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. .R ie 'P~ce processed fo o dis in y ou r d ie t w ith f re sh i org8 n ic ]rU i~~ts.

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Creating a sense ofplace, in the garden,

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67 Grtu~ 'n Shoots

,A crop ofhot :p eppers inspires apoet .0PI- '" l 'N'T. . . . . . , a , 1 i I ' 1 1 l 1 " . ' 1

A string ofbeads to grow, not wear.

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Bioehar, dog'Sin the garden, and more,6 Pl r 'o 'v iden'~,Cook,

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Baskets that give inmany ways" ,0 F'lower Power

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S o I write this, note, OUI' first'

frost' date in . mmans is ~oom=

i ng , 'Where., I wonder; did the

t~me:,go(

'D o y ou re me mb er h ow '

chiklhood's s umm er v ac atlo ns s ee me d

,e:od.,e s s? E :a t! ch da y ' was, packed 'w i th . events,

t, '1 d 'b -mout eavene , Iy J!!aJ1lguorousmoments spent

dreami ng and wishing,

That's kind of whar ies been like this

past y , e , a r at O " g a l i ' i c Gardening. From, our

first "new m ook" issue' inJan'llary~,the : y e a , f '

stretched ahead o f us ~ke:at ,me,andering

g,a,rden path, on e that t o o .k ,u s . o n a ,fres ,h~O'ur ,Fru,ieyo many i rD J , s pw , r , ~D , g ; p la ce s, w h ere

'w e m et fellow ga rdene rs who ,g;arveus ideas

for our own organic gardens and encouraged us' to' t ry '

something different, Some of these' places .and 'p eople

gav,eus cause to think about the' planet and our rves,and the I ives of ( l in t families, friends, and communities,

in,w,ays ,we had perhaps not cons idered 'be:fore'~and to

rake action to improve wh a t 'we ,found.,

W e: l!v 'e 'c ome ' a " lon,g w a ry in a s ho rt tim"e,~110. qnestion,

guided b y ou r ulany and var ied expert conrributors.

Perhaps ,t:heJune/Jufy issue's la'P'P'f Hens coverwas the

most obvious signal 'chat things bad changed, Matthew

Benson's photography captured the aflure and humor

0 '£ au r feathery models as,they strut ted their stu'ff along

Of'g{lnir G t l I ' it e : t l c i n g " J . s r ·~.nw3Ly.,

F ! O ! o d . from, the otga.rric ga]id'en s t ep l p le d i n ,t o the

,Hmel igh t , ,a:n.dout , g u 1 e s t chef s se rved up s ome fabu lous

recipes =seandouts for me were rhe rich vegetable

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rews and h ' 'AN~Cf!'A

in D eborah M ' . ~ a d .•son's A ' pri m " r o M ' . qy!W I , I ! l r .~··" . ' .j!. I." : . ~ r w - e - , '. : ~~lr ~~i~ ~M I .:.1~1··"·~'~1~.I~ ..... I ~ i - ,~~v~ -. ~ -.: ~I. ~ W " ~ ' . _ g ' , ~ . - :

fe ! ' I I t - U[1I':i "Tu n ,.1 1 : " , ~ "'Ii 'nO'd'1V'",,;::,,;ti,V jlj A -' mo no - t he man "\1' pl a nrs1 g .' .1 ; . 0 : : ; .!! I , ~ . l! i .l ;U ; ,i I <R~ .J l .. : . ' , . ,I,ii;:)~'''-'.l.' a: ',. . H '0 ., d,.' i L ~ a . , · !!J.~,

featured duringthe ye.ar, chiles were the most popular.

Ideed, this was the Foodie Year of '[be Peppe r , and in

, re c o .g n it lo n w e : close the sea son with a poem dedicated

to these ,nery 'fruits in a t new depa r t ment, Green Shoots l

appear in.,g i n , t h w $ is:sue , ~ o . rth,le 6 r s ; r t ' ttm,;f;"

1 0 " . , - ' ' " 8 ' ,Linie G , o : n i p , n l n g ' - : - m''I i ' ' l i IC ', 1 ' Y 1 1 0 ~ , v ~ d , ' -b : e . Y ' : " Q : n : l l , i~~ f l i " ' iim i l t~ • _ ~ _ ~ • ~ • ~ ~ ! l~~ • ~ ~ • 'y ~~lW ~~L ~~~!I!~. I . I,

bo . r d ,e r s " a .n d 't h e n~ ~s .n ow all iPad. issue a~ aHa h Ie. , 10u ,r

,~oclebook.fan basJe is ' b o om in . g ~ a n d w e ' j' ve , es t a, bU s h ed

so,me t.ruly meani.n,gf-Ul programs with ou r : a dv- er ti s ,i n ,g

p a.rtn ers.., ,O ne s 'o ch 'w ,a s t be N YiC G £ ow 's , ev en t h e: 1d

thts past Aprl 1in L nion Square We' creared ,a-nevent

CIUit brought folks out in the pouri D , g : rain to sample the

products that make Iiving organicelly a reality, Maria

Ro Oda le W,3S there i n r a , .n c o at and , g tmmbo o t s ; s i g n ing h er

book O r g a r l ' i , c Mal1;ifi1to , . So was Meredith Hill, at teacherc , t ' C:-·.,...r '.-tb,...Seco -~:-,-:.'School fo a M ·"ath 5 : ' 1 - - le - 'f',P - = , d ' -ll . . I I . " . ! ! um ..iac 'Il ;,.!.u ua :r y _ ", .ov,!II. n, r .. a.,.I:;;, C iL n,IILL ~ an ,

Engin.le¢::ri.ng~ in . Harlem, S he in tr od uc ed h er se l f) and w e:

,got talking about the food and susta:run~b.~Hty SUl.TI'M,er

pI"ogram she was doingwith her 7th-grade English class

Was [here any th ing, sh e asked, that OrgilN/lt ,Gardening

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fa:mily farm, tbe F ood C enter, the R o O da le I nstitute, and

, O r g 4 1 l i : t . , G a r J ~ 1 J , i " 't / s ,editoriaJ. offices, ' whe re ' t. t :ut: 'yearned

a'bout o l . a , : g a , z , m , n epro d n c t i o n fr:001, u s editors, I , r e c e n m J y

rece ived '!j"II,..,ffi f i r s t P ' roof ' o " r r h· eir Ji~''II'n~,nf'! I : I I ' ~ ' I I ? \ ~ ' ~ i 0 ' n ·'(:' . 0 · · ."'":fl.~;",w.~ ~ ,.~. ,I~jrl~ n,_ ~ _' '_ . -.W , _ • ~.W _ . I~ . ,~v_. 'f ~ ,W~,Wv ,vI f. b~r!f~~~

, G t l r J e n - i ' f l ,g , Tirled F r : e r h l 1 7 Q u t b VQt~('~Jr;!t P f J Q - d 'I;"I1(/' S U J t t l i n -t l , f J , i l £ t y " it underscores our message, which is one 'filled

wirh hope for the future ~supported 'b y the knowledge

that we rea l ly can make the w o . r l l i d , R better p l a c e for OUE

( :11ldren b y taki n,g,that first, s m a ll s ;m : e :p ~or by ,inspiring'. - , ,othe c ~ ., ' , " '[ ' h e ' 0' 11 '" ~ ;f;,.. .C e . c ' - - , . me· t0 ' " - , - - - b - : - , -,;i!I;, the '0 = g ' '' '' - " c. " i ! ' i i ' .. ' ] ,'lb r~ W,iE. '. n , r L xa .mp ,~ ,1 ' ' - , I" em , c"n;U:::L' "L " r.~unlC W,py.

Fiutu'y'e W'T' ll ' ters~,

f ! ;d i t~?~s"a-na

o-rg,(ini'c g'Iti,rt'iener:s,"

C-J, '~~_!l]'.r.~mi[Jla

Sec'Ond'(l,·-y t lc , IU'Ql~ '"th~gr-{ujeda,ss'

vis,its' th,e edit~r~al

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G~["dening.



We've reconfigured our popular Eco- ,Pacs i n a sma ll er baq with th e same amoun t of

c e r e a l, s o t he re 's lesswas te ' and more e ff ic ient . sh i pp in g l 'T o b o o t, t he y 'v e final ly ' learned

to s tand up fo r themselves, so' they're eas ie r to f ind and easier to store, AI , Ithat, and they

now com e wi th a nifty re -s ea la b le s tic ke r to k eep th e q re at taste f reshe r lonqer,



rob cardilloRob's been photographing gardens ..~.l8 l- l1ts . .!

and 'the people who-tend them for more

than 2 1 0 jl,eRI's., His award-winning work

appears wid . e ly~ ,and.his recent books

include The E7lcycloj)(!Jdi·(.t olContainer

Pla 'n t s . .Based inAmbler, Pennsylvania, Rob

admits tooverplanting andunderweeding,

ellen ecker ogdenEllen's interest in.organic g~rdenin,g and.

omamental edibles began fun19.88 on a .

. 1 . 0 -ae re fa rm fu n,southern Vermont, She's

the author of The ·C(n»pl ,et e .Ki t . t~hen Gar-den

and cofounder otT:hs: Cook's Garden seed

catalog ..Follow her at e l l ' enog,den."com a.

Fro:mhis studio. near 'Turin, Italy,Dario

travels to capture theworld's most beauti-

fulgardens ..Shooting Pogg ] [oAl l o ro for

Qrganic Gardening,. how !eve : r~kep t h im

nearer to home while 'bringing that slice cf

Tuscan heaven to us.Mazzi tii9ra.zie~Dariol

Lorna Sass, a.k.a, "the Q1l1EH~11,of'Pressure

Cooking," has wrlttsn Is cookbooks,

including GooJci 'no'under Pressure, Great

Veg)eta'rlan I C O O l ( ' ii i f t 9 under Pressure, ,and

the comprehensive '~ole' Grains Every

Da y ~ Ev , er .r yWay!.which w on ;3, J '81mes BeardAward, Vigit her at l · o r n a - 8 , ( , l S , S · .c o m .

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Dan. Koeppel clearly descrfbes aproblem in his contrarian article [Common Ground,

October/November], Bananas are the most popular fruttworldwtde, .and the "Cavendishj

variety is . the one W'9eat"We·have spread the fungus threatening this majo:rfood source

around the world ..Conventional hybri diin g is a1most imp ossible, Rare bre ads of

'bananas are vanishing durato sickness and habitat loss" We'maybe irrevocably-on the

path to self-destruction, with only ever-more-risky options to remedy big problems ..OUf

overp opulation ere ates rna ].lY of our greatest problems ~But even given the present real-

ity' some ofus believe that actions such as genetic modification to 'feed more people, or

releasing an 'invasive plant's natural enemy into the plarrt's new habitat to try to control

It, are the wrong answers, 'Weare not wise enough to man age the incre asing imbalance,

our mantpulations always have,unintended consequence s. The further we manipulat e

our existence awayfrom the,natural, the harder itwtll get 'tosustain ourselves, 'I'his

Iswhy Igarden and live as natu rally as I can, Uslngless tri{:ky and more life- affirming

methods like localizing and thus dlversifvingour worldwide food.markets to prevent

disease spread, and maintatnlng Irvely agricultural soil everywhere, will 11':lOn~likely

help to sustain us into the futu re, It will requietagre at 8 1 1 1 f t in QUI attitude, but th is can

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t rmes a,$,K.t., .mymo t "e r ror quan rnn e s mher recipe s, Sh e was a, Pen nsy],va.n ia 'Ge~rman

who could. co ok without always having to'

refer to haw much of something= she just

knew; , ,have a recipe book with O ' I U r favorite. ,. lud l ' iL. f" Mrec r pe'$; :;me uliLW.ingtne ones' ro m .·· .·.o m,.,

Hopefu 1 1 y ' .ie n . be useful for our offspringsomeday;

Cover Boyv '"J: o u r m a ga Z ll ne :

featured my son,

Zamis, on its

October 1992

is su e c ov er - (his

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th rew ,3 , temper

tantrum eha t day

a nd wasn ' t in :~,nyphoros), Zamia

is now ,2~Zmnd ar

th e University o :f

South Florida.

