You Can’t Rush a Radish

Tweet Like it or not, Mother Nature is on her own schedule. She will deliver, but it will be on her own terms, not ours. Where I live, spring is finally just showing up. But I wouldn’t be surprised if we only got just one week of spring followed by full out...

5 Reasons Why Community Gardens Matter

Learning how to grow food is a skill worth learning. It puts your in touch with the cycles of life, with weather and climate, with flexibility and patience. Research shows that putting your hands in the soil can help boost immunity and decrease depression. Gardening is also a gateway drug for caring more about nature, the environment and all aspects of our food system. I’ve also learned from years of growing food with children that when they grow it, they eat it! Gardening causes you to fall in love with vegetables in a deep and lasting way.

Let it Rot!

Tweet Although I’ve been enthusiastically  composting here at the Rubin Rodeo for over a year, I’m about to start something even bigger. Last night, I began my  journey to become a Master Composter. The  Master Composter course provides training in the art...