I was no match for the buying frenzy at our local Extension Service Plant Sale.  I showed up 10 minutes after the start time and people were leaving with wagons full of plants already.  By the time I had a chance to peruse through the native, shade, sun, edible, grasses, and herb selections, all that [...]

I thoroughly enjoyed Jean Ann Van Krevelen‘s new book Growing Food: A Guide for Beginners.  You don’t have to be a horticulture specialist to figure about what this book is about, the title says it all.  After the super detailed content section, which makes for easy reference later on, she starts off the book with [...]