Posts Tagged ‘ garden ’
White House plants organic garden
It was a long and ambitious campaign but people power – and common sense – finally won through. The forces behind Eat My View and other similar campaigns must have been rubbing their eyes at the sight of Michelle Obama armed with a shovel on the White House lawn. More →
Playing it Cool
“Choose your poisons well.” They aren’t words you’d expect from the mouth of an organic food devotee but restaurateur Jesse Ziff Cool is no stick-in-the-mud. She wants people to eat the best they can most of the time, but a little indulgence every now and then is just fine by her. More →
In my garden of Eden
Vegetable patches can be surprisingly social places. Ours is especially so as it is in our front garden. These days I spend time in the mornings and evenings pottering about. It is fun to inspect all the changes taking place. While I am out there, I get to wave to neighbours driving by. It is common for our immediate neighbours to stroll over for a chat. More →
I forgot how to feed myself
It is a humbling day when you realise you can’t feed yourself. No, I haven’t had a stroke or any health crisis. I am staring at a vegetable garden and I don’t recognise the plants. This happened to me earlier this year when an organic vegetable patch was installed – yes, installed in my garden. Not recognising the plants was just the first shock. Harvest time was the second More →
