Home Grown Food Challenge

It’s the final day of the Home Grown Food Challenge, and boy,...

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:09:39 -0400

It’s the final day of the Home Grown Food Challenge, and boy, what a great and enduring month it’s been. Tonight, I’ll be taking Olive for her first trick-or-treating adventure. Hopefully she will be willing to share some of her candy with me after midnight.

As I enter the final week of the Home Grown Food Challenge it...

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:43:10 -0400

As I enter the final week of the Home Grown Food Challenge it helps to remind myself of the bigger picture. Sure, the challenge is a great way to celebrate the harvest time, but it is also a calculated way to force myself to experience what it’s like to live off of just the food I’m able to grow as well as explore the great local food sources that exist.

That being said, I’m looking for some more meal inspiration. Please challenge me with a meal I can make and I’ll do it for you! Build a Meal

Thanks to Melanie for submitting this Home Grown Food Challenge...

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:12:00 -0400

Thanks to Melanie for submitting this Home Grown Food Challenge recipe. This suggested combination of ingredients was surely a challenge…Jalapeno, Jerusalem Artichoke, Pumpkin, Chili Pepper and Golden Globe Turnip, doesn’t get more interesting than that. Luckily, when it comes to pizza there really isn’t much I wouldn’t try on it. Please take a second and Build a Meal for me.

12 days down, 19 to go! If you haven’t pledged yet,...

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:02:13 -0400

12 days down, 19 to go!

If you haven’t pledged yet, there’s still time to take the local challenge for 1 week or 1 day.

Home Grown Food Challenge

Spaghetti Squash Stir Fry Recipe Thanks to Lindsay for...

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:17:00 -0400

Spaghetti Squash Stir Fry Recipe

Thanks to Lindsay for submitting this Home Grown Food Challenge recipe. Up until this point, I had only made spaghetti squash with tomato sauce, which I had grown tired of. This was a very refreshing way to use this winter squash along with other fresh veggies from my garden.

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be making more user-submitted recipes. If you would like to contribute please do so here.

What does your pantry look like?

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:04:59 -0400

What does your pantry look like?:

An impressive stocked up pantry from NWEdible

Hello friends on Twitter… Will you support the home grown...

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:41:17 -0400

Hello friends on Twitter…

Will you support the home grown and local food movements by lending a tweet?

Find out just what we mean: Thunderclap.it

Making homemade sauerkraut is an easy and delicious way to...

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:10:40 -0400

Making homemade sauerkraut is an easy and delicious way to preserve those cabbage heads before the frost hits. In this recipe, we use a white head of cabbage, Egyptian onions, caraway seeds and sea salt.

5 days down, 26 to go… I’m eating only food from...

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:55:00 -0400

5 days down, 26 to go…

I’m eating only food from my garden for the whole month and I’d like you to get involved. Here’s how:

Facebook App – Pledge To Take the Challenge

We’ve made this easy for you. Not only can you pledge to take the challenge for as little as 1 day, but you can also pledge to eat only locally grown food in place of home grown.

Napkin Labs Brainstorm Application – Build Me a Meal

Inspired by the show, Chopped, we’re calling on supporters to help me build a meal by choosing ingredients from my Master list. I’ll be choosing a number of submissions to make and participants are able to win prizes!

Thunderclap.it – Spread the Word

This platform is a newer tool that allows you to amplify your tweet by getting backed by a target number of supporters. This model is similar to kickstarter, but in place of a monetary donation, a support needs to dedicate a tweet. C’mon, who doesn’t want to do that!

13 Great Posters on Preserving Food, When It Was Life or Death...

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:03:00 -0400

13 Great Posters on Preserving Food, When It Was Life or Death via Tree Hugger

credit: McGill Collection

Garlic gets planted in the fall, sits tight over the winter, and...

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:15:18 -0400

Garlic gets planted in the fall, sits tight over the winter, and is one of the first plants in the garden to say hello to spring.

Happy First Day of Fall 2012! What a summer season it was. With...

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 19:37:00 -0400

Happy First Day of Fall 2012!

What a summer season it was. With a never ending drought early on that turned into a mild end, this growing season surely had its twists and turns. Here’s a quick rundown of what did and didn’t do so well.

Farmer's Market Guide

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:47:00 -0400

With farmer’s markets opening back up for the season, eating local will be easier. So here is a guide to getting the most from your local farmer’s market.

Besides joining the HGFC here is a list of 10 great gardening communities worth checking out.

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:39:00 -0400

Besides joining the HGFC here is a list of 10 great gardening communities worth checking out.

In the mood to get creative with your gardening? Here are a few...

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:55:18 -0400

In the mood to get creative with your gardening? Here are a few cost effective IKEA hacks ranging from a chicken coop to composters. (Article from Treehugger and Hugo Abreu built/Photo composter)

Garden-to-Table is a familiar term, but what about...

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:37:30 -0400

Garden-to-Table is a familiar term, but what about Garden-to-Zoo? Denver public schools have developed a school gardening program that helps feed local zoos fresh, school grown produce. Pretty amazing! (Photo From Sweet Local Farm)

An awesome interview by PSFK with the Brooklyn based pop-up...

Sat, 12 May 2012 09:55:47 -0400

An awesome interview by PSFK with the Brooklyn based pop-up urban gardening shop, Hayseeds Big City Farm Supply. Take a look at what they had to say on the DIY/urban farming movement. (Photo via PSFK)

Thomas Jefferson's Vegetable Garden: A Thing Of Beauty And Science

Thu, 10 May 2012 17:36:32 -0400

Thomas Jefferson's Vegetable Garden: A Thing Of Beauty And Science

Collards

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:01:45 -0400

Collards:

Collards are thought of as a Southern food without much reason. Here’s how to grow them in your garden no matter what part of the US you’re from.

Free tomato plants for Bostonians

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:19:35 -0400

Free tomato plants for Bostonians:

On May 12th, the city will be giving away 2,012 tomato plants to promote urban gardening. Spread the word and get ‘em while they last.