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3 Steps to Regenerative Plant-Based Soil Production
Let’s talk about how to create a healthy carbon-storing soil at home using plants. Regenerative agriculture is defined as a holistic approach to farming designed to protect, sustain and enhance natural resources. One of the main missions of regenerative is to “lock” carbon in soil rather than... -
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Does Fertilizer Matter?
“…we are all influenced, to a greater extent than we are usually prepared to admit, by social consensus. We think along the lines laid down by others, follow paths already trodden. We see what others see, and ignore what they ignore. We might argue passionately about the small number of issues... -
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5 Reasons Why Animals Make Crappy Fertilizers
Animal organic fertilizers are bad for our ecosystems, our climate, our water supply, our humanity and our animals. Organic plant-based fertilizers can be regenerative: made from perennial plants that are bio-diverse, climate-friendly, carbon-capturing and readily available. Please partner... -
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Winter Vegetable Gardening Guide
Presenting your guide to winter vegetable gardening. Perfect for beginning gardeners. How cool is this? HG-Winter-Vegetable-Garden-GuideDownload The post Winter Vegetable Gardening Guide appeared first on Hope Gardens. -
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Cabbage Hill® VEGETABLE SOLUBLE CONCENTRATE label and instructions
Thank you for choosing Cabbage Hill Animal-Free Fertilizer. Why use animal byproducts when you can make a more sustainable choice, a more organic choice, a more ethical choice…and still get the best plant food available? Our fertilizers contain all-natural, organic, plant-based ingredients and... -
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Best Practices
This is it! The backbone of my gardening philosophy. I believe it is important to educate yourself on the best way to garden to avoid certain mistakes that may lead you to becoming discouraged, resorting to chemicals, and/or creating a bigger problem for yourself down the line. So be pre-emptive... -
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It Gets Hot
When you love gardening, you have to tolerate some hot weather. And “weather” that’s a dry heat or a muggy heat, it goes on longer than we gardeners would really like. And that global warming isn’t gonna be letting up. So it’s important to know what thrives during those hottest days, when we... -
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I HAVE LEARNED MUCH MORE THAN GARDENING FROM GARDENING
Growing food has linked me to much more than my 4 x 8 raised bed. Take a look at what my eyes and mind have been open to. Does gardening and nature awaken the activist in you? The post I HAVE LEARNED MUCH MORE THAN GARDENING FROM GARDENING appeared first on Hope Gardens. -
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Cabbage Hill® VEGETABLE DRY GRANULAR FERTILIZER label and instructions
Thank you for choosing Cabbage Hill Animal-Free Fertilizer. Why use animal byproducts when you can make a more sustainable choice, a more organic choice, a more ethical choice…and still get the best plant food available? Our fertilizers contain all-natural, organic, plant-based ingredients and... -
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Winter Vegetable Gardening Guide
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3 Steps to Regenerative Plant-Based Soil Production
Let’s talk about how to create a healthy carbon-storing soil at home using plants. Regenerative agriculture is defined as a holistic approach to farming designed to protect, sustain and enhance natural resources. One of the main missions of regenerative is to “lock” carbon in soil rather than... -
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Does Fertilizer Matter?
“…we are all influenced, to a greater extent than we are usually prepared to admit, by social consensus. We think along the lines laid down by others, follow paths already trodden. We see what others see, and ignore what they ignore. We might argue passionately about the small number of issues... -
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5 Reasons Why Animals Make Crappy Fertilizers
Animal organic fertilizers are bad for our ecosystems, our climate, our water supply, our humanity and our animals. Organic plant-based fertilizers can be regenerative: made from perennial plants that are bio-diverse, climate-friendly, carbon-capturing and readily available. Please partner... -
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Cooking With Turnip Greens
Turnip greens can be picked gingerly while turnips are growing. You can probably get one or two harvests before allowing the turnips to mature with leaves intact. Like most greens recipes, this can be used with other greens or try a conjunction of different kinds of greens! Turnip Greens... -
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Roasted Winter Veggies w/ Quinoa
Substitute your favorite winter squash for the koabocha or sweet potato. Roasted Winter Veggies w/ Quinoa INGREDIENTS 6 oz sweet potatoes, sliced or diced 6 oz Koabocha squash, sliced or diced 6 oz green beans, trimmed 1 bulb fennel, sliced 3 tbsp olive oil 1/2 tsp red chili flakes... -
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Winter Veggie Taco Salad
Okay, I love salads like no one’s business. And this one is ah-mazing. The talented Rachel Oberg from De Ma Cuisine is responsible for this masterpiece. I love Mexican cheeses such as Cotija and Queso Fresco and happily add them with sharp cheddar. Also add some fresh herbs if you can. And... -
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Veggie Low Down: ARUGULA
Welcome to the wonderful wonders of WINTER GARDENS! I am profiling my favorite winter veggies this month. I hope to introduce you to the joy of growing, harvesting and enjoying these cool weather jewels. ARUGULA is a spicy baby lettuce that is prevalent at Hope Gardens right now. This little... -
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A MONTH OF WINTER VEGGIES: KOHLRABI
Now here’s a veggie totally suited for a WTF, CSA? blog. This veggie is sometimes called the sputnik of vegetables and its name is just as foreign as its appearance: the Kohlrabi (cole-raw-bee). In their “Best of 2014” issue, Time Magazine predicted Kohlrabi will replace Kale as the hot veg of... -
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A MONTH OF WINTER VEGGIES: BEETS (and the blog-bombing PEA SHOOT)
I love you guys. I mean it. Cause I don’t even like beets. But YOU do. And beets are easy to grow, have both edible leaves and roots and are highly nutritious and beneficial…so let’s learn us about some beet growing…and eating. Even if I won’t eat them. I still love them. Beets grow quickly... -
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A MONTH OF WINTER VEGGIES: BROCCOLI (and the real star: their LEAVES)
When you have limited space in your home vegetable garden, you have to make tough choices about what to grow. Let me make the case for broccoli. Broccoli may not initially seem like the best plant for the home garden. Especially after I tell you that broccoli can take quite a bit of work to get...