Prior to the 16th century, the term “harvest” was used to refer to this time of year. As more and more people moved away from working the land to living in the towns & cities, the word harvest lost its reference to the time of year and came to refer to the actual act of [...]
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Getting Labeled
August 27th, 2009 1 Comment
I have been loving the new styles of labels these days! These spoons are from an Etsy.com seller named ‘monkeysalwayslook’. Can you believe these beauties range from $5-$8 each!
It’s a special way to identify plant material or name the small patch of plants you are growing out back. Knowing what you are growing will not [...]
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Um, Excuse Me, You Have Something In Your Bag
August 14th, 2009 No Comments
Reusable shopping bags, once the sole accessory of the environmentally conscious have now become mainstream. New Yorkers, lacking the back seat of cars to fill, are notorious for carrying a plethora of bags around with them at all times(I lovingly call myself “The Bag Lady”). So I begin offering kudos to all of us for [...]
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Propagation Nation
August 13th, 2009 1 Comment
An easy and cost effective way to have new plants in your home and garden can come from the plants that are already around you!
Propagation cutting is the process of removing a small portion of a growing plant and treating it so that new roots develop.
Clipping off a stem and placing it in a cup of water [...]
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All-Natural Allergy Relief
August 12th, 2009 1 Comment
Did you know that many pollen- and plant-related allergies can be cured in a wonderfully all-natural, sweet-tasting way? Check out your local farmer’s market for locally-produced honey and work some of the sweet stuff into your diet on a daily basis. In just a couple of weeks you’ll probably be feeling a lot better instead [...]
Eco-delic: An Earth-Friendly Woodstock Getaway
August 6th, 2009 No Comments
It’s been 40 years since the tiny town of Woodstock, New York, nestled in the Catskill Mountains two hours north of Manhattan, gained an international reputation as a hippie hotbed. Ironically, that famed festival never actually happened there; it was held 40 miles away in Bethel, New York. Regardless, the ideals of the festival survive in its [...]
Working Herbs Indoors
July 31st, 2009 2 Comments
An herb garden entices our senses and enhances our food. For some of us it is the closest we urbanites will ever get to farming for themselves. If you are a city dweller with no outdoor access and would love to grow your own herbs, I’ve got a few tips to get you on your [...]
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Go Green for your Greens
July 30th, 2009 No Comments
Tell me if this sounds familiar: Wilted lettuce in the fridge. Mushy cucumbers. Dried-out broccoli. Overripe bananas. Yeah, thought so. It’s always been a race against time to finish all the produce I buy from the supermarket or farmer’s market. Especially during summer when everything looks so good and is quite irresistible. Unfortunately, I never [...]
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Black and White and Green All Over
July 29th, 2009 1 Comment
On a recent visit to the Greendepot flagship store on the Bowery, I came across these charming Design Ideas pencils made entirely from recycled newspaper. The pieces of newspaper are simply wrapped tightly around number two lead with adhesive, so that the pencil can in fact can be sharpened like a regular wood one. The best part (besides the [...]
The Tussie-Mussie
July 24th, 2009 No Comments
In the Victorian era, the idea of giving your special someone a tussie-mussie had a couple purposes. The translation of individual flower meanings could convey what you have always wanted to say and it was a bit of an air freshener. One would hold the poesy in front of their nose, filtering the air from bad [...]
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