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January 3, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Easy drip irrigation for raised beds Raised beds with drip irrigation are the easiest way to grow your own vegetables. In our new video on raised beds, Tricia shows you how to create a raised bed in minutes, using M Brace, Minifarmbox, or… read more»
January 3, 2013 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Edible Flowers with garden author & speaker Teresa O’Connor Pretty in the garden, pretty on your table—use edible flowers to make your meals sparkle! Garden author Teresa O’Connor was a featured speaker about Edible Flowers at the Mother Earth News… read more»
December 27, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Pruning fruit trees—choose training system shapes for apple, peach & cherry trees (and more) You’re ready to plant a fruit tree—but how do you decide on the best pruning and training system? We’ve got easy answers for you. The University of California says pruning and training… read more»
December 26, 2012 - GrowOrganic
December 21, 2012 - GrowOrganic
December 20, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Perfect for Preserving gift basket Reward someone who gardens hard all summer long—help them preserve the harvest with this water-bath canner bursting with canning tools, jars, and a starter book. You might get some jam in return.… read more»
December 19, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Cool Season Gardening gift basket Introduce a tomato gardener to the joys of cool-season growing. The pouch of our Roo gardening apron has seeds for garlic, shallots, potatoes, and vegetables—and a how-to book from the man who gardens… read more»
December 19, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Garden Chef gift basket for the organic cook Spice up any cook’s life with this stainless colander that also works as a harvest basket. Toss in seeds for herbs and edible flowers, mix the latest garden-to-table cookbooks and kitchen gadgets—and… read more»
Submitted by: Stephanie Brown
Curing Greek-style olives “Grow and cure your own organic olives, with your signature brining time” read more»
December 14, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
How to choose olive trees You can see it all now—it’s a sunny day and you’re sitting at a wooden table in your olive grove, eating olives and crusty bread, and drinking wine with your friends and family. You grew… read more»
December 14, 2012 - GrowOrganic
December 11, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Chicken lover’s gift basket For your family and friends with backyard chickens, we have a hen party in an egg-gathering basket! Choose any or all of these poultry products: Nutritious, orange egg yolks begin with our famous Omega-3… read more»
December 10, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
A picking bag full of gifts for the fruit tree orchardist Top-of-the-line orchard tools, books, and organic sprays spill out of our Professional Picking Bag. An experienced orchardist will appreciate the high quality of all these tools and sprays. The books are… read more»
December 7, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Garden gifts for kids Green gifts for the kids in your life! It’s true. Kids will eat veggies they grow themselves. Help children make magic in the garden with organic seed collections, kid-sized tools and gloves, fun… read more»
Submitted by: Stephanie
Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread “Sprouted grains are nutritious with a lower glycemic index than whole wheat.” read more»
December 6, 2012 - GrowOrganic
November 30, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Growing olives in Zone 7 USDA Zone 7 is typically considered too cold for olive trees. But we’re gardeners, which means we want to grow beautiful trees that aren’t recommended for our zones. That goes both ways too—for… read more»
November 30, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Gift basket for rose and flower lovers Green gifts for the rose and flower lover in your life! What’s new with roses? Alfalfa tea! Give the fertilizing secret of the blue-ribbon winners to your rose friends, along with specialty gloves… read more»
November 30, 2012 - GrowOrganic
November 29, 2012 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Greenhouse tomatoes on the North Coast Helpful advice from one of our organic farmer friends about how to grow tomatoes under greenhouse plastic. This originally appeared on our Freshman Farmer blog when Eddie was starting out as an organic… read more»


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