Sustainable Possibilities

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April showers bring May flowers: Rainbow behind the magnolia during a sun shower today.

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The Sustainability R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and More

This week I heard an educator for sustainability from the United Arab Emirates talk via skype at the CELF summer institute about th...
Ten Reasons Why You Should Grow Asparagus

Asparagus growing in my garden. Each crown sends up multiple spears. 1. Deer, rabbits, woodchucks, chipmunks and squirrels leave as...
Gardening with deer, groundhogs and other critters; Part 2: Cage in the plants to keep the pests out!

A few years ago, I'd had enough with trying to use flimsy netting and popups to keep pests from eating my strawberries. The pest-protec...
Basil, pesto and crop rotation (with a side of green beans, wineberries and tomato)

Yesterday my son and I harvested basil to make pesto. We were able to quickly harvest about 6 cups worth of basil leaves while barely made ...
Recycling: A dramatic change!

Large recycling bin used for single-stream recycling When I was a girl, there was no recycling in my NYC neighborhood. Everything dis...
The humble handkerchief: Thinking about reusable vs. disposable items

When I was in college, I spent a semester in Costa Rica. For part of my time there, I lived with a host family that had a small farm ...