Si nee then, .J :Dy

gard,ens have be len

th rough manyphases over the, years, but

still remain much the same. The starr of our

ga rdening year' :"' j U'S , [ beginni 11,g~Summer is

ou r sweltering off-season"

Tom Carey

Qvi e d ' o J Fl~:n"id'a



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Chlrii,stmas Sta,rl :ersI I am a Mas.ter Gardener in Snohomish Coun ty " last JH3ar, Igrew 1.000

vegetab Ie star ts for our annual plant sa, lie" The cost to r grow mats was

too h~l ii :h,so I used [my Chr i ls im,as rope I lghts and zip-tied them to my wlre

shelves. I grew the best basil , peppers. and tomatoes wlth that added bot-

to m h eat - I though t It w as a goo d use of the no n - LE D ro pe' I ,~ghts., 'I th i nk t h 8'

ne igh bars were: a bilt c on to se c a b ou t th e g l ow ing red an d pu rpi e Iights. bu t

they a I i benefi te d wit h he e I thy pi ant starts.Janice TaUman

Ev,e'ret t,Wa8hingtQ~

S creen C : ,o v'ers ,The birds ,Iike to sni p o n n~ y sugar -pea p Iants, I 5to pped b y th F a ,Ioe e I h a rd -

wa,re stare and ' ~ h r a y gave me tw o big, long p iec es o f o ld s crr& en ~n g from

doors that w e re r e s c r e e ned . I dnaped t hem ow e r th e chicken w 'i re that 1S

betw een the row s o f peas. and it ,i 5 w o rk i n g real Iy wei r, I a m h :o ld in g t he

edges. of th e screen d ow n w ith 'b ric ks " and I r eaMy ! ~ k ,eth~sb ette r th an no at-

ing row C QV,ers because I cain see ttle peas and they get me re ~ght: The best

part Ii 5 that the birds can't get th em ~

•T AL Y

BeachcomberMo:s t organ ic gardeners are opportunist ic,

ta k' ing wna t others toss, an d add i ig funct ion

to it. L,iv ing near th e 0cesn is a greal examp~e

of this. Whet her diving. T e s hing. or go i ragto the

b ea c h . w e ta ke 5 -- ga llo n b uc ke ts with us to

c oi l ect 0 U r b ounty . I 't rnay be lots of seaweed

o r a n ex p ~,o sjo rao ' ~s ta lr fi sn a 1 , , 1 w as h ec up on 'the

beac h, T h 8:se a dd g n~a't n utr: tion to th e corn-

post, Some favor i tes a re w ash ed- up c ra b a nd

muss' S I sh e 11:s,.N at on~ydo they ad d ca~cium

and nt h er m i illera Is , but becau se they ar€ sha rp

they ca tl be spri nk~ed aro u nd sens lt ive planits to

w a ra 0t f s lu g s-Mickalel'Shalko'wski

Sa'un d',er ,,stown, Bl~od'if] Island

Rlelcyc~e"Three " " ' i n-One"II k eep a n 0Id s packle b u c ket uncle r my kitchen

: : ; i nk to U S f? as a compost bin (Recyc le #1)" lt's

h a lf -f ull o f shredded paper -(Recycl 'e #2), w Iie n

keeps the: kitchen scraps dry (Recycl 'e #3), t hus

keep iFi g smells en d tru it f'l ie s aw ay , Whene\N: r II

go to tb e gre'iS nnou se, I emp ty th e bu c k e r t into

th e c ompo- st p i Ie, ~ said o m need s. w ash ing 0r

·t -- ld Iets rna . y,

Ma . ri tt L e :w i s

G~en (J~vel l ' New York



I F ' ~ o ' l r ' a ~ 1Composts omen r ne s I co n 't empty my 'kitchen co m post

bucket8 1S

o fte n a s I shou Id. T he resu lt is 8J

rather d~ ts s te fu I e xamp Ie of ant r -eromather-

apy. As usuat, Mothe r Nattu re to th e re sc u e.

Crus hed lave nd ar b lo sso ms 'O r a couple of

drops ot ~:aV8nder €ssentia I 01 lin th e bottom of

my b uc ket m sans Nlat I ,a m greete,d wi th good

' S m ' e i l i s when II open th e bucket . e v e n days l at er .

De br a. N i c k€ ;U

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I R e l p u r ' p , o s i e l d l C UpI s a ve a II my pilastlc lced-coffee cu ps a ile! ~ds,

f I~ th e c up s. W tt h so l I a nd steed 5. pu t the ] ld 5

on , an d 'Iine them up on my wil1dowsi~ls- They

me k e g re at rn i ni g re en h o u se s. Anyth ing wi'~h a

cl e ar lid ca n be a greenhouse, I have u s ed c le ar

legg'cartons, salad: co nta~ne:rs,an d take -out

ic e-crea m dish es. ~ recycle th e pia st i c atte r ~

trai ls plant m y. s eed ll ng s ~nto the garden.

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DESIG-N LI'KE A PRO_ '...• - ' I _ ,~ _ _ 1 , _ , _ . . ' , _ _ 11 _

C· t - I · _ S I · . · · · . . . . . , . . f · · · · · - , p· · · · 1 ._ I" " > . . • • • . . . . . • . . I' 1···· , ,1 . .• • . • • .. . . • . .. .. 1

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. ' , ., ,. • .. • • . ' /, " , ' , .- . , > - . _ ,, ····,i ",r e , . . · , . ,.a. . , / , l , n - - - g . - ' . a..:. . ! " " ' · r e , . · · - - s - · . . e . . · , ' 0 , · " , · I ,- - - a · . " . .· " . , c ·· /e · , · . , '- -_ . . . . 1 _ I _ , - I - __ " . - _ - . _I I . - . -_ __ " • - • .," ',_

ost p e o pl e 6n d it easier

to create a sense ofplace, "'n is id e t he h ome than

outside :'.n [he garden, If

Y O T U Iive on Cape Cod, for

I" h h W I If- , ~ ' ' . . : . J ,~ .- ./ ~- , ," ',' ,' , - ' . . .. . , 1 - ' , " ' " 1 ,~~- 'examp ,e,;YOM, a.n,g,seasca,p es on tne w a ,., .,

your home is in ru rat Colorado, you dis.play. " . ' . . f ' . ' h R '" k M " .. . · 6 '-_ I . _ - . • j . " . _1 . ' . · _ _ [ I , I I •p .a. rnn tl .ngs o . t ... o~:>y" ountains; . I . y

rods and 'va~.kiogsticks are on show in the

from hall, That is, you cenfidently choose

.0b j ects tha t \V:"

ll help you to d efin e a .s en s eof place ..'W .heo your home: resonates withfe -. - .' '. . .'.th --.'~.- ~., hi h ..,.... · = , ' .. II . ,_" .! " '-. I I: I I "." ! . . . . ;: . . . . . . , . .re .erences co tr e re.gIo'", In w .U:' you 1ve I'

l i l t feels settled in thatp i l a c e .

The same can b e ' t ru e : of y,ou.r g . a r d . e n m As,

y ou . e sta bl is h. ,3 ' sound : rej ,aJt ir)nship' a.mo.n.g

you r house, ,garde;o., . a : l l d the la:r:g.e~iDatu f,Ri

world, yo~.develop a personal and indi-. - '. . . . i ll , . 'l ' ,f ' i h, .. '. ,.. . . : ! I I di ..._...... . dV,~I!l!!!.ua=tye t J,;lt IS rcoteo, nsnucnve, an;of'[ he place, Com fort results. Your garden

Feels just right, and inevitable, 'Creatingthat sense ofplace outside is in sp ir ed b y-

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regronai anr sc 'apes anr ecosystems as we .

as n~g~on.aIa : rde :n i ng styles, str uc t u re s ,

materials, and native plants.Structures .Drive around your region

looking for examples of old arbors and

pergolas, garden sheds and out buildings,

fences and g3t , e : s~ the l ikes of which. you ,

migh t incorporate .i n your - g a rden, In .

southern Vermont, .tor· e xam pl e ~whe r e

J Iive and ,garden., straight dry-laid stO. I : :U~

w a Us a re everyw he re , a s are o ld ( an d. Hevi)

garden sheds to whic h are attached fencedfour-quadran t herb and vegetable gardens j,

both are ,pa.rtof my garden . .Ifyou Iive

in .Virginia or the mid-Adantie states j;

enter C:()lo1iial'\Villid;i}$sv,urg g a r i i e n : s in a

w eb searc h e n g m n e . t o .f in d i .m a ge s s .h .o ,w . in g

how ga.rden~~,nd outbuildi n gs fu se ,in to a

r eg io n a J.style, ] f y o u . ~ive In the Sou thwes t ,

look ar 'how'adobe walls are used to enclose

gardens ..When buildi n , g : structures ill

your garden, choose indigenous materials:redwood, cedar, oak, hemlock; O,I" black

1 0 cust in the regions where they .gr-o~.

·Pa.th s . 1 L i. rf a c ¢ 's ~ Ch(]i()se i.nd igen.IQu$

stone, locally made b ric k, a -n d.loose materj-als such as pea s t o n e ' or I C I ' W J l 5 h , e d , gravel

rather than turni n,g to . the : national def:au'~t

surfaces: bark mulch or lawn..Pennsylvania

bluestone belongs on terraces and forma ~

paths here in theNrtheast ~whUe sand-

stone belongs in we stern .g~.rdem.s,~Cru shed

g ~ "r -diV,&:;.~ 0- ' I'l l " e xp o s ed,_-II:00r A ; ' g - ' at ',p cone re 'iIc',r-J,: : i ~ J I J . " ~ _ ~ ' " ' : ~ :_: Q.bb.'~. '_ '~~ ~"_" L •. '_.t..~

surfaces feel ]t~~htin the Southwest. Paehs

of old brick belongi 11 a Charleseon, South'C a ro l in a, ,g arden { or a .n y co t t a ge garden),

C r u s he d oyster shells as a r-i n c h topdress-

Ina on a . 6 -· incb b~UN:~of eru shed grave '10okI

. just .righlt; fOl a sunny informal garden path

. r n . n coastal Maryland orMaine.

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' 'I"! " . ' .." . '. _ ." I . . 1 ' I \ . - .r.mam,en.ts~ .'... : OOS i e IU.-,)e,cts enat re o ,a te

'~OYiou"you r . ~i re s t o r y, yO'~. rhorne, o r y o u'r

region, Ifyon ' en joy sleek mo dern sculpt ure"_ ... ' ,

and display it ill your home, put a modern

sculpture made of indigenous stone ,.ny o ur - en tr y ga rden , My wife and I li ve in ,3

zzo-year-eld farmhou s.. .in.Vermont, 'Where



,£~ft t,O rigid;; A, ~~gio~~Ja~'Sl;'~t:icm~y m!jg 'Q;H cTu s:ke,d~oyster s \he,Uwalltways ' a'na a picketJ.ra1;u.!~ in th~'

Ttd'ewatfiT IfJP'ea (;f'ViTgini~ ,~spen$"ad 'abe wall ' s" a ' nd t'~ddy s t tnd's t 'O 'ne in thie mo[.t 'Hta. iu ( i lus South ,we ' , s , t ;

01' mt~ llsture-'@vitlg p ' . e 7 l e . i l : ~ n 1 ' t d ' s and' Ca-ma;c8'basa ~'t'agS'tf)'tM:,s 'i~~thifl 'Pacific N()ythwest"

T,hink

about

~,h,:r.e:e , :~d,usty mHk cans set' on

steps in the garden underpin asense of rhe history of the place,

If you live in Pennsylvania, paint

hex si h id f'e x s l,g ;n o n 'it te s i, ' e 0" r U M o r

shed 0,[, ,ga,rag'f".

C,OiOF'., Each reginn ofrheh 1 '. rr uIcour:~:i[,ry na s ' C ' o . o rs : a t S $o ( : . r n , a . t , e ' l ( . l l l ,

with it.The Norrheast ,':0definedb bl kI~ .. - i -... ". ''. - , ,"-, _. ,, . :": . . ...:.__~,e"Loe· - f g c e,e n g ra s S o _ ue s__y,

and fiery autumn foliage(:01-,

crs=red, orange, and yellow=seen through

ha zy , humid air, The Southwest is associated. '- 'rh be iee g"'' ' ' '! ' '1io;,::r\t!li '~1_ ' ~. ; n d st on e _ .;} ,"d .;},.Jj0~""" . , .A.tZ I " ,Wh., .':0"- '.:~.,vLJ I i , : ! , -i),itJl. " i I U I I. ; : H " . . . :JI,IlIL,,' £ I I i " , a.'Uu:U .....;;:,...L.w .1 I I .

tb,rough bright, dry air. Th e b,riUi$ilfit g ,arden

' I i , a b , ~ . ' e a t u x, o t San r a Fe= red g e r an iums in

ga'z ed - i U , . ~lI"n ' P ' " ots for ~IRi, ! ! :,.'Ifl ,'.,; } ' 1 I T 1 i, l " 'l o G b _ li]I;r,~n G> i "1; ; ! . , ; ; : ; 0 ,t ;o 'a - 'IF\!w _ ~ ~ , lU .} ~, I~~ . .. " " " . _ ~~~ Il~.. JlJ,w!t.;J1I~:~,~,!I~~ g__~ ,~·~~~~!iJ4r~_ ' JJ

to compete with sunl i8ht th at washes Iife

from bland garden ' colors ."

