From the category archives:

Grow your Own

Can you lend a row?

March 18, 2010

The Local Food Hub is looking for a few good gardeners. Actually, make that a LOT of good gardeners. Join them in their efforts to provide fresh local fruits and veggies to those those in need. How? Just Plant a Row for the Hungry. All you have to do is plant those veggies — the [...]

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Cookbooks that inspire seasonal eating

March 14, 2010

I love cookbooks. In order to keep my shelf-space under control I try to be very choosy about the ones I actually purchase and use, as opposed to hopping on the Internet to find my recipes. For eating seasonally, there are 2 cookbooks that I absolutely love and live by: Local Flavors, Cooking and Eating [...]

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The early spring garden

March 10, 2010

The weather here in Charlottesville has been glorious lately.  After such a long, snowy winter, the sunshine and warmer temps have people rushing to get into their gardens, myself included.  After having not been in my garden since November, I am impatient to start digging, raking, planting, and more. [And can I just mention here [...]

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The basics of starting a garden

March 1, 2010

Gardening is hot! According to the National Gardening Association, from 2008 to 2009, seven million more households in the U.S. made a commitment to grow their own organic fruits, veggies, and/or herbs.  And that number is expected to increase even more in 2010. I’ve heard more and more people say that they want to start [...]

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A Food R/evolution

February 28, 2010

The inspiration for starting this site comes from many places. Allowing myself to live unconsciously with regards to my health and environment, being disgusted with a dysfunctional food system, wanting to share the local abundance that Virginia has to offer, along with my concern for the health and well-being of my family and community are [...]

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