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...