Native plants. PIanting native trees,

shru b s , and perenn iaIs is one ofthe ma]or'trends In .~~~rdenin.(1.i:north America today.

~ ~ l~

Enter nat/rice pta,nts Into a,s e a r ch engi n e a lo n g

wirh ' the name 'o f you r state Of'

region to find 1ists. W e plantedshadblow (;jm'el(lfu:hier) trees

'" d En our g;a r . ..en ye a rs ago, "ve'r.y

mid-April, we see our shadblow

'. bl d h h ~-" ", "-, " " -, , " " ,- , " ._, ,- 'I - ",in . noom aru ,t en see t "e . natrve

, fOll tm abloom in nearby woodlands,

!\Tativc ,plan'ts underpin a sense 0,(

place , they re in fo rc e a vis ua l a nd

felt,relation ship between your

garden and the plant commun itie sf '" F-- h h ft " t,o yuu,r r e gmon ., - ~urn ermore, , tt l . e y: ' o u ri sn

~,n3 . pace where their suitability for the

climate and .1 0 cal son is pr-ovlen.

Creati ng a ,ga. r.de, tl w ,~ th re,[~Jon.alplants,

materials, a n d g .a rd e n style s p,r,a,vides yO iU ,

with. a, r ea ss ur in g s en se ofbelonging., Yourd . n i l · k dto di WI-g~ r en is llfU]L ea to :rntssu rroano UJ.gs,,:~ae n

YO I U , begin to think about your garden ,in

f"· 'm · besiterms 0: its ] ! lOcat10n", youeglD to see your

design thinking changing away from clichesand towa rd something more d l e e ' , p : ~ y felt , and

. d ., .coasidere .,.- Gord()n Ha:yward

uourgarden'in termsof its

location.

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' i ll Unusua l lealves l Ii , Frag r an t f lower s

,i G o o d c on ta ine r plant

he first sight of string of

, 'beads cascading over the ri m

of itpot will call to mind a

j eweb"y box, over,A.ow~ing with.

jade b ead s , The leaves of 'lois

p fan t- a:~ 'soaptly c.aH.leds t r in ,g , of pea s -e-a re

.m.odi h,ed in to .f le sh y .water-storing o r b s

about the size and color of fresh peas,

They're arranged along a th .nstem that

runs horizontally or spills OVIeredges,

(Though they l ook edible, note that the

plant is toxic if eaten)

.As if its disttnctlve a.p'p,e,a.r.ance weren't

enough, this succulenr yields another

SoU rp r i se: :A.owe:rs., In ·W~~nter, brush.-shaped

'white flowers about vs inch long appear,witha rich aroma suggestive of C],OV'~S~

cinnamon, or vanilla, like seasonal cookies

fresh from the oven,

.Anative . Q 1 : f southwest Africa, string of

beads is a.rela tive of the annual be dding

plant dusty illlliUer- (Se.neclo , c i n e r a r i a ) . . Hardy

'to on:~Y'4·f·F" it is mo s t o ... h~ n_g110wnindoors

as a houseplanr, 'but itcan go outdoors in .

s u I nm e r, L oo k c lo se ly at e ac h b a ll -s h ap e dleaf to notice a thin translucent stripe ..

T - - h - ~f!. strioe serves .~i . '1 ' ;] ~LW-- l~ndow..1I d I - I """,,1;;::0:,,~n'p·. I _I~ . ;] Il L ..IIlrL~"J t '~" ;;I l~~ IIJ • ' : 'Y,u" I~ a' U·!f!r,:&1,· '~I

Iight Inside each bead so that hcan har-

ness more e n e : a r : g y ' i l tb1t()"ugh photosynthesis.

P la nt s tr i n g, o f b ea ds in f r e 1 e = d . r , a i n . r u . n . g

S I O ~ r u l .W a t e'f d ee ·.p ~ Yjand le t the $o i~ ,dry o u t

between warerings. Poslt ion indoors i~-la.

south- or west-facing ' w " " ndow, outdoors,

plant ill full s.un or dappled shade a. Ferrilize

only tw.n( :ea ye.ar- spri ng and fall=with anorganic fertilizer, ide aU y one:formu ared

fOorsucculents. l o w ' in n i t rogen and h ig h in

:20 0 r g a 11 ieGa. .r den 1 . n g V'00 l _ .5 8 .;1

phosphorus and potassium. (For example, the guaranteed , ~ u ] . a . ~ . y 5 i s ,

printed OJl the package might read 0-3-:1~)Or use' ageneral-

: pu . rp05 'e o rga n i c t , e r t w lizer at one - hal f to one-quarter the suggestedrate. Take divisions. or cuttings from your m ndoor specimen to use

outdoors, in summer ..To prop\a,g~~:[e~a y stem cuttings or individual

1 1 : ~: . ' ' . I - , . ; .e , . £ - . . ' . " I "m - d : . . • . . ~ - . e d '-,' i .s -- , -.~;. ': ,':- 1 " ,,I h i s h a d . , - ; d- , '~- . "eaves on to p 0 we. w . ' . . rame, - P ot tln.g mIX In m.g t ~.;a. ,f am .K.eeph · t '0 ~- .. + 1 ' h I' d1 J • - :- _ " , " ," • I: "', .' - : -: I ", , . , 1 -' • I - " - '-"1 r ~ . i ' [ " [. " . - 'I ,"_ '1t e SOl aare .y .m.o.9tS,i[ uuh tie ' paJ .nt .IS roore .

I .nd~)OI:S Of'out'-,tr i n ,g o f b ea ds i s e le g an t g.rOlwn. :$/0 11 0 ~ n a . h 3 1 n . g , = '

in.g basket, or combined with other succulents : s . o r h ar j , ~ 'drapes

h d f· ~'] . 0 '" 'l . d '" Ivi h- . • . ' " . . ' I " J" . - 1 1' - . , . . ,- . - , - .- . - .over t .~ee'·.ge O~:,a t:,~t"..C·O.ntal:nel .. '.. [ p,ant :It '..m : r e ' c t . Y mto t. ~Ie

ground to .cIee:p horizontally fo r a knob by, quirkygroundcover.

Just remember '[0 bring the plants in as the nights cool soyo~

don ' t miss 'c h o s e f r a g ra n t . winter b l o oms ! -Laurel 'Varan

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C O ' " ' M ' ' M O ' " · · · · - N · G " ' - " " O " " : U N - ' D; ._:.'_,,_.' .J '~__I ,_

savings, reduced 'work hours and wag'es ,! and home foreclosures,

while costs for fuel, health care, and groceries continue to rise.

Add the des traction wrought b y floods romadoes, hur 'iell!nes~

and the IGt~foil dis aster, and · ' : e s no wonder maurype ople are,I ,r' ~

struggling tokeep food on the table ..

Those 0,(us who are "food secnre'<-rhe 'USDA"s Wil:~lof describ ~~nghouseholds with access '1[ '0 enough .food~ma.y assume that

,g,over.n.mentfood P'l!o,g.ams come to the rescue when the' e,conom.ys : . [ . . ' , There .' '. ,. ,',. .' - ' - , . ( " , . ' . . 1 1 1 , . . . . ' . ' ' . . ' , . , , . d · b · · · d . . ' " ,ratters .. c nere are gaps In r tesystem, nowever, ano nu _ge~-

balancing austerity measures being discussed and implemented in

'W~.shingt![)nand m n srare capirals across 'the (~O'un-trythreaten eo

make those ,g~'plSwider byrargeting pro,g,I ' 'a.ms for the needy j~ls(t 'as

d di ".......... 1. " .', """." ... ',eman '..is f.lS,lD,gl"

e k no w , or think ' w e :know; whar hunger Iooks

1ike. And we believe we're to a. scphistjcared to

have such a.backward problem here In the land

of plenty,

Those 'who manage our country's , em,ergency

food system 'would like us to know that that belief is unfounded,Ff1edi:ng America, t he , -, ar -g e s tdomestic hunger=reHe : f ,cha : r l ly ini i j - I n . . , U" ri te d S ta e es : C ' . " , " , . . . . - . t t : " . . - . ' . ) " .+-,""' '-' 'V-'-'~i ' ; j, . . :~, ; .. .. ,,iI",.~ be tv i'"II;.Ueimreo rates, saw a ,4 u percent increase m cuents netween' ~ ' O ' · · · 0 · . . : : "i' d " ' · 0 ' ' ' , - ' ' 9 " 0: " ·~··'i : _ , ; " : h ' - : t - A :. . · · , · · _ . . " : " " 1 1 " 1 : ll'b" "it .•., ~ · I L \ . . ' · · : · , d ' . . f' f : r ' 1 ' . . , ~ . , .2..) au e., :3 ·.0 ..'.'ne Ul e ,r u. g : ~ .. '. .m,erlca.iFltS \1,. a u . a !I!.,uJf .,0. .1(;:,m.

children) now'receive at least 'p3.rl ! of their food from ,e:mierg'ency

sources, and the numbers are S'C ' 11rising,

The curren t recession has crested or exacerba t,ed financial ~prles~

s :ures, inclu d in g p ro lo n g ed unemployment, shr.in,kin,g: retirement



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F lo rid a ( : r y s : t a i l i s u til de rsta nds th e iImpo r ta nce of rnak ing a

posit i \ Ie,. Ia'St~g ilm pa c t 0n ou r · C O ,mm jnites amd the wor~d

a ro un d u s ..W ,e take pride in o ur q ua lity p ure , c an e suqar

d d l . , ' b - . I·kp ro u cts a n .•.w e rna'!n ta II n 9 re e n nu s n e ss p r a c nc e s, .I i .,e a u r

eco~.fr i iend~yf 'armi.ng and dean , r enewab le -F2'nergy

pro d u cti o n. ~n f act, F lo rl da C rysta ~s@0 r g. a n ii c an d Nla tu ra I Su ga rs a re th e fJ ' i is t

Ame ric an s uq a r prod uc ts to b f; C a r bo n F r e , e ® certified by (arrbo n fu nd .0

rg . '

· N . · . · · ·tural C a n e.. .. . . . .. .

1 C L J P F I e n d a C rysta I s @ N a tu r a I I o r

o rQ a rilc : S u g a , r

1 cup veqe ta al l e o i II

ail from 1 vi tamin E capsule

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lave nd e r or ora n ge

1 t 1 6 - e :z . I g j: ~ a . ss c o n ta i i rner with Id

Horida[~I~ iii , [ I , ~ j s t f . i r e d uOO'ema 'ofF b 'i da C r y s ta ls , C o r p o ~ a t i O l l 1 . iN5 t P ~ h r £ lB : e a c h . ,F ~ 3 3 4 ' 0 12 .

C:a rbonF~ i s a regl5te~ ' I I. a d ! H r la r k o f d ter--..........ur d - - - F - 1 f J .4 t ' - n ttl - ...4 ~ .-.-..4 rlA--"-~!!.I"JI! w .. o F g _00 · . y l i! l - O _ • " .C• .;11 ty , : ;1 u~ l! _I .] IU , -

~ i c e i ' i f S ' e ' b y D i s t d b l i lt a r .

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Co m b ine' ~IIIIof the. i~'gred ierr ts ina

medium bowll untill we,l l blended,

U sing a spatu le , t ransfer mlx Into th e

conta in €r an d secu re lid, C ontents

wil l i set-de, M ix b e fo re US ! ng . Scoopa

teasp c on or tw o of the·scrub 0n yo u r

hands and gen t~y rnassaee in circular

m ot i ens o nto ' w le t s k i n~ lelBve· on fo r

3 to 4 minutes hefo re' t hO fOUg hlly

ri RS ~ng 'with warm wa te r T h e s cru b

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C O " " M ' M ' O · · · · · · · - N ·· · R · O · · · · U ' - N DI, _ " .,. " '.. _ \ ' , .1 .."" , , J , ' . . 1

Hunger and overconsumption are simply two faces ofmalnutrition.W- ill h fj " b £ il nize th d," .~ I" - '~"I ,- :- "" " - - , . '" - - : - "11 1-" -:-:- ··1····-· • -:- 1·.····· . :- , ",. ':- .. - .e may recognize t .e rrst ut .al to recognize t e secon '.,

! ! I I I • k h d it Idl' ill f b '.Ince It.sometimes takes on tie parae oxica '."sguise o: 0, esity.

