• Classes, Community Events, Education, Eliza, Things to Do

How to Build a Permaculture Garden Class, Part 1 & 2

This Saturday Eliza is going to be showing a small group of people how to install a permaculture garden by actually doing it — the best way to learn! If you prefer to learn hands-on, this class is going to cover a myriad of permaculture techniques and design elements. Even better is that in the process, we’ll be putting in…

• Allium Family, Beet Family, Beets, Carrot Family, Cooking & Preserving, Edible Greens, Garlic, Kale, Local Eggs, Local Food, Mushrooms - Edible, Nathaniel, Onions - Bulbing, Plant in Spring, Plant in Winter, Potatoes - Irish, Recipes - Dinner, Recipes - Sides, Rosemary, Thyme

How to Make Venison Sausage and Kale Quiche with a Side of Lemon-Ginger Beet Salad

While I think that there is a wide variety of reasons why we garden, arguably the biggest one is to have fresh homegrown food. I really enjoy cooking, and the appeal of growing my own quality ingredients was what got me started on the path to being a gardener. We didn’t keep a garden this winter so our own ingredients have…

• Flowers, Fruits, Herbs/Spices, Vegetables

How to Find Great Plants #2

Here it is! For issue #2 of How to Find Great Plants I decided to highlight four each in the food and ornamental categories. It was such a hard choice to choose only eight of this month’s 32 submissions! Don’t miss out on the complete list of entries located at the end of the post, they were all a pleasure…