I’ve been a mother for six years and a farmer for four over here near the Pacific Ocean. But before this move, I spent 36 years of growing up, going to school, and building my professional and personal networks in the Silicon Valley. Those roots are still strong, and I often yearn for those days [...]
One of the best things about this Green world we’ve immersed ourselves into are the great people we meet who share the same ideals. I found Wendy Gabriel’s cool site, My Green Side, and told her about us and what we’re doing. And next thing you know, she asks to interview ME for her column [...]
Let’s face it. We have a lot to learn from the Europeans about less consumption. Here’s a good example. Every day, the family grabs a napkin for the day. They bring it to the table and use it during every meal. After dinner, they throw it in their laundry. They simply don’t use paper napkins! [...]
I have to confess. It took a while for us to jump into the blogosphere. The websites we manage, not to mention the businesses, take up our working day. The thought of dealing with yet another web property overwhelmed us. Being a marketing pro, I knew we had to do it, and I have to say, [...]
We’re big supporters of Roots of Change, an organization that is dedicated to creating a wholly sustainable agricultural system in California by 2030. Read and sign their 12-point manifesto that has been endorsed by 200 leaders and over 17,000 supporters. GOOD magazine wrote a great article as to whether this is viable, and everyone agrees that [...]
Continue reading about Making California America’s Organic Garden
We were recently featured on Redding.com and the WantNot blog. We’re not only pleased with the coverage, but happy to have found new friends in the blogosphere! Debra Atlas, who wrote the “Going green can taste good too” article last Friday, also pens the Environthink blog. Mir Kamin, who ran a fantastic (and popular!) contest [...]
If you didn’t watch 60 minutes last week, we beg you to take 15 minutes to watch this captivating story on Alice Waters. Excuse us, but we must pause in reverence to our organic goddess… Now, we simply can’t say enough about her, what she’s done, and what she’s trying to do. A self-confessed dreamer, [...]
Continue reading about Organic Edibles Hits Mainstream: Alice Waters on 60 Minutes
If Alice Waters on 60 Minutes wasn’t enough to make growing your own organic produce the mainstream, let’s hope that her dream of seeing an edible landscape at the White House makes it so. This week, the White House has begun the process of planting an organic garden as “a means of educating children and communities about healthful eating, [...]
We just read this amazing article in the San Jose Mercury News! It was great to see our industry peer, Renee Shepherd, owner of Renee’s Garden Seeds, agrees with our view: “I see a trend for younger families wanting to become more self-reliant and to live simpler lives…Younger gardeners are focused on reducing their carbon footprint and want [...]
We’re so happy to see our kits endorsed by Julie Chai, associate garden editor at Sunset magazine! Give someone a tomato, and she’ll eat for a moment. Teach her how to grow her own, and she’ll be able to harvest more tomatoes than she knows what to do with for the rest of her [...]
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