This could be the world’s tiniest salad. It’s the perfect, tender little harvest from my first few greens that are finally sprouting enough leaves to begin eating them. Isn’t that first handful of fresh baby greens the most amazing taste experience? It’s like eating pure energy fresh from the ground; and each leaf has its [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Lemony Garlic Vinaigrette
Posted in Dressings, Sauces and Salsas, Gardening, Vegan, Vegetarian, tagged baby bok choi, baby greens, chopped fresh herbs, first garden greens, fresh greens, heirloom lettuce, lemon garlic vinaigrette, pea shoots, radish leaves, tarragon on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Put the ‘G’ Back in HGTV
Posted in This Blogging Life, tagged cable TV, Food Network, garden programming, Garden Rant, gardening show, HGTV, seed sales on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Not that I watch cable much, but I do watch it, and when I do I often end up on the Food Network. Why not HGTV, since I’m about as much a gardening nut as a cooking nut? Well, there’s no gardening on Home and Garden TV. So it piqued my interest when I found [...]
Garden Diary: April
Posted in Gardening, tagged bok choi, carrots, chives, container planting, Cosmic Purple carrots, herbs, Home Depot, leeks, mache, mizuna, purple sprouting broccoli, radishes, recession garden, sage, seed starting, swiss chard, tarragon, Victory Gardens on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From the garden yesterday: 3 eggs, 1 handful micro-greens (thinnings from my broccoli and kale starts – yum). Herbs: chives, sage and tarragon are all ready to use. All this hype about Victory Gardens, the White House garden, and recession gardens, as I’ve heard them called, is making me want to try out a little [...]
The Great Seed Exchange
Posted in Gardening, This Blogging Life, tagged heirlooms, native beans, plant family, seed catalogs, seed exchange, seed ordering, Seed Savers Exchange, seeds on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Day #2 of 31 Days to Build a Better Blog. The task: write a list post. I just did that yesterday, in fact I did it on both my blogs. But I feel like I should do it with conscious intent, after reading the tips and instructions, so here comes another one! I’ve had this [...]
A Greener Elevator Pitch
Posted in This Blogging Life on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So, as of right now, I’m signed up for Pro-Blogger’s 31-day “Build a Better Blog” challenge – the 31DBBB to be precise. Hopefully this is exactly what a blogger like me needs, someone who’s sort of just starting out (i.e. hasn’t done much) and wants to learn how to create a better blog while still having [...]




