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What you need to know about fall gardens
In the Portland metro area, we are lucky. Very lucky, in fact. With the right planning and preparation, we can harvest year-round from our edible gardens. What follow are some of the pieces of information we find most crucial for … Continue reading
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Weeds, Part II: Weeds worth watching
It might be worth stating, as a start to this blog entry, that we don’t view any plant as inherently BAD. Nope, not even weeds! Weeds are just plants doing the work they were programmed to do, in conditions favorable … Continue reading
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Weeds, Part I: A weed, by any other name
It’s spring! Even as the rain keeps coming down between the sunbreaks, we’re starting to see flowers bloom…garlic stretch to the sky…pea shoots unfurl…and weeds start to get a foothold in our overwintered gardens. We did the first spring weeding … Continue reading
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The sharpest tools in the shed
This Saturday (3/12) from 10 am-12 pm, we’re very pleased to be leading a garden tool-sharpening work party at Livingscape Nursery. As a precursor to the event, I thought I’d post a few (well, it’s a few more than a … Continue reading
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Permaculture in YOUR garden (and life!)
On Tuesday, for the first time, we taught a class called “Permaculture in YOUR Garden (and Life!).” It was a small but mighty class, and a whirlwind: condensing information from the 72-hour certification course into a 1.5-hour 101 was a … Continue reading
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Taking action on food policy in Multnomah Co.
In Multnomah County, citizens working to promote healthy, local food have a new set of tools at their disposal. The release of the Multnomah Food Action Plan was celebrated on Thursday by Multnomah County Commissioners and staff, food-focused organizations, and … Continue reading
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Native plants in the edible garden
The most basic question when it comes to edible gardening is this: What is an edible garden? Our generic answer is a little too simple: A garden with edible plants, of course! But there’s another key question lurking behind the … Continue reading
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Choose to use sustainable garden tools
This past Saturday, we were delighted to collaborate with Barbara from the One Stop Sustainability Shop and Glenda from Tomboy Tools to host a sustainable garden tool party. What, you wonder, is a sustainable garden tool? Based on our conversation … Continue reading
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