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Keeping Tropical Roots Alive Through Winter
H shares a grocery store haul and asks about keeping tropical roots alive through winter: “Found these today at a…
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The Watermelon Landrace Project (And Corn, and Pumpkins!)
Two days ago a neighbor agreed to loan us eight acres of unused pasture for a watermelon landrace breeding project.…
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In Memory of Weatherly
I just lost one of my best friends. His heart stopped and he is now with his Lord. His name…
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Jerusalem Artichokes: A Love-Hate Relationship
Jerusalem artichokes look like they’d be a perfect prepper survival food crop. The roots grow in poor soil, can take…
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A New Way to Preserve Tomatoes?
This report from Burundi may be useful: “Vital Nduwimana hated how many tomatoes he lost every season. For years, his…
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She is here!
Our latest edition is here, and she arrived safely! 8lbs, 12oz, born on the Solstice. Welcome to the world, Jenny!…
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Growing Loquats in the Caribbean
Claudette writes: “I am writing from the cool hills of Manchester, Jamaica W.I., and I just purchased a loquat tree…
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How to Pickle Radishes with Traditional Live Fermentation
Did you ever harvest a bunch of radishes from your garden and wonder what to do with them all? We…
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Walking the Baby Out
We have a new baby due tomorrow. We don’t know if we’ll get a boy or a girl, but either…
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Camping With Jack – An Excerpt from GARDEN HEAT: A Jack Broccoli Novel
“Even as vines creep upwards on a wall, so the heart of the Mung Fu warrior grips a challenge and…
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Improving Poor Soil with the Deer Plot Method
My wife Rachel is quite pregnant at the moment, so I did a video vlog-style yesterday and took the camera…







