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Tomato Musings

Greg Holdsworth, contributor | March 16th, 2010

Tomatoes are truly the headliners of the show in my Victory Garden.

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Grow a Spring Centerpiece

Jodi Torpey, contributor | March 11th, 2010

Growing a spring centerpiece from carrot tops is a fun way to recycle kitchen discards and get kids interested in the science of growing plants.

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Creative Ways to Use Stuffing Tomatoes

KitchenGardener Magazine, archive | March 1st, 2010

Beyond rice, onions, and ground meat...

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Take Your Plants for a Ride

Jodi Torpey, contributor | February 23rd, 2010

The Rotary Garden is an innovative new product that’s perfect for growing edibles in small spaces. Wheels make the garden portable so it can be moved to where ever the sun shines brightest.

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Grow this Frittata...and more

Jodi Torpey, contributor | February 17th, 20101 comment

“Grocery Gardening,” Jean Ann Van Krevelen’s newest book, is all about planting, preparing and preserving fresh food. It’s perfect for cooks who want to be better gardeners or gardeners who want to be better cooks—and everyone in between.

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Savory for Winter Dishes

susan belsinger, contributor | February 16th, 20102 comments

I’ve been discussing the robust herbs for warming winter dishes in my blogs for January and part of February and Savory is my last, but not least entry. I believe that savory is an underused...

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Canned Vegetable Seeds a Thrifty Idea

Jodi Torpey, contributor | February 11th, 20101 comment

One-gallon cans of jumbo-sized packets of garden seeds can be a thrifty alternative for home gardeners who plant large gardens. Each large can contains 16 different veggie favorites and gives new meaning to “canned vegetables.”

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Garden Planning for Cooks and Foodies

Seed Savers Exchange, contributor | February 11th, 20101 comment

Planning your garden around a meal or style of cooking can give you a season full of perfect and affordable ingredients.

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Veggie Pizza is Super for any Party

Jodi Torpey, contributor | February 3rd, 2010

The party menu for the Big Game isn’t limited to burgers, brats and hot wings. A hearty veggie pizza is a super healthy alternative.

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Growing Potatoes

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | February 3rd, 2010

Potatoes in containers, potatoes in the ground, potatoes in the kitchen. Plant some this spring, for a bountiful harvest that will keep for months.

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Broccoli Rabe: The Other Broccoli

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | February 2nd, 20102 comments

Watch for this unheralded vegetable in the coming growing season, it's one that's catching on.

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Thyme, a Robust Herb of Many Uses

susan belsinger, contributor | February 2nd, 2010

Thyme is an herb of Mediterranean origin. It is useful in all kinds of dishes from appetizers to desserts and goes well with seasonal winter produce as well as grains, beans, nuts, as well as meat, fish and fowl.

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Garden Planning

Seed Savers Exchange, contributor | February 1st, 2010

Tips and suggestions for creating a beautiful and functional edible landscape.

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Pickled Ginger is Sweet and Spicy Condiment

Jodi Torpey, contributor | January 28th, 2010

Pickled ginger is familiar to sushi and sashimi fans because it helps cleanse the palate between servings and extinguish the wasabi fire. Pickling is just one way to use this versatile root.

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Rosemary: A Robust Herb of Winter

susan belsinger, contributor | January 25th, 20104 comments

The bracing scent of rosemary brightens our mood and our cooking. Best of all, rosemary is an easy herb to grow and maintain. It can be wintered over indoors in cold climates.

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Add Some Spice to Your Life

Jodi Torpey, contributor | January 21st, 20101 comment

Until you’ve experienced the pleasure of growing sweet red peppers and then grinding the dried pods into fresh paprika, you won’t know what you’ve been missing. One whiff of fresh paprika and you’ll never want to buy grocery store paprika again.

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Tomato Trivia, Your Health, And George Clooney

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | January 20th, 2010

It just so happens, by happy coincidence, all three of these topics actually intersect; at least in this post.

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Outstanding Oreganos and Mild-Mannered Marjoram

susan belsinger, contributor | January 18th, 20102 comments

Delightful myths and lovely uses surround sweet marjoram, while herbal remedies and hearty dishes are associated with oregano, its close cousin.

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From Zero to Gourmet in 7 Days: Sprouts!

JadaE, member | January 16th, 20101 comment

I recently purchased a Seed-Sprout growing kit, as a way to grow my own fresh healthy greens, and to give me a little gardening project during the cold winter wait...

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