Connecting with Local Farms Whether you grow your own vegetable garden or not, the Inland Northwest is full of farms, farm stands and farmers’ markets where you can shop local…
Browsing: Organic Gardening
Do you love gardening? Are you a competitive person? Then entering your vegetables, fruits, and flowers in a county or state fair might be just the thing for you. This…
There’s a wide range of fats and oils available on the market today for cooking, supplementing your diet, skincare, wood treatments and more. Plant-based seed oils, like canola, corn, soybean,…
The thought of raking or blowing and then bagging leaves in the fall may stir up mixed feelings for you. The crisp air tinged with warm light frames the joyful…
At the height of the summer growing season, regardless of your climate, you might find yourself with an overabundance of fruits and vegetables. While you can offer this abundance to…
Heirloom vegetable seeds can be found in most seed catalogs these days, but the topic of heirloom varieties is a hot one. When it comes to plants, the term heirloom…
Ok, you’ve cleaned up your vegetable garden in the fall and tossed all those tomato canes into a spontaneous compost pile in the corner of your yard. It looks clean…
I recently overheard a conversation between co-workers about how expensive it is to shop organic produce. It reminded me of when I was first married and started regularly shopping at…
We typically associate a garden or landscape with verdant colors that are viewed and enjoyed in the brilliant light of day. However, night-blooming flowers, silvery foliage and contrasting light and…
I have to admit, there are few things more satisfying than pulling weeds and then standing back and admiring the neat, clean space around your plants. When I was a…