Plant Some Garlic!
Tips for Planting Garlic by Sandy Swegel A foot or two of snow on the garden may make it seem like the gardening season is over, but if your ground isn’t frozen yet, there’s still time to plant some garlic. Fall is the best time to plant garlic (which needs a cooling cycle before growing) […]
Which Foods are GMOs, Anyway?
Detecting These Foods and How to Avoid Them by Sandy Swegel We read a lot about GMO foods, but a recent reader question made me think about how little I know about which foods are genetically modified when I go shopping. I know I can avoid GMOs by eating only organic foods, but once I […]
When the Garden Stops Making Free Food!
Heirloom Vegetable Seeds by Sandy Swegel The hard freeze is upon us here in Colorado. We’re scurrying to save and process the last of the harvest. Counters are full of green tomatoes. Winter squash line the shelves of the mudroom. But fresh organic food coming in from the garden is dwindling. The time of buckets […]