And rhe problem goes beyond the relatlvely small number of

people who simply don't getenough to . eat, There's a large ,g;roup!

of'Americans whose fo0d choices are lim ited 'b y their budgets,They ,m~y never be J;J, l//f lgr j ' i n ' ft ,h .eptl.ys,ili.caJ.ense-« th.ey manage to

keep euou,gh food. C~"nheir stomachs to p re ve nt starvaeion=but

rhei r diets are centered 011calorie-rich but nurrient-p 00['

processed foods, since these foods are often cheaper, (Federal

. s : m ; ~bsidies for corn and soy ; the k,ey igredients in many processed

fo0ds, help make this possible) flu n,g:e'f and overconsu mprion

are s imply ' two . fi~.'cesof malnurrition. We: , m : a y recognize the-first

but (:aUto ,[\fcog1nize the : second" since it sometimes takes on the

paradoxical d i sgu ise of o b e , s ' r u . 1 f E y .

Fo r th os e on th e front l ine s in th e :6 , g11tag, a ins . t : h u n g , e ' l F . " ~'One

of the' most fru;S' tr.a' tingfa c its,is this; At a time when ' 4 . 0 mi Ilion

Americans are enrolled in SNAP (the Snpplemental Nutrition

Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamp's}"billions of

pounds of food . never makes it from farms, orchards" and gardens'to the dinner table, 'Wll.Hesome is most to. bad weather and Pf'st

,~nestations in. t h e f i e l d and s o m e - Is s p e l l e d during t·ra.ns,po.rt.a.tion.

,and handling, s om e: i s discarded because') although p,e rfec t ly

,e d m . b m e , ~ it does no t meet the' aesthetjc standards o f :modern

supermarket shoppers. And consumers are g ' U ~ r u 1 t yof'buyin~ anddiseardi ng 'tons,of' fresh fru i' ~and vegetables each y ea r" The n. " to

add insult te inju I Y , we spend mill ions, to dispose .o f '[he waste"

.A.severyday citizens, 'we can h e m p connec ["those who have

excess food with. those who need it " by tak ing the 'time to. learn

about how our to e a i ll ,cba . r ,i ty food distrihurinn s - Y S [ l e m s ' wo r k " when

o u r p 0 .1 iricians a r e p ro p o s i n g . 1 le ,g ,] j , s \~ , a .t i o nhat harms the h.llngry~" : I i ' i l f l i l d ' wh er e ' £ " : '0 0 ' , ~ ' ,;isb ~ , ~f " I i ' g - ' 'W ' 'd( s r edG i " r i r l ' · n l ' ! ' I d " 1 · i " ' N l g ~ . , , ' 0 ' " 'U r ' - O - " W ' '[1 ' I ' . . . ·1 "e c hen ,,",)1IP " lIM IL _ _ ' ,~~l~ ,~. l~ .. tJL .IlL. I ~,J J .L w, ' ~ . " _ ' ~~ ~ ~ l .lIJ,lI1~~_ 114J1l._ , LI l- ~. . - .. : _. _. i _ ~ _I~~ 'Ll~ _ '_ ~ ) •

A ".. 'L.. , . . . : ! I ! 1 it d 'tvri s em zens W~~,O gamen , 1 :' 10'O.g_" w e: c an ' •0 eveWImoree w e can

divert' some of our abundance ~w:ayfrom the waste stream and

toward hungry p eo p le ..We can help ensure that they hav,f not

on:ly , en .o u g h f o od 'but enough ff ie sh~ :nutrltio[] S ' : i ,affordable food .

We don~t:nee d to ,r,einVf'R't the wheel; ,either; many e$:trnl]~'~.ished

p - r { ) g , i i :l f fi S , . h ~ . v e shown the way~; a .ndothe rs ~u'ein ' i t , h e ,m iidst o f '

b el ng , C f ie at ed ( se :e '~ ;F,eeding :Cr.ea. 't .ivitr ,"~right l an d , g o ' to O r g ; a , l 1 i c

G t : f . . r d m ! i n g . , { ' l o m / p . l e n i , t '} :for ~m.orei : n , s ' j ] J ' i : n ~ ! t r u . o l 1 ) .T~he .number 1 0 : ( 'ways w e

' r a l l h.elp i~Un1dt'ed. 'O n n y · b y O ' u . r ru n1:agi nJ.~.tions."

.M a n y 'O f A l n e :r m , e a ts problems seem, [0h,3JI,e.no easy so[utions~ b~. ' c

huuge r shouldn't 'be one .o f 'm:bem3 nIT he solutio.n is .ri,ght in ou r halck

ya,rds,. We h a , v e " p,~en. ty :,-N"an'cy Ru tma1~ '

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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -

fj, Plant a Row 'for the Hungry . (gardenwrifers,.org). sponsored by th e GardenWrite rs Assoclat ion_chal ~Bng €S gardeners to g row extra produce 'for food

banks, sh e l ters, and so u p kite hens , S~nee 1995., ga rd eners have donated

rno re th an 14 m i IIron pou nes O 'f h erb s a nd ve-geta bles 't h ro ug h th [s program

to he Ip ' feed th e h u ngr y .

'II C om m unity g ro ups su ch BI Sscout t ro o ps an d ' fa~t cOflgregat~ on s me in ta i n

garden pilots devoted to raising tood for donation. Experlerced gardeners

may try WD rk rng with the loca I t oo d ban k or sou p kite hen to es . tab~ish an d

supervis e' a donation ga rden. Vo Iunteer he Ip may be aval Iable 'from s u r p r15-

,i ng S~)Uces, A t t he Second H arv es t F oo d: Han k of Le high VaI Iey an d N o rth-

east Pe r hnsy , lv an' ia . f o r e xamp le . youth u nd er t he suoervls ion 0" th e L eh ig h

C ou nt v j u ve ni IIe probet lon cepa nment learn ga rdel1 ing s ki I'~5 f ro m th e pi'enn

S ta te M a.ster G ardeners w ho rnem ta ln th e' fo od b a l n k , ' s garden,

'iii Many small food pantr ies can't ,of fer f resh produce to their cl ients because

they have no means 'Of 'stor ing itso cl i ents are Iiim ited to canned and d r ied

otferi ngs, Commu nity group s co uId ra. i se funds to b I L l Y coolers fo r these

pantries: ~f'i th e rneantime, Ample Harvest (ampl,eharvest.org) offers an

onllne "virtual b u ll et in b o ar d" c o nnect in g g rowe rs with excess produce to'f oo d b a r jk s 't h a l t accra pt it.

• G Ie a n ~ng e e l r n p a igns like FDod Forward (lDoo torw» rd . o r. g ). V i ! ' Ia ge Ha r vest

(viJIageharvestorg), and the 'Por t land Fruit T r ee P r oie ct (porUandfnJjto~g)

organ l ze crews of volu nteers to rescue fruit and vegetab I8.5 left behi no afte r

crops are harvested.

.' F 2 M " me rs' markets a re ~ncreas irlgly accept ing SN A P cards as a fo rm ~Jf

payment. If yo u r lo ca I m a rk,et in 't 0ne of them, fi nd out how to e nc ou rage

~to beoome ,one ina ' fr ee p u 1 0 1 1 ication ' ~ rom the IPro j e ct 'f,or P u b l i c S paces ,

ava i Iab Ie - tD r do wn load ,at:pps. org/seven ~st€ps~snap-ebt·anke t.

'. G o ve rnments at the ID ca I" state., ,and nat i'Ona~Ievel are g,eUirig involv€d ti l

growing ' t:oocl. Mos t have he a rd of t h 'e vegetab~egard@ns at th e W h ite , H aU59

and th e . af fi ce s o f the U SD A. b ut c i ti ,es l i, ke De s Mo in es . I owa. an!! using th e

.1nd 'i n neighborhood p a r k s a nd arQ und sch oo Is and co m m un ity s he liters to

o r " " w , § d ' l . . . l ~ 'croll""l~ U , e - n g p' b' le ~ p ' " " i : I C ~ in t lh '~ C r J i ' Y ' nc re . . .. .&e '"l r-ommu""-+'I;/~!;I v--,'v' !;;I 'v '.. . f ." "0. ' . ~'!., " IL l ! . , ; ) , . !:J 'I, :: ; . . , ' , _ ' ! . ; ; l I W o Q ! . I . . " '-Q!0 v,,;;J iQI V . !~ h . l :; ; / !

'fo od s ecu .rity an d a cc€s s to c uItu ral ~y a pp ropr i a te an d nu~rltio U 5 faad . The

Heal thy Foods initiative ftt United W e Serve (the, Corpondron ' for Nationa! &C'Onlmunit~l Service, serv·e.govlhea1thytoods.asp) can help. gardeners locate

sefvlice appo rtun ili e s or reg~ster a Dra j ect ~n thei r commu n~t.ies.,

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Cookin " ' I g - - u n tder P ' · · · · '· · · '· r t · . ' \ · 'e · ' · · · ' " S i ' · · · ' , ~ S ' · · · · · · '· · '~ [ U r ' · · · · 'e ······,'.""/ '....../I~, .. _', _. ,','. ,.' .....•~ _1< ..,~, •.'~ ~_' '_ \ .:' .:. . .'•.', ,._ ~ 1 , . .. >I . ,.. ~ . .

ow ,abO'~t being a ble to

savor l en ti 1soup s ome 20.

m i n ute s af ter ,g ,C'[ it ing a Y leD

for if? Or pork ribs that are

falling-off-the-bene render

in . ,3 mere 'I)'minute s?

Su ch t~tpi(:allylo ng -c oo kin g f ar e can g .ofrnm id,f'a tOI plate In record thne 1 :f yon set

,3 , p re s su re c oo ke r on the s to ve to p a nd turn

up the heat, ,And~lunlike food zapped in

a m ie I'OWQV e "p re ss u re - co oked m eals c an

treat you to a, r ic h h om ,e 'ma d ,€ ; flavor rhat 's

mnch more soul-sarisfying.

So how exactly h o w ' do : p re s su J recooke rs

perform their s p e ed - cooking ma.gj(:?'

: i \ rorrnal ly, water boi ls a t : : i ; , J [2~F"but on c e a

cooker is up to h . i gh pressu re,water bo i l s at

24i tP" At th is higher-than-normal boiling

point' temperatu re, a . foods fiber breaks

down qu i ck ly j cooking in one-third the

standard cooking time, This not o nm . y is ,

,3 boon to bu sy ' cooks, but, ,it 's also fu..l-

efficient and lecoff,ien,d.~y.

T ho ug b p re ss u re c oo ke rs a re ICOU1-

monplace in ld.tehens the ' wo r ld over, n13Jl'V''. ,I

quake 'r n fear when the ph rase p n e s : ; U ' f ' 6 '

c o o ker isuttered There's juse someth in g

abou t that rattl ing IPressure g~ , 'U,ge 'o get a,

pulse racing, The good news is this: Since

Lucille Ban infamously let hers b low up on

1 " L o u e Lu ,~y " pre : s s, ure cookers have been .

, r J t d e s i gned . And with. th e newly des."igntd

cookers, even if you. leave the f l ame

turned UPi and acc iden t a l ly g 'O ou r eowalk

= ]ido,~umerous backup mechan jsms w i l l

auromarical ly release excess pressu re rher

builds up inside the vacuum-sealed pot,

] n essence, the new cookers are entirely-

foolproof And they~reperfect for winter-

tjrne, when pressure-ceoked foods tend. to

611,l horne with warmth.

