer Snow
I hope you all take full advantage of the health benefits of dandelions in order to prolong your life and be around when wind power finally surpasses coal power. For today, I hope a little “summer snow” falls peacefully on you and yours. Follow the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series at… Read more:
The Great Backyard Bee Count: Citizen Scientists Making a Difference
Want to help find out what’s happening with our bees? Interested in being a citizen scientist? Then you’ll want to participate in the Great Backyard Bee Count! “YourGardenShow.com is calling all gardeners, nature lovers and community members to participate in an important Citizen Science effort to count bees in backyards, balconies and public spaces across… Read more: