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Seed Sources: Why Seeds of Change Will Not Get My Business

While getting myself motivated for the Spring 2010 planting season I put out feelers among my friends for sources from which I could buy some new onion varieties.  I was surprised when one of my more informed friends recommended the Seeds of Change company as I had heard disheartening information about the company’s ownership.  When [...]

29 December 2009 at 12:57 - Comments
Theresa
thanks for that info, will keep remember as I'm planning my seed orders.
9 January 10 at 17:55
Interesting info, Michael, I had no idea...will do a bit of research.
12 January 10 at 14:44

Heirloom Tomato Sauce in a Crock Pot

Ever since childhood I have had one true love from the garden – tomatoes.  In the interest of full disclosure there isn’t much from the garden that I don’t adore but tomatoes grow at home have a noted advantage over anything you can buy in the supermarket; it’s called taste. After our recent trip to [...]

30 August 2009 at 12:59 - Comments
Looks like a tomato soup recipe I make, except I add about 4 stalks of celery. Everything goes in ...
25 November 09 at 11:16

Getting in the Zone

Okay, I’m going to come right out and say it – I hate maps. Especially when they are like the USDA Zone Map when I need to know what the outline of my county looks like to know if I am in a particular planting zone.  If I am being honest, I don’t even know [...]

19 May 2009 at 08:54 - Comments

Michael gets some credit

Seems the good folks at the Alabama Cooperative Extension System have seen fit to use one of my articles as a reference in a recent edition of their Metro News.  In the section called “Sensible Trivia for Affordable Urban Gardening”, Dr. Jannie Carter, Extension Assistant Director credits my article “Tomatoes bought my house: The unbelievable [...]

6 May 2009 at 12:20 - Comments

Bring Back Victory Gardens!

A Note from Michael: This post was originally made several weeks ago on an older website that I have since abandoned in favor of this one. I am reposting it here because it has been one of the most popular things I have written in a long time, and I wanted it to have a [...]

14 May 2008 at 18:41 - Comments
On the Today show on NBC yesterday, Willard Scott said, "Plant a Victory Garden. Feed yourself. Feed your ...
30 May 08 at 13:23
We are currently in the process of building our first Victory Garden. We're very excited about it!
31 May 08 at 23:49