So take heart, BI~ SC:·CUf€with the

wisdom Irma Rombauer expressed in the

: a I 9 4 ! ! b ' edition of 'The,Joy ( } f 'C : ~ ( ) l : .i n g i ' ~ ~ ,here is

a gadget on the market that permits a cookto scoff ,~'it time. It is ,ap.flfsslu 'e < c ou lt er . '. . , ,;

-,Lorn'a Sass (~f)ntilmlfJd (J1J p - a : p ' 21)

Lima, ,Boo'n· , ,Bartey~,{ t 'nd ' V e: g 'e 't ab k S o ~ p i= a l u sl ty a 'n d 1"ustic m€al=in=,~-bo<-wl~i 's l · -oody in (Dnly ~bQu:t 30

m~~,Mtes.,B~t; t 'he th ic , f t, ,~nd'k~at't, s o~ p w il~ ~flU you'r ktrnie w~: th ,a , ooo,k$,t-1:!I ' ,-al l~'ct~,~T071N!.



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crulJ'chY dus,ters; sl ic,ed' alA101l,ds o f" SlAleet serne« ,Put GOt·E.·AN to the test

yourself;, t).l1d get v=« da.y :started w,'fA pro, fel . 'n ' i learn 41'Ote. at I : iJshl~(lJ 'AI

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Bai ley and lima beans make this colorful ~H)llJlpvlery hearty and give it

a luscious, thick texture. Be sure to use ' baby I imas, whi ! rn have differ- '~

lentcooking requirements than large ones-no presoaking :req~iIled. '!:

5.,Lock the m id in . place and bring the cooker upto high p re S SU Ie

(ahou t20min utes on an electric burner). LOW'6rthe heat enough

to maintain the pressure at high (usually a simmer), and.set the'

timer for 12 minutes ( o m ' .15minutes if using an electric cooker),3 ' t ab l espoons oUve o ii, dfv idedlJ h c up s c oa rse ly c ho pp ed , on i ons3 r ib s c ele ry , s lic ed4 - cups low-sodiun11 vegetabfe or chick,en broth4 cups wa' te r1 (IS-ounce) c an d ic ed tomatoes, ' nc l ud~ng juice1 J A teaspoons drie d I taJian , M a r b b l end1 cup dr ied baby J ima beans

* cup oesr! barley1 sman bunch k a / e ' r stems t hf nJ y s u ce a . leaves coarseJychopped'4 Ja rge carrots, trimmed and scr ubbed Oeave who l e )Salt, to taste1 to 2 te asp oo ns b alsa m ic vin eg ar% cup grated Pa ' rmesan or Romano cheesB~,plus moreif desired

6;"W b,en the t imer goes off~ turn o:ffth,e heat and let the pressure

1 C O l r r J J , . Sdown naturally, about 10minutes, (Ifu s i n g an electricstovetop, move the, cooker to a cool burner) Relli,ease .any remain-

fungpressure by setting the cooker under cold running water, (If

_I using' an electric cooker, grad u,ally eng , ag e the quicle-release.).i

Very c~:re.fuU.yremove the lid, t:Uting it a : w : a y ' from you 'to avoid a!

steam bath.

7,. Check the beans for doneness by cutting afew i : 1 1 . half They

should be one 0'010'f throughout, If th e b e an s aren't fully' c o ok e d ,

s imm er th e: soup uncovered a few minu tes more until done"

1~H,e91t2, tablespoons of'the olive oil in a 16'-'ij,Uflrt or larger

pressure 0001rer"

8~Slice the carrots into. chunks with 3" Iong kn ife, Stir well as

'y'Ou add the final tahlesp Don of.oil, Season to '[aste 'with salt and

enough bals amie vinegm' to sharpen. the fl,a:VOI'S.

,2 ",Add[ tbe onions and, {~·elliellty,TIdcook over me dium-high heat,

~s,tirrilingfrequently, until the onions are' H , g - h U Y ' browned,

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:1 9 " Divide among 6,bowls, Gamish each P()t:IE:JiOfi 'willi a generous

sprlnkling ofcheese and serve the' remaining cheese in ;R bow~

'::at the table,II

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4~Add the kale ] e 8 1 ' v [ e s and press them, into the liquid. with the

back of ;B , Iarge spa 0 1 1 . " Place the carrots on top, (Cut them in half

crosswise, if I 1 , e c e ' s s ; a : r y ~ litofrt .)

M[eaty'va:riatioD;: Fry' chicken Oil' turkey sausage sl ices :ina skil =.

' let while the, soup cooks, After the soup is,re,iidJy~tir In the slices.[I

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P re ss ure P oin tslii Before you hit the stove running, siltdown for aminute and check the-owner's manual that comes with your cooker. It~sery

important to learn howto lock and unlock the lid, to recognize when high pressure, is reached, and ,to ten the difference between the

natural release and quick release 'O f pressure.

iiDon't be tempted to stint on the initial 2 tablespoons of oil; rt controls. the, foaming of'the beans and barley as they cook

under pressure,

L--.iki -gfc ,-.- · C · : · iker?_ iO '0_. :.1 n ~ _ . l ! o ' r la.oo,_~er '.'

We t es te d v er lo u s c oo k er s in t h e, R odal 'e k it ch e ns

an d fQul~dtna t t ~e Sw is 's ,- ·made ,s toveto p K u h tt a

Eli j 'k '()n l ! iC O : ,m '~tte o "Uer~d the best n' al i t' y' . ~ , t '0''' or I'ce___.._______ . . . '" _ . . . . 1;;0' ;;; ' "s1 U . . v I. I;;i

rat. o. It retei 1 5 for about $100 an d is arvai Iab I9'

in some cookwa re shops and 'from various

onl ine sources (see kurmrikon com to r more

intorrnat ion). A ltho ugh 111any people are drawn to

etectn c cookers be cau se they In ! programrnable,

b e aw are th at they cook more . s J a w l y an d the~lre'

more d ~ ' f f l C l l J t to c Iea 1 1 . An d they ar e n a t as 10ng ~

lasting as stove top mode 15, s. i n ce eventua 111'thei r

motors burn out

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A D V E R T I I S E M E N T



Holiday Recipe Contest,an,d''th e w inne rs are..

Gra.nd. Prize and winner of an..a ll -e xp e ns e s p la id

trip to Rancho La Puerta Resort in B aja" C A _:

J idith ' B " , . . - - " . . , , ' 'V. -.« l a 'p ' ' . • - . '1 1 · ·- -d · ' O ' - 'R " ,,U_It .erma,n.-xama,,-a, ·ort:UI.n ..,· _i . •~

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3 ...4 C I U I I P · S of a eoml b i rJ J , a U o ' !i 1 , o f d ii·tedsease na II veget.a b~es such as on ion,

,g a 1 " ' 1i e . , e a r ro 't I' s q l u , a s h i :nd c , s : I @ , I i' : ,

6 . .. 8 e ll p s, C03IfJi:s,e l i l " c h Q 'P I P e d k a l l e ~

s.piiiilal·ch or other s e a , s o ! f l l a l l l g'ree'lil S

4 'hJjb~ !esIP "0 1 1 1S of a ' C : ' O I I 1 1 D li Iil~:d.iOn of

COBlrSIE! II~I'c h ii)1[PP e d 5·8,a510 na II fresh

he r b s , s u e til a l i pa lr s ,l le , [Ii 'til " m l i e "

I r 'OSlelml:a lry '~, sage,!, basll, . s a v , o , I l ' Y

e n " m i la I l ' j o r a m

Sea sal t ,and fres til I ly"glrOlund Ib Ilslcik

p e I P - p , e 11 ' 'bj t a s t e

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w'hej~ '1 I P \ a : s b ' y ' " I I G u ' l i "

l l .l :2 I C : U P s , t u " ' , e d dl,d P~ Irm e sa n ( : : 1 11s se

3-4, eu ps mashed p lO~ a ~o es ",Y l 1 I k t : H l GI f )Id

Ho mema de cru st (s,ee ree i ' p , e b , e l l o w , )

P,iIP,riika an d pars!,ey' t o .garn ii sh

: 1 . . Pre heat ova 11 1 to 400 degrees,

G ho p veg s ·t a b le san d prepare mashie dpo ta toes .

2,.Heat n il in a ]2'~·nch neavy bottomed

pain and saute vegetables 5-7 minutes or

unt~i tender, A d e l l herbs, seasonings and

chap ped gree n s b ) pan, C over ,8 n d cook

3 rnlnutes to w i lt, Unco'V!8'r and sprinkle

with .2T whole wne,a;t_pastry Hour...

Stir w ' l e ~ "

3 , , . I P repare crus t: accorc ~ng to re c ,1 pe

below, and roll into a 14 inch circle . .Place

onto a I lg h tl ly oiled baking sheet o r pizza

pan. Spre ad cooked veg'~hlbles even Iy

over c rus t, ~eav Ing 3 ii n c h e s O ;W d ( ,)ugh

on alii sides. Sprinkle ]/2 CU~ cheese

ave r th e ve·g'eta 0 ,1e s. S m oc t h 'mashie d

potatoas ave. r ,t h e 'f i I I I !ng r 0r; us ing it

pastry ba,g pipe potato es deco raJtive ~ Y "

To p w ith paprika.

4 \0 F a ld ed ges o f do ug h over vegetab lesiriC ILid ing th e potatoes to su noun d the

fi i II ing i not cover it. B a k e r n p reheat ed

oven fa r 25-30 m ins" R otaite pan and

ba k e a n aiddl.i .i Qna I 20 -2 5 m i 'iI utes, unit illc r us t iis go lden aroun dI e dg es a nd bottom

C rust seem s i, i r m, G i Jan i sh 'W n t h chopped

pa r s h 3 Y . C oo l 10 11 1 in utes, C ut into w s d g e s .

Rus,tiii,c C : ri W i st f or 'G a le tt, e1/2. ,c up B ob '~ s R ed M iiU W I 1 b l e a ched 'nOllJ r

'1/:2 cu p B olb's, F h~ d , M ; m wh,o II @ ' w h e ,a t

pa s; t ry ' f i I , o ' I 1 I I r '

.1/2 c,up Bo,b~sHied MiiII~corn f l o l U l r

,1 ,t a t b l e s p e on ,g ra I 1 I l l 1 bI te d s , I l , i I · . g a . r '1 / :2 tea s·nl!O n sea :5,31it:Il"

,S t ab Ie'5 ,pcNl ns i O l r , g a l n i i, c V a I I e , ~ y

U I J I $8 I t e - d l b : l J l ' i t e r ' ! , e i ii n Ile'd a .n d curt., t ,.IIInJil ' plle , c : e ' s ,

'1/2 e u p i [ ) r g ' , a :n i ie "tall~'IY'SOIU r cream

+ - ll2 C 1 1 1 i iC~ ' w a t e rim j ' x e , d1 t ' D , g e · t i h , e ; l t

C om h i ne tile 'fllou m i l ' suga r a n d sa I't in

the b ow I o f a food pro cessc r: Pu Is e a ' few

U rnes to b Iend. A dd butter and

p u Iseu nti ,I

m ix tu re resern b les co a rs e mea I" Wi~t:tn

th e machine st il I r unrl ll ing~ . s..lowly add th e

SOIJl r cream/water rn Ixt u rEt- Precess j IJ l st

u n t i~oug h form s rno ist c ~u r n ps, 'Removem ixt u re from processo r bowl, for m Ii nto

a ball a nd 'flartten in to a dis .k. W rap in

p last Ic wra p 'or wax:ed pa per 8 1nd ch I~I to r

at I east 0ne hour or ove rn lght,

First place and winner of a

Chef's Package including a

IO-piece Wusthof C l as sic Ik o n

Block knife set:

Brett Youmans,R e ad in g, P A

Rosemary

Kissed Cornmeal

Shortcakes with

Balsamic

Strawberries &

Heavenly

Ha·ney Cream

wUS THOF

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Second Place and

winner of an

Anolan Ultra Clad

lO-piece Cookware set:

Jenn"fer Beckman,Fal ls Church, VA

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I nv ieo , : ra ,t ~ IO .l n -H ; O ; ' ! ' J i , d - ' a c 'h ' i e · -_ _ . _~ . ~ ~ " 'l!i.rg. _g __,.,

and lndilgestion

,2 cups salt

, 4 to 8 d ro ps p f'p !p -"erminr~ = =

. , m . , ]

essentsai.or ,

IT : O't Z t ab l e s ,p o ( )n s dried

r os ema r y l ea ve s

:1 or 1 . tables 1'00115 dried

calendula petals

m " ' m " '1l I i , l e m o J . l g r a . s s essenn a w, O~~,

(Of' a mixture of the two)

lor 2 tablespoons dried

lemon verbena leaveselaxation

Z CUP'S salt

,.;fl to 8 drops lavender' iI i " _ . -

essential oil

r o r :1 ' m : a b . ~ , e s p o o n s dried

l av en de r' ,R ow · ers and

rosebud s

COlld.s and Flu

1ups salt

4 to' ~,drops s o p earrni nr

Of,rosemary essential oin

(or a In~xture of the two)

I or 2, tablespoons dr ied

mint and orega no leave s

,D,eJrln~:ti . t i is

m:cup salt

. cup ~':pso.msalt

~ cup baking soda.4 - to .8 d tOp's lavender

essential oil

Sore Muscles2 CUp 'S salt

4 - tc8 drops wintergreen or

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Prepa re extra bath. sal ts and , gWvethem

as gift s ~p res e n t ed in . c ellu lo se b ag s ,v im :· h

natural twine ~hand-sewn 'bags of colorful

material, or pre'it 'ty recycled-glass ~ars.

