What we can do about climate change
Climate change feels massive, however the government report issued last Friday drives home the point: we need to change in a massive way in response. In addition to changing the way we do business, the way we do agriculture, and…
Resources for my talk at the National Heirloom Festival
Here are some links and resources to accompany my talk at the National Heirloom Festival: Link to my VegGarden365 garden planning app (Free!) Link to my Abundant Harvests garden booklets Link to my Vegetable Crop Rotation Wheel garden planning tool
Origami Seed Envelopes
Here’s how to make an instant seed envelope out of any square of paper. If you’re a crazy seed-saving person like myself, this will come in handy. You can use any scrap of paper, grocery store receipt, newspaper, junk mail,…
I’m speaking at the National Heirloom Festival
In less than a month, the National Heirloom Festival will be held in Santa Rosa. Are you going? This celebration of seeds and vegetable plant diversity is lots of fun! And this year, I will be speaking! I’ll talk about…
Earth Day – free Soil ebook!
In celebration of “Earth Day” weekend, you can get my Soil ebook for free! The Secrets of Soil Building – Learn how to care for the Earth (the soil) today and every day. The coupon code for the free ebook is GJ98G…
Climate Rally – Feb 3
Help protect our beaches and our climate: So Cal 350 Climate Action is organizing a rally at the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday Feb 3. The rally is to stop offshore drilling. When: Saturday, 3 February 2018 10AM to 12Noon…
It’s Garden Planning Time
I know, I know, it’s the middle of the holidays. But garden catalogs are pouring through my mail slot, and that means it’s prime time for planning your cool season garden. After the winter solstice, all those cool season veggies…
Greener Gifting
We’re sure that you — like us — have been trying to Simplify your life. Perhaps you’re simplifying because of the economy. Perhaps you’re simplifying because you’ve become aware of the burden that excess consumption is placing on our planet,…
Pomegranate Cranberry Sauce recipe
In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, several people enjoyed my photos on Instagram of pomegranate processing. Some people begged for the recipe. The original recipe was something my sister made up years ago, to cope with an over-abundant harvest…
How to make thermal drapes
The heat wave this past week really got to me. We don’t have air conditioning in our home, and even if we did, it would be great to insulate our windows to reduce the load on the a/c units and…