Organic Growing

Trent on February 11th, 2010

Thanks to countless hours of hard work by Gene Sanden, the site for the cistern is ready to go.  Capitola Pump delivered the  cistern, donated by Patty Quillin, and will return with a crane to set it in place.  We extend our thanks to Capitola Pump for donating their services on this part of the [...]

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Linda on December 15th, 2009

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 [...]

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Trent on November 18th, 2009

We’re so excited!  Linda and I have worked so hard on our children’s book, and after months of hard work we just received our first copy.  And, despite sounding vainglorious, it is really beautiful! The book was something we decided to write to supplement the Classroom Bundle and Homeschool Bundle that we have just launched.  [...]

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Trent on November 18th, 2009

Our product was chosen by the ladies over at Cool Mom Picks (CBS Early Show, Real Simple Magazine, Martha Stewart Radio) and featured in the “Future Tree-Huggers” category and “Gift under $20″.  They run an awesome blog based in New York that is always on the lookout for the coolest indie-items.  Getting a good review [...]

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Trent on September 21st, 2009

We just had our first tomato sale this weekend.  We sold about 15 lbs of tomatoes, making $45 in 4 hours.  It may not seem like much, but if you consider our rural location you would agree that it’s pretty awesome.  Aidan was a huge help and loved weighing them, making change and asking each [...]

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Linda on July 27th, 2009

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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Trent on June 17th, 2009

“the birthplace of organics” gets a new roof…

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Linda on February 16th, 2009

Being my first post, I figured it would be a good idea to tell you why Trent and I decided to embark on this organic adventure back in 2005. Most of our friends and family thought we were nuts. I guess that’s what happens when you’re unconventional! Full Disclosure: We still do our old jobs [...]

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