Ma.klng ,and U · s , i. n g :O,ath Sa~.ts,

"Healing Combinatioes," below, presents

' ~ · Wmple formula C , i I l : ' f - ,r thera P ; I J i i , U !j-·~rbath sales! ' IIr 11,.~ ~,. ~ lU=, ~~(¥."" ~ _ ~~!I . _ l ~«I~~~,

'Choose at single ' type of salt or blend two or

three from the Iisr "Salts for Soaki ng" on

pa,ge ,30. The clear crystals of Epsom salt

and the natural pink shades ,of'H,3waiiia.n,- ~ . ~ t . - - - d - I - - b - It ~ - ' 1 - - - - 1 - - " -I ~;P- r- :! ~ = : -J " p ' l I i " ' " o 1'1 ' le '~ ' . ~J a'u ' ~I " r I ! ' i 1J r 'e 1 : '1 1 11 ~,~!ILr!I ! : I IL ,~a . . ' . : ,_I I ! . I L ' -. , .... I " -... ., . '~ IIL I,· ..... ,! • [!L.:!.

Start by .me '. a su . r. i: n g t h e salts :rn nita a gl~s.s

or stainless-steel bowt Add the essential

oil, adjusting the amount for a . Iighter or

s'tron,g,er scent. Mix fhorough~y,Sr i r in

the h e rb s " r es er vi ng a . fe:w {or d ec o ra r · 'o n-

if y,QU wish, Pour into ,3 pint jar,Place the

reserved herb sprigs or petals on 'top of the

salt before seall ng,the jar,

The amoun t of 'bath salt used is a matter

'O f preference, fOLf a hea rty S03),k" use the

entire jar, Pour the salts m n t u the flow' of

water to mix and dissolve the sale errstals,

Relax and soak ..- ,Bil e ,en ' ' t%ins teiger

Bath Teas

Combine herb leaves, flower pe .als, and roots

,ora nothe r satrsty ing way to relax in the tu b . To

p re p a re the herbal b a t h tea. p lac e ab ou t 2 c up 5;

0' fresh or dried heres In a cheesecloth bag or

nylon stocking. Place th e bag sa warm watsr

nows 'through th e herbs . as the tu b fi l ls: ailow

the c on ta in ed h erb s to contmue soal~lngin the

bathwater T ry these herbal combinations that are

said lo have therapeutrc benefits.

.. For headaches: b e e ba Im leaves.

lemo n b a Im J eaves

• F ,o r ' d e rm a t it is : calendula f lowers.

E ch ~ n a . c e i 3 roo t. e Idar IIow e rs

• A ,nt i-in~ 1am mab) ty : grated g ing e rrcot.

f re sh g in k go leaves

• To reduce stress: lavender flowers,r o se rna ry Ieaves

• For i lndii.g ' t$,~ilon~,mill t leaves, grated g mge r root



Pr,QV1en if) attr '8ct lmora birds in yo,ur rlegion~SDnyb~kds~H~~ l h e ' : i re ' ) . u ! s , i gh t . t o H n id " o , o d ,

and d~fferle.nt s I P \ e C ] l i S pnefer d l l if f e r@ !n t . g i t a l n , s , . K a y te e ', & R e g lio n ,a l ! B I ' e n d i a are m ix ed te m~a l k 1 e '~hamml~,r'f:' V ; l s l ' b F e . ~mak i l r i g ~t ' s s i e f fa r 'the b~o:kyard b , i l m s ' Y t H J l~ ve to ~ I l n d , t he seeds they h J l v e : ~ These n l ~ W Re~lof l ,al~ U e n d c g

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' nd i~{1f lJ f t l$ jJ l IiS Wil l Y8 f 1 r f ~ W ( oo al ~f iv i ronm9I i lE ! tM c t & ;t s i h iJ f a th ' fl g bim miGlrfo'fffulM d1;loolriB~,t;M~ le~i{j, i ~ i J~$C,M' jn(r6( fQ 'i 6~th~t .



wo ye,a.rs a go , Niki Leondakis and her husband

, renovated their home , InSonoma, California ..Formspiratioer, it'hey tu rned to a hotel . Fi.ft·y· of them ,

actually, Leondakis is pres idenr and chief operat ing

officer of Kimpton Iotels & Restaurants, a collec-

t~on of boutiq ue hotels acres s che country, But itwasn't design

ideas the-y were cribbing. Irwas eeofriendly ones.

'W· .h .e : tbe rIr's u si ng n o nto xic cleaning product s , or de s i gn . 'n ,g , a

L,EED -certified hotel , Leondakis and Kimpton are leaders ,in th e

movement to make the .lodging i n d u s t r y more sustainable and

I ~ ) r g , a w i c travel ~ 'w idely u n d . e : r s , t n o d concept, An o ur sid e a u.d i t~ .ng :

:age,~] lcy~,Gn ;i en S e al , certi ties that 4,6 o f the company's 5 '0 properties

adhere to guidelines for conserving ene . rgy and resources. And

I . impton doe s , i m . : ·without "compromising the guesr experience,"

hotel s -peak for m akin g su re customers don't feel they're s.acriJ.t1cing

the comforts, ' [hey ,ex.pee [t, from an ups ca l e hotel, ] nan industry

where ev,ery da.y is laundry d~y and hcspitality is defined b y leaving

the lights on, their sustainahility ' p , r o g r a m " called Kimpton Earth-

c ar e, a im s to make ea.c :h .p rope rty a s ' ca rbon neutral as it c an b e ,

So for Leo nd ak is , in,cludJ ing Raft h c a r e's injtiatives :~.nher

renovat ion truly brought ehe ethos home, '_'er house' fearuresreclaimed-wood floors ..solar panels, and water-saving devices

,'.ndoors and out, And a vegetable garden: organic, of course

Originally an.ornamental gardener with a passion for roses and

Iavender, Leondakis didn't garden organtcally. Enlightenment

carne, as it often does, in the war .ag,a.ins:t bugs, when she reali zed

that the so-ca l led cure 'was 'wor se than the: , p , r o b l e m , .

ForgoID~g ,synthetics, sh e star ted using natu ral P est- coot ro l

S'~r ae eg ie s a nd p la n ti ng €110Ugh 'to a now' fo r some 'CIO,P loss. !~,_f ]

lo s e a 1- 'b jJ d o f somethi D , g , to the bu g s , and c r i rr e r s . that's okay,"

Leondakis SaI.ys.{(I have a.very p erfe ctio n isr natu re, Time in [he

garden helped me evolve i Nature's .DO![ p erfect, and , it helped me to

" " " eAthe b If6l - 1 - · t · y : ' o f th ~ I" m.p e rf e . .. .i I j " ; ; , . . . . .n .,..d to ·m ·"ii ke .p :;C!."II ....e W ': 1· th ~'f- _ ~ : i '. ;, . - 'I i.. . . Ib ... - a1.. ' ,. V . 'I b. , , . I _ · 'l . , . l ~_ ' L 1 I l . . I I I . I l , . ! ' ' I I. , I L. · 1 I l . _ : . I ,U ,,,,-,. rr...WI!...r·_ .... ~ .. l I I . lI l . . .

Read Leondakis's bio, and it a .ppea \f s th a t the pa.th to C IO 0' atK irnpton starred when she ,g r,a du a.t ed f ro m th e Unive rs i ty of . M a ; s ,=

sac,~'n]Js"etts w' i th a deg re e ' in . . l l o t e ~ and ,f,esti.u.ran t 1 1 1 , a . f I D , a , g , e me , o . t . . 'But

:her :~,u,lt~re~s'Csuu . fo o d , an d . ho,spit~nty' .[le~lIy st3xt,~d ,a s a chi ~d.) S i r n . t -

t ins; :m '[ b e : ki 't ch e n o f h e r g r an d p, ar en [ s.~ dini~r ill We s t Spr~ngfie ld . ,

M a ss :a eh us etts , w a tc h in g hel" ,g~[ ;andmod~'u~ro o k"

"~:Myg ;n ln d mo eb e r m ,3 d e ,eve.qrchin,g. i. n he -, r d i n er fr om sc.ra.tJch~;j 'Leo.ndilki~ s a y s . ~S. he :w,ou:id n . ' it buy p 'F ema ,d e p ir od u c ts .., I Sil.w '~J:Ui\t;

; a . : n d w , a s r u . n s p i f i e d b y it." : m · n s . p i r a . tf . o n . atlso ! c a . m e ' f r o . m her fa:tl ler: ~~Hf'

gIle""rIIp on.Crete, an d his family : f a , rmed ,

So our entire suburban ba.ck y,ard was a,. . b i " - 'd - 2 'l i - 'I -v eg 'e t3 _ .. e g ,a :r en , 511.e say.s. ,

" ~ ; M · · . ' . [ - - I ' . . - d 'H_ ' . 1 '-'il ",":",_ ,", 1 '1 . : , _' ~ I, ' " :1 - . ' ' ' ' Ii -11 _ , -

, . _ y , ar .1{'; ,rwas an m ten se ,g ar ·,(~Ml,el.e·WO. uld corne hi 0 : m Birfl'm work , '] ) ;.d ;j;o!I~1rn

_ _ _ ~ I ~ ~ l.!~y ~~V l. !! !! __ ! __ V _>=~. !l !r l~ i . ! ! ! !

floodlights 00 and garden in the dark, I I e

said digging in the earr 1s,good for the.--1-Th· ~ - . d ' . .. _ ... 0 - . , - _ i; - . ' ~ 1 ' 1 ·L·· - ..J '~l.·sou. . rat mac ,e'a s : t : : ron,g JJ m pre ss lo m. o n me ji recar s eone 3A1S.,

Her grandmother wasn't the only cook inthe family, tiMy

fat.hei" . ID31de his ,own ,p ickl .e·s , h i s , Ow n wine, I'd watch , 3 J I that f o od

,prt'p i3 , r ,a t i o , .n . . I have a . s : [~rongG · r . e e . . l l cb e ' . r i ' r t , i , g , f , where i r' s a bo u t being

arou nd the: table and eat ~.l1g£olgeth,i~r. , A J R . summer, we ate from rh e

garden, s0 it 's my connection to foad and fam fly and health,"

The connection continues in the' food served hi Kimpton's

Il 1 [1 iIi"'.:JI'l II·fIj rants ,.::II iIiiia~nt of nride , 1 : 0 ' r Le on d q l',;::"i " ~W·~don't have q. . . . , : . ; ) . 1 1 1 . , 8 1 ~ ~ I I ! I . ; j jl a ' t t - - ' 1 , 1 1 1 , v. r I . e . . . . . ror .. ' 1 1 1 1 . 1 . . : . i i i ~ , - . ' I I ' t d , t ' . a~ _

corpor,ate: buying :program~ Our chefs make their own. buy i ng :. ;m] , _ _ ~:·~-i ' A . . : · · id · t h ,. · . . ' : , _ ., . , · · ' · ' i I I ' i I ' : - · ' · , d ··t ,'~,,} ,(',- I ' ' . " I d ' ':""10 " ': .. , "oecisiona.An .., . ey are comrnnteo .~O1I.0C~,.[armers ,an. ,po\-ver.s.,

S - I h · - do d ' - ~ ! I : ·W · ·· ·· ·· ·: · h - 1Ir k ' " " d - - [ . h ' - - - k ' - - " £ _ -- --~" : ·e a. ... S , - , ··.····.···,.enIL was , tt l, . •m ' _ . ~ ,my [,at· ·.fJ' too· us lO .I[,a:r.mer;s'i'_. b - ,t".-.. h m A d - ' 1 1 1 " ' '1 - 1 - ' I 1 - ' l - 'mnl,B'trLets, _-,efute ti:.ey 'w lere popu W , a . r" , . : . . n:-· .li, S lI D _ . go " ,tr\lvt', , a . ~ ,

