November brought a lot of progress to the Aptos Community Garden! We have a lot of deer and other critters roaming around our neighborhood, so getting the fence up was a priority. The united power of local companies and volunteers came into play. Earth Works graded the land before Dirt Works Tractor Services dug the holes. [...]
How did we get involved with our community garden? We met Jeff and Adele Talmadge, owners of Talmadge Construction, at our city’s annual Shortest Parade in the World and Pancake Breakfast on the 4th of July this year. We were introduced by our dear friends, Kim and Pete Mansfield. Kim used to watch their son [...]
Food What?! Youth Dig In A big reason why more of us don’t buy organic food is because of the price. Of course, growing your own sustainable garden is an inexpensive option. The National Gardening Association’s recent study “The Impact of Home and Community Gardening in America” cites that a well-maintained food garden can yield an [...]
Trent and Linda skate through the nursery! (Photo: Rod Brodman for Sunset Magazine) Many customers have emailed us asking about the organic nursery, so we thought we’d write a post to update you all. After spending two years getting our growing operation going, Santa Cruz County was invaded by the Light Brown Apple Moth [...]
We love Slow Food Nation, an organization founded by Alice Waters. Here’s why: Slow Food USA seeks to create dramatic and lasting change in the food system. We reconnect Americans with the people, traditions, plants, animals, fertile soils and waters that produce our food. We inspire a transformation in food policy, production practices and market [...]
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TLC hired Kelly Ripa (From Regis and Kelly fame) and her production firm, Milojo, to cast a new show about women and their inventions. Those who are selected will have their product mass manufactured and sold on HSN! We couldn’t make the casting call in Los Angeles, so we submitted video instead. We don’t know [...]
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Here a few reasons why everyone is talking about Growing Your Own: 43 million households will do it this year. The Obamas already are. Michael Pollan said it’s the “single greenest thing you can do” on Oprah’s Earth Day Special. Two summer movies – Food, Inc. and Fresh The Movie — are talking about it. [...]
I broke my cleanse about 9 hours early. Faced with a bottle of delicious red wine, good friends, and great conversation while sitting on the beach watching our kids play — it was time. Afterwards, we enjoyed some BBQ chicken and a whole wheat pasta salad with tomatoes, black olives, cucumbers, parmesan and a homemade [...]
Continue reading about Cleanse Journal 5: Linda’s Final Thoughts
It’s actually Day 4 of the cleanse, but it’s the morning and I’m here to sum up what happened yesterday (note: I’m drinking herbal tea and water; it’s 9:30 am, I’m not super hungry and have yet to have breakfast). Yesterday was tough because Trent had to take off suddenly due to his grandmother’s death. We [...]
Trent’s Day 1 Experience: Although I didn’t start this project, I am starting todays journal post about our first 5-day cleanse. I think it will be nice for people to see both of our pespectives on the journey. As a man, what should I expect? Food for both of us is a central part of [...]
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