12 Ways to Get Your Greens

Greens in My Garden 04/10

Are you growing your own green vegetables? What about meeting the challenge of eating your daily quota?

Most of us don’t grow enough for 100% of our vegetable needs. We simply don’t have the garden capacity or know how (yet). Eating locally grown vegetables, no matter the source, can inspire [...]

Kansas City Gardening for Africa

Grant and Paige Shadden – 2005

Grant and Paige Shadden are a sweet, young Kansas City couple who want to grow their own, healthy vegetables, in their own back yard. It sounds unremarkable.

But Grant and Paige know the value and power of organic vegetable gardening and they are doing something unusual. They are gardening in [...]

The Wonder Potato

Yukon Gold Potatoes by Summer Tomato

With St Patrick’s Day almost here it seems appropriate to pay tribute to the wonder potato, or should I say the wondrous potato.

Later this week I’m going to post an article on everything you need to grow potatoes, but today I just want us to think about the amazing [...]

When to Plant Vegetable Seeds

Wondering when to plant vegetable seeds? Confused by the information on packets? I know I am. Here’s a way to finally understand when to plant vegetable seeds.

Four Groups of Vegetable Seeds (and some fruits)

There are four groups of fruit and vegetable seeds when it comes to planting. Know this and know the average date of [...]

Garden Giving

I already know that you are a giving and sharing type of person. The question is, are you ready to do some garden giving?

Every year I plant radishes in the spring, even though I’m the only one in my house who eats them. I’m glad I do this because I get to share the harvest. [...]