- t · · h- ~ d - d - h - ' - - ' [ - I ' - - [ - t- h - . . f : - - - - ' ~ - 't{. r- n. . , , , • " " . . t _ ' I • " , ' . . " - . - • , ~ , -- . . - . '" •o v e r . . , I e WOl '. ' . ,' .In. .W ..en~·Ve,f aJ.m",, , g o ;0 ....1 e . ."alliUle.r S , m , a r . ; , .e, )

L C : O : m 1 o , a l1 ds, says~'~~How'p eo pl.e c 'a t a .n d what ( t ' h e y glow is a .'w a y

to 'understand a c 1 t d t u . r ' G ; ;and a COmlD'u.llity. t e o n n e c ts people,~,it- , .

c 'Onne ,c t s the pla ,n.elt~a.nd it connects a ll o f u s.Yj

·=1iJ ,er ;e5t t C i e : J i ' m . k i '

P1"'e' ,s~'de1tta\]\ta 0'00'

o f K imp tr u t 'n , H'~it-ei~'S' ." 'J I " I '. L . . . . . ,' - " , , . M i ,company ,alms

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. . 5 m o s t r - e , s e a r ( h e d med i i c i i l n a l

m u s h r o o m s : I r a m e t e s , , S h i i t a k e " M ,a i i ' t t a k e 'l

R e ' j s h i, a n d ( o r d y c e p s

• ., 00% o r g a n i c , U S A s o u r c e d m u . s h r o o m s

• S t e a m ~ p r o c e s s e d fo r b e s t b i o a . v a i l a b i l i t y

• E a : s y . .t o - s w a l l o w v e g e ta ri a n c a p su le s

• , A lergen S a f e G ard- p u ri t y -

f r e e o f g lu te n , y e a s tl m j J k , e g g s , s o y , n u t s

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' - _ . _ 1 - / ' 1 _ - _ - • . . ' . . ' ····-1

A Ta.:.,.s·te·:0 · · . . . . . . . . .

, a . ,. P - - a .: c . ,

/ ~ · e.' . ' _ , ' . ' . . _ . • - ' . • .

he' . h o m . y ,g, rail o f s er io u s w i n em a ke rs around the

,world is terroir. That French word (pronounced

"~ teh- .RWAA R~)means the' unique' taste, in a wine o f

t he ' p la c e where ir s grapes were grown. W]im:hone sip,

i t's possible to reeogni ze the dist: inctjv:e ft avor that

comes only from a certain vineyard.

WlnemaJ'kers are constantly 5· earehing {or w~ay5 ,to bring out

terroir in their wines, Unless a VI ine has the flavor 0:£ itsplaceo f l o r - i l l g i . n , ; l~s J u s : [ ,3 p . 1 , e a . s a n - m : - ' b , e V f : r , a g e that's idistinguishable

from thousands o f o th e r p ,~ } ea s a. [I .'~eve ,rages on the' shelves o f

m:beworld's wine shop s - and il t 's not' worth the extra Dloney that

wines of terroir can comm a .ud"There

are a, thousand ;and one M er lo ts j for

example, hut only o n e C : h .i .t ,e ;~ uPetrus,

, an d _ you ',U~J!a~ldearly to ta ste .it.

So how does a gr~.p'eg rowe . r gf'it

v in es to produce gra . pe s that revea l

trrrroir? '0ne answer .is t o ,g:f\OW those

grape s organicaljy; That's what' Paul

Dolan does in Mendocino County,

Californ ia,Dolan has been called

'A m er ic a 's le ader in . organ ic an d

biodynamic wine." F o r the , p : r n t s t

dec, ...'; iE>, he has , c ~ ' r - - ' m e= ed b - ' ~ " " ' · d - ' y l i r il '. r ' ia m · - · l 'Y,.,_ < ! J .. _ b;, IIL... ai.:;i; I j; i ". :, be' _ . I I! ! Il . " J, _ _ , : JI!,W,·. . ~

c al ny , o n h i s own l !(i,o·~ac.reranch (w i t h .

7 '0 acres of Demeter-certjfied vines)

in , the rol l i n _ , g " go lden hru

U s a b o v e tb e -R ussian River,

" T h e q u 0 , ; : : 0 ; ' ' ' ' ' 1 : 0 ' n .j: " ' n : ; : f i " '' J h y < s p e c i fie. . ' . •~ , "" '~ !!r .C ', J!. o j , 1 i !"" ' . , 1 : : ,a .." .....,.;_n'·

P-ac e show s .... ' p i Z i h . . . .. . .6-ro ' i-;j st e i i 1 ! h ; ;: : "'''' ! j o y ' ": itt .~~~ :,!,!\_iW!;]l 1 0 ~ . ' ~ ' \ - . .n; I~dd _ I . , : , 1 . ' I ! a r . ail1I.·:~1I

Ci It':", w - h ' - y - I f 'h ' - - A"'~1.J:w~:;.~, sp e c if ic p l a . .. ... .;]I ' ... . .~' J ',!1)\~,Il_t~;n;; l~ do; ~ ~ ,1 - ' I L . . . • . I 'L.. I .. a-!l6.

h ave < ' . : " p - - 't : : > . . . ~ , . . c . . ta'~te'')~;'n c ' other word...U !t -·, . U ~ , _ :. fl Lr L. ll JJ rl L. I : ~ _ - , " I _I . . , . . " ,I i _ [ _." : ~

every v . i n . e y : a , r o has a terrsir vrait'ing

to b e d i s c ,o , v' er e d if ou.1y the: site W S

handled prop er ly , The trick, he says ,

'~Sthis: "Feed the soil rather than the

plants, The overarchi ng ide a is rha r asfarmers, our responsibi lity is to er e ati e

,3 healthy environment so th e vine 51 , can . f uUy !exp'f'fSS themsel V-f:S.

, u ; T o ' pro.mote t e , t " f ' O i r . " J J D,o,la.n (:ontinues,; ~"yO'u,.have: to g' ft th e

; c h e : m ; i , l c a n s OlJ.'tt. 'Why'would y lO u put, petroleum p , ro duc ts on the

S IQ ( r u . i lend kH~,so.wll~Je? The go,a,~, .s to . . h a v e ' tbe satl ' l1e dw,versity above

gn :n .lQ ,d , as 'YOU ha:ve' w: i t h so,n mjcroQrga.nis~ms b e l ow ' g ro u fD ld "

'O rg ,a n i c : ( a rming cOl1itribull:'e'S to te,rr().jr by ,g :e : [ t ing OUit' o f th e- way o f

,the plaDts~natu,ra:n m,etaboUsm~lj

On .e o f t he - c b ie f t: 8 l,s k. so f fhe wi.ne-grape , g n :rwe . r i s 'to m,anag;e 'v,ines," v i g 1 o , r . , T oo ,m uc h v ig or is a ,5 de,tr i,menta.n to f r 1 J l ] J i t ' q t i 8 J . i J t : Y '

;:astoo Htde~W'.haJ[~s ne 'eded lIfe l thr. i . t ty, we l l=behaved vInes. th~ ' t

produce, a modest but :higb=qua l i ty c ro p" S o between the vine

rows" 'Dolan plants clover, oars , vetch, and ben be an s to become

g:m~t :en . a r r u r e - c w h i c h provides f e r m : ~ H I D , z J e r~o r the vines and e r n s i o n

control, W'heu' vigor is to o great, h e disks dow:", (~u,rn : s ,he

manure) only every 0ther row. Where vigor is 'too lirtle, he disks

down everyemv" Then he cultivares the' vines so that their feeder

roots. extend m nto the aisles to either albsorb rhat manu re or search

for it in vain itf le ssvisor is wanted.Dolan ' s ' W . h 1 J j _ ; f S fetUtlJif '~S,auvi.gn.oIlBla .nc"; ' i ' C , h r a . : r d n n n a : y " ; 'Pinot

Noir', 'Zinfandel', and ! ~ C , a b e r n , e : ll t s .a:uv,~,gnon,~gra.pf'S from his

vineyard and other local fam,Hy f a rm e r s . Each variety is culri-

vared aceordi ng to' its specific habits

and ne ed s " =:_ eedless to say, this

rakes a wise and deep relation shi

berwe en th. .e grapevi nes and the'

viticulturist .

That same deep relationship

ex ists between the vine s o . f 'Renais-

sa .nee V,h~M~:Y~fd.sand WineJty in

Oregon 110u se , Califomia, and

vitj ,ltu ~turis £ and w : i nemake r Gideon.

Berns rock ..Renaissance wines are

UftUSUal in . m:loy way s . ; none more so

th a n in , thei r terroir. -iIs ,B o r d e au x

and Rhone varietie s struggle .in thin.

soils that ,over.,hly the granite r idge 's

of these Sierra Nevada. foothf lls,d - - - t h k d d i

3 ; , 1 1 , you ca.n taste t ae roc,~:an '.rust

and sheer will ~'O live that the vines

e-xp.n~ss"The vineyard S o are ]I00

perc',ent: organic, The wi nes are not

fat ; ;n.d fru. ity:, but resolute and l e a n ,

a ge d fo f ' u , p to 4 yea r s in o ld , Q , a J (

b arre ls I.n d r ele as ed '[ l,P '[0. 1: 2. years

aff1er th e v i r D J . t a g , e ~ A ' f t - e ,r a . glass .

or two, you' ~la ~ , W 3 J , y s . recogn ie a

Renaissance wine,

«Every intervention reduces

t e r - v o . i r , , " Beinstock says. The most dramatic interventions

ar e pe stic.ides, :he.rb. icide 's" ins,e ct ie. ides! , :fun,gm:cid e s: , but a]so

convlenti(u][a 1 fe .rtili ze 'rs ~ ,3 n. d (:ve,rJJ,oo I D ' u , C : h . ' w , a ter tl la t p ium ,p s" " h f: O "if, '. , • m d - ' I i : - . ~ d - " 1 - ' -·'.a " " R - , - ; ,up il': - _ , e ' r . 'U , w . . . : " ,~,n,creatSlng, YU:!I!-_ s J : - ) I I ! l . ' I I C _ J.u.tJ.ng : r : ~ , a vo r. s. , . 'V e 'n s ~, attlng

ie:rl'llenta.tio',n.s ' w : r u , ' i t h outs id.e y,e~st o ' b s t f 'u , c t s , t h e de :ve~.opm.e.nt

o : f ' t e . r . r o i r " S o ~ 'U se w h : au te vc r ye,asi[ n.a turaUy coloni.zes the' ,grape

ski 11 8 i ~he vioieyard , : j , '

Dolan RrJd, ,B ,e i[ ns to ck a gre e: : To . fin d 'm :b eholy ,g ~aH o f terratr"promote ' h ealth in ' i the vin,eya:rds, an d n , e t th e v in .'e s d ig ·'t ou-m:or

, t b ems le lv es ,. -Jeff CO'X



'Qppoft'te .p.gEn' The

,llolntr: and.Jbur-fo(jted~ .,.J ",.::I '. Jl " "",en~~pli1llS'e IflUt$lue



the millrinQ barn.

Standi~Q~L~ftto right~

L~uraJlMar1~a;nn.~1DO'Tan

(k(Jltling Dnnie~)~Mallb

S'arak· a'ndRackei,

,S£~te'(l:Br.tlictL (left)and A ,nd"ea , .

• Anannual end-of-fall feastreflects the Holm family'slove

•



ng. of organics-can d e a ch oth ....:_ : I . ~ _ .l. '... '". ,. ~l ~ler;;;Sl



arching the nine-member Holm

'fami~:rpI'e'pan:~ dinner in , their kitchen.~f'~~.,~." ' '.'" .' , 'f ' ' -' 1 b . '1 '~IS, u x e W l .t ne ,s .~ u :n ga g r a. ce .u 'a. let

dd b m E o Th,

" -.,". _ "" 1" .J" ~> . '1 . : ~ '-! .~~: ~ '".. ~ :~ "1 _ '_ ,

on a crow eo suw,ay ,P at ,.,rm. Thed - A' tuned b - " f' . . .. . '.. . .~ . i _ 'i . -l_ I ' , . . ' . . - . . , . . . . : .!~ -:"" 1 - . ' ' . i I - . ' . I 'I . "ance, .ne tune'.r ye,ilI'"S 0. pract:lce;. - k - -l' . ;, - - -- .d 1 '1 - ' d f ' " - . . - -, " I," l • ,"" " . " "1 [ I • 'J . ,-ta ".s ,~Ja c e m a moe esuy size _, ra rm'i'_.. h' d I " ~ I ill.l i..lrc l : en , I(Jn,~m,a:f ' sma..ter l I L l y an

S-foor table squeezed in fur the sh a .r ing of meals.

