Review: Kids in the Garden

By: Tsia

Kids in the Garden is a welcome follow up to the honest, humble gardening book Growing Stuff. Geared toward kids in the 8+ range Kids in the Garden is chock full of simple projects that can take place in your garden throughout the growing season. more...

Dyed Fungus: a Tutorial

By: Penny Nickels

My dear Flickr Friend Odile made these amazing dyed Turkey Tail fungus. She was kind enough to write a tutorial to share! more...

Seeds of Inspiration

By: helena

A couple of great books have come out recently featuring Bay Area projects related to urban farming and backyard systems for sustainable living. more...

Punk Fui: Feng Shui for the rest of us

By: Tsia

Feng Shui is an ancient, venerated art form whose practitioners study with masters for years to perfect their understanding. Punk Fui is something that I made up by reading a book on Feng Shui in a weekend and trying out some experiments. more...

The Seed Project

By: Abigail

The Seed Project is an experiment in "seed as potential" or "form follows growth". Simple packets of wheatgrass seeds were distributed to artists and cultivars worldwide as a means to test how each individual would craft a dialogue with the same organic building blocks, though in varying growing conditions and regions globally. more...

Crafts for a Navy Dad

By: Scott

My father just celebrated his 80th birthday. He spent a long time in the Navy. more...

DIY Root Cellaring

By: Riva

With winter over, I’ve long finished the organic potatoes and apples my father sent me from his massive garden in Eastern Canada. I grew up in a farmhouse with a delightfully creepy root cellar. more...

Alt Guide: Slow Food

By: Juliane Crump

In America, the fast food backlash has begun. We are increasingly suspicious of hormones, trans fats and foods concocted in the laboratory. more...

Incredible Edible Estates

By: Abigail

There is a lawn and garden revolution currently taking place in the heartland. “Garden," as we know it, typically conjures up images of a private, enclosed space - a protected visual oasis - a patchworked quilt of cultivated herbs and seasonal vegetables. more...

Inspired Living- Miami is RAD

By: Scott

Jesse, his wife and parents went to the Art Basel fair in Miami. They got to stay in the now empty home of a family friend’s late mother. more...