By Kristen Smeal with planting instructions by Alison Limoges Many of the techniques used in gardening and farming today were developed by indigenous peoples of a given area. In the Bay Area, the Ohlone (Costanoan) tribes buried fish from the Bay and nearby creeks to fertilize garden crops. Growing corn […]
by Birgitt Evans, ABG Board member and Master Gardener Ever since I started growing food at 13, I have been fascinated by the miracle of seeds. You can take a tiny round object, place it in the ground and a plant will emerge from that spot. And if it is […]
by Linda Carloni, ABG Board member and Master Gardener Some things about vegetable gardening do need to be learned by experience: How much zucchini will your family really eat? What does fertile soil feel like? Other really valuable information can be learned from books and online sources. Shared knowledge from […]
Review by Margie Siegal A garden in the shape of a pizza? A chicken run as a garden design element? A formal (but edible) garden? Nikki Jabbour dares to think outside of the terra cotta pot and, in Groundbreaking Food Gardens, (Storey, 2014) presents 73 plans for not quite ordinary […]
Alameda Sun, Thursday, June 11, 2020 by Birgitt Evans As if there isn’t enough to worry about in 2020, the Bay Area is in the grip of another drought year, having received only 40 percent of the average annual rainfall. Wait! Don’t run away. There is actually something gardeners can […]
