Winter Pruning Tips
It’s that time of year again - time to prune the fruit trees! Although the ideal moment to prune your deciduous trees will vary depending...
Growing A Diverse Winter Cover Crop
The basic idea of cover cropping is to sow seeds over ground that would otherwise be bare in the garden or on the farm during the rainy...
Fall Seed Saving Tips
Saving your own seeds is the most important gardening job you never thought of doing!
Food For Thought
Here are a few of the questions that have surfaced through our work in creating and sustaining edible gardens in diverse communities over...
What's the Deal with Heirlooms?
Over the last couple of decades, a nostalgic nerve has been triggered by the rising popularity of “heirloom” fruits and vegetables and...
What Honey Bees Have Taught Me About Xenophobia
As published in Bay Nature Magazine, January 31, 2017.* My dad, Peter, has been keeping honey bees along the central coast of California...
Grow Your Own Garlic!
Garlic, or Allium sativum, is related to onions, leeks and chives. It is indigenous to Central Asia and has been cultivated by humankind...
Adapting “Good Agricultural Practices” to Garden to Cafe and Cafeteria Programs
At Grow Your Lunch, we care about food systems change. We envision food systems in which people buy from local food producers, and...
The Art of Watering
Without water, plants cannot absorb nutrients. To water the garden is to allow the roots of plants to access the nutrients surrounding...
Secrets to Summer Success in the School Garden
Summer presents numerous challenges in a school garden. Whenever we meet with school communities, the same question always arises, “What...
