Make Your Own Bat Dung Fertilizer

pouring bat dung tea onto our plants

Now that our garden is all planted, we want to make sure those lovely herbs, veggies, and lemons stay alive! Last week, we whipped up a batch of fertilizer using bat dung.

The 100-Mile Wedding Anniversary: Sonoma Farmhouse Inn

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Today is my twelfth wedding anniversary.  I find myself twelve years into a fabulous marriage, at the Sonoma Farmhouse Inn, writing a blog post.  So, I’m going to make it short. In addition to four fabulous kids, a sense of perspective, lots of laughs and rock-like stability, my incredible husband has over the years given [...]

Drying Herbs From Your Garden

drying herbs from garden

If you’re growing lots of herbs, you might not be able to eat them as quickly as your plants produce! Rather than let them go to waste, you can dry them for use later on. Whether you grow them yourself or snag them at the local farmer’s market, this is the season to stock up [...]

The Turd Burger [VIDEO]

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A meat-replacement burger made from poop is probably the weirdest thing I have heard in a long time.

Kitchen Gardens, Perennial Berries, and Growing Balanced Meals

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The Important Media community has been sharing some really wonderful tips on growing your own food, and I wanted to pass along a few of my favorites to you guys!

What Foods Top the New Dirty Dozen List?

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The Environmental Working Group has released its seventh installment of the “Dirty Dozen” and the “Clean 15.” Which list do your favorite fruits and vegetables end up on?

Sustainable Palm Oil in the Amazon Rainforest

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Could palm oil grown sustainably help the Amazon rainforest?