We did this with our campers at Buckman today, and it was a lot of fun. So I am posting the info from the handout I made for them to take home. Here 'tis! Some of the many commonly available plants that are good to use in salve include: Each of these plants

With the weather the way it's been this summer, who knows what's on the horizon for the rest of the season? But no matter what the weather holds, you can make the best of it to grow your own food. Here's how. 1. Choose the right plants. Here is a shortlist of what it is

The title of this blog entry is one of the questions we are asked most often in classes and on consultations. And we do love to hear it! The first part of our response is usually this: "well, you certainly don't have to." It is absolutely possible to grow a great garden at ground level.

As you’ve probably noticed, it’s getting to be time for some serious spring garden work!  Here at Independence Gardens, we’ve been loving the sunny days and taking as much advantage of the longer working hours as possible. Here’s a shortlist of garden tasks you may already be engaged in…or, like many of us, may have

It’s that time again: the days are getting longer, but at least here in Portland they’re not quite long enough to entice most of us back out into the garden; attractive seed catalogs have been arriving for months, and the colorful stacks are calling to be rifled through. The potential energy of this moment is

Greetings, Independence Gardeners. 'Tis transition time out there, at long last, and around here we are definitely living in an in-between place. We are moving, as well as winterizing gardens, prepping for the holidays, and enjoying the weather, as it has finally started to cool off and rain! We thought that this would be a