"Gonna Make This Garden Grow..."

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Cover Crop Haircut, Carrot Harvest, and Late Blight

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My buckwheat/crimson clover summer cover crop has sprung up nicely, but the fast-growing buckwheat is definitely dominating the mixture. La...
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Monday, August 10, 2009

Snap Peas, Summer Squash, and Sungolds...

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...three of my favorite garden veggies, all in full swing at last!
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

After Vacation: Jungle Garden!

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Just got back from two weeks of vacation ... and boy, did I have my work cut out for me in the garden-turned-jungle! The buckwheat / crimson...
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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Planting Cover Crops and Eating Zucchini

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Cover crops are planted specifically to protect and improve the soil. Many organic farmers plant legumes after harvest in the fall to prote...
Saturday, July 11, 2009

Raspberry Picking

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The New World Agriculture and Ecology Group at Cornell went raspberry picking today at Grisamore Farms. Allison and Hanh begin to fill thei...
Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Zucchini and Nasturtium Harvest

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This morning I had my first harvest of zucchini and nasturtiums from the garden! The zucchini-nasturtium jungle ... I never did thin the nas...
Saturday, July 4, 2009

First Harvest: Spinach and Radishes

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Here's my first non-herb harvest of the season: spinach and radishes. The radishes were pretty small, but given the antics of our resid...
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Megan
I'm currently studying agroecology and community education at Cornell University. I work with NYC gardeners and food justice organizations to develop ecologically-based gardening practices and participatory education programs in urban agriculture. From 2004-2008, I served as an Agroforestry and Environmental Education Volunteer in Peace Corps/ El Salvador.
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