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...

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...

Saving your own seeds is the most important gardening job you never thought of doing!

Here are a few of the questions that have surfaced through our work in creating and sustaining edible gardens in diverse communities over...

Over the last couple of decades, a nostalgic nerve has been triggered by the rising popularity of “heirloom” fruits and vegetables and...

As published in Bay Nature Magazine, January 31, 2017.* My dad, Peter, has been keeping honey bees along the central coast of California...

Garlic, or Allium sativum, is related to onions, leeks and chives. It is indigenous to Central Asia and has been cultivated by humankind...

At Grow Your Lunch, we care about food systems change. We envision food systems in which people buy from local food producers, and...

Edible Gardening Handbook Release! We are thrilled to announce the release of Edible Gardening: 10 Essential Practices for Growing Your...

Effective approaches to pruning trees, vines and shrubs vary quite widely. There is by no means a “correct” way to prune. And yet, there...