Today 's performance isthe annual l ace fall harvest teas,'t- 3. 1(0.1-

Iaborarive effort of the six sisters, :ages 1][ through ]9, one underfoot

baby brother, and plarenl s Martann and , Doran Holm ..The 'fluid

teamwork in the kitchen mimics that ofthe organic dairy farm

run 'b y the girls, . 'Yes, the gir].s: Holm Girls Dairy, in.Elk M,ound"

W • - - - - . ' . . . . . - 'b ' . h - -' - '. 'h ' l- - - -" - - 1 ' ; . , f - " - - - - h-· .. . .. , ..' . -I" . . '. . " . ,- " 'I " . ,. ,. . . f . . " ' . ' , . , " . . . ' . - 'isconsm rs run I Ift e sisters WliH:, occasionar U JlJpu r ..rom t.err

parents. (Eighteen-month.-o.k~. Daniel, the youngest' ;;'ildd . t i o n . '~O the

fRm.ily~, is not yem:a member of the' human resou rces team, bur wh e n .he . ' :. 'hi, ~ ' n r ~b I '. ab1

": :~.'.hold 'to h e b " t, ;. :m _ ' 'I., d ~ .J:_,d ..(-.:... ,', .'': ' ~ f :'li ine IS 3~ne j!Ll!!. e anie ",.0 ,. :OJ1_ ie r 0; IIJ.J!1e·se . 1!l.0 lee. ,3 new oorn cat .:)

W''''h b h d' f: l' lneludi, ' - _ - " ," " • ~ . ti ri I" ·-1····· .-. ·1 ·'·.·· ,~.- - i , " I' - - " ' I " ',it : aoout 70 eao 0 cart e to nalla8e.~ ID,e u}JJng 3 5 cows to

milk, the girls are ama.zin,g:1y organized despi te their ea syg:oing;

youthful demeanors , ]es obvious that they hav-e .a higher ca llingi

organic l iving. ~~e s become a . huge p,art' of our Iives"""HlySI eldesc! " ' : 1 " ' 1 . · g . h , - , t · :- ' , · ·S ~ : l o : ' i i: : , o ' h . · I , i ""Oi i' I' ~ . .nror at t · h · - I " f ' U . niversir.....·or ' fW·;·:r o l . . , . . ' : , ' C i t : ' E ; o "u.n. ..e:r ( l . r tl.. :, ! I I . 7 ~,at ~U.n.L.f . .. .. . ' I L P . , n r n . v 'lLPfSl y. . . lSb _n,;:,Inat. aU

' C · · - · I ·, " , . ' ~ I ' i i i " : ' . ' " ~t' h -,b·,··c....."c,c·,···.. i· .

I ' f : ' ~,:;t.'·I' ,W · I " " 'I""~'· b " i i I ' " 1 " "- ", - ' . the. .3.1 l i e ;, . . . IlL E . 8 n . ., ,I.eose $SlO.n 0 e .a i . . l . f l i j . g II!,Og . a n . 1 C ~ 1 l' IUUIIL ,more . J.e

enjoyment of learni ng how' and what' to eat, and why; , IQ'Ur' fami~y

goes to . gre'at lengths to make real chicken soup, starting 'withh h It - " . . . , : i I : h th h d f · £ ' daising '£ e c ,it ".n," And. wir "that, fr ' e r a is i n g . an , ':.eati D,g0 ' roo :,

from 'the farm is deeply fulfilling"

Fa.rm..:Fre'.sh Idea

The idea :fOr the I-IoID.ro .a rm g.ot its starr about l T I 3 y er ur s a g', o i n

:.,··.e'\vpo:rt Beach , C . a H J O r . rr u i 3 ! ~A t the time" Dti1~mnhad a h r n g h - p : r o : 6 : t e

:S

ales j ob cover inga!

seven-stare region that kept him011

the roadmore often than hi e Iiked, On one rare evening at home, hi e 'W:l1S

[ lead ing a bedtime story abou t farm life ~All.the Pieces to Looe

by Patricia Macl.achlan, when Sarah, then 6 y!ears old, asked,

"Daddy, can we have ,3 farm?"

The que·st~,onW,3S one that her father had often asked himself

D nran, who had worked on a.dairy farm 'whae in hig;h scho o l,

bad dreams of run:n.i:ng a . , f~t :m.Uybusiness" A.farm seemed to b e

the ideal option,

Seizing the ispiration, Dora n contacted his fathe rinWiscon ~

s'·n and asked him to. be on the Iookour fo.r farml and. And when,R roo-acre farm became availab .e:i..)miles east of St. Paul, Min-

nesota, Doran..and Mariann bought . i l t . , Such . an opportunity also

see rned Iike dii.viole p' lioviden.ce: ' D o ra n's f at he r's .f amlly had se t rled

in. that v i er y s ame area after m ovin g to A merjc a f~ om l.Nlorwa.y~

and his company, ba sed in ,M :~ . nne so t a ! ,happily transferred him,

back to . the Midwest,

Doran's plan was to milk cows and replace the grueling roadrrins W I" 1iI.:~I. fa m 1·"~ y ;.,~me M ·· OJ ! ' "~ ann's plan she ,c ; ' o "JVtl:" "wa~ J " i l l " ~ i ' , ! . " " 1 1 \ ' 0 ' !!l)'\I!JII!i l"!L.w.. r·.··.· .~',:~1111 !I~ l I l. ~ : '. ~ ~ ~ ,~ ._ ' ,~ JJ .i ~· . c i - . , '. ~ . ,~ . i ~ ~ ; a J - ,jilj '.~_:a,jl ",,~~j;~ t:· 1~1Ii-~

o ut· o f L~A.;jThus d i l le : fami ly husfne.s ,s , took . root~ :D!oran no w "forks.fo.rOr:rganic Val~ey~ elpling other farmers ' itf.,afi~d,t~Ofi. ,to organic SL

Th.e· f a m . H . y dai ry is a n s a a J . .member of'th,e 'O.rg,anic Va.Uey Fa ,mUy o .f

40 Organic Ga.lt'ds:nil1g Vol., .58.:.1



Cloc,kwis,efrom : t , o , P '

l ef tl ' L M ra "n H ~ "l m h o .l d' t! ;

D'aniei in : th emi~'king

O lam" which i 811 : ' t . !~ rS \ . . o m die' .q:~mili-~;sj' l " l'll!- ,...y

warm and we lc i ! ]m~~g

fa1 'mkor -u~e. ~n.1·the' i ' f "

, a ,n n u " a i h a , rv e ' s ,t ' f e , a s , t j,

t h e 'Ho lm , ~ i' s: t el " s, rt :f !' . ,~ .";;1' . . ..~\~1"1:~61 , i ' : : l , n ' i t t r e a j l a'n'~,

LaU1~~·r~tI':t;.ja~d

S~mh" ,opposite) (uid'

la~'l,fia'irto the ta,ble

1~"W,dprepar~' ,~,mj~,a l qf

th an k s; . o - n~ 'F(!;ftecti:n,g, ~n IO ' rg 'an ic ',~'i fe .s~ty le , .

Farms ~the rr u. t i Q t n ' ~ ~ sa rges t : f~ . rm~r-owned organ ic 00op e ra tiv e ~ D,..... , • til t · " h - · - 'D .. · .-,_...t-.~Up'II\~, ... , e ! .new,~~~



,'~We wanted something where, we could ' wo rk together as a.

fam 1 ·' v")'M\',;]or1·'ilion C1{!j(~C1 adding thac at rh e tim~ ~~",! 1~ had ~~ x ! O " ; I I ' l i i l l'J:· .I ~ .L ~ 1,~' :,.;~ I ;j.{jJ),J;.j!1 d'· u ' . l J . , '_ : : c . Io :'"-~ , ""; .• . 1!;,,]l'1 I ~ ~ .nr;.., , 1I U~ . ' a.i!!··· ~~ ~

under the age of ]I0 . , ' ~ i .The Helms bought tows and event ual ly

d..cided 'to become <certified.organic, N'Gt~,$be saY8' j ' ",Q!UI"'mission is to have a financia u .y and env ironmentally sustains ble

.film i,~.ybusines·s· wbere all o ffus can l l .p l . p l y · 0 1 1 r unique talents to· ~ t h e 'good o f the £.m. i~ .ya ;nd the . f a r . m , . " J

One of the first lessons I t~b,a\tMariann learned, w.hj,ch spurred

the decision ' to; become an Qlfganic;operatien, oceu rred when ,8;

vererinarian advised her about the chew icals D~cless;alyltD worm

<~:h' , . . .' l i I ' ' ' ' · i I ; ' · I I ' ' f I ! , an d keep " " W " : , : - ' ' ' ' li r ' \ t f l ie s _ ,~ [~ . r eaked ' l i i ' I I I " i J ' e ' our," she !1 'I' l 't ' Iir t i 'oi."! '. f - I - " f ~;'F'" " !!;" ! V 1 J I I . i I O . " " - 1 . . . . . (J " 1 'i i. .. " . ;a. . _G'l JU . . ; ;: )' . . I ! . I . . . 1 I O . . . . a~~~ . . , ~ \I I .. R 1 . !U! ll, ~ i.]lU-; .;]I.. . . lI< ! ! i..

k ~ m l i i . " 1 ';Q,- ~,QI>'"- ~ F1..1'imi I I) . ~m1,,('1 ' ~ d ' e " "h t : > . . . .o . h ' . n J - W - ,;f'n.t}, n ' it .....ot ':'i I c C ' m , . F J o lifo II\' i L l ! > m ''~i'lk'!1 .1 1. ~ ' ~. V ""J l. f'l-,IJ]L ;~ . l l l i . : l i . i t l i d l ' · ! ' i ! l " 'I b Ii,...' !W, _ ILl" ~U., :b ,,1;,'.1 h,l[l.~,.;L'IIi,· ' 1 I l . · . I I J : l ' 1 ! G o.• . 1 1 1 . : . • -

A', .'; ' m .t - : . : ~ ,' 't'!:·:·,"'··'·it··· ch ....,,":,'~',c" ,.- .il ".,.: .. rr ; i l : " ' , 'f J!" 'l ' -. ' I ...... --~ , ,s ananernatrve ,:0 c emicais ror lHy con ..-IO.L~n,me summer,

the gilds sPJray the barn andcows with. e ss en t ia d oils~ ncludi n, g

:~,avende.r cm.bu~d.with mi neral oil"

Lmk~their gjster Sarah, AndI\ea and Erika, ] 8 . . ; y e , a r - o J d . , twins"

also attend the Universiry ofWis'cons~natEaa Claire, And. , a l l of

the girls either are being or have 'belen homesehooled, ExpiIrins

M,3r.i~nn;."The farm is!a U;ving·.lab(H~t~l'C()lryfu l l oflessons in science,1 l " " : b i i E f l ' i " i " I . ~ . ~ i F r V i " i m , d ' 'l:"'i~cl"I;l-A(!J!'v";' B~I·~r t ·S> ~ ' r i f ! ' ~ ' I i . . . w,o,--'~l~ , d d " - . t J j ' n · o i t - : h l ! > I ' · · i i :' 1 ' - - ' ~ ' , o . , . . t """. """"UJll,~,1b.· ..; a.lll~- U.llllU Uta;" ....! I. II i - ' . \ad!ln~,lII. " . 0 "UJIlU ,u· . ,! tII! .... , . I """ ; ;: ) IIlJ!J ...........; ,

p ' Q U r n i , c s . ~'I- e r u H y h a v e fal"miLng: tO r t h a n k fof' m Y ' oontinued . i : n [ e ~ r - e s t

:in..~t~.l!Ja.ys, the : ,po.Htica l Slc~,en:(:e .m,a~oF.~-~Nt 'h lqg: is , : m . o . r . e Ciomt1l0Ver , ; "

s r n . a ~ .than .f o0d~no~hi.ngs . m o : r e im:porta.D'i[ · ' tha.n fa 0d , , a nd . .nothi n.g, ~ . smn t- e' me s ,s e d. u .p .inour p o l i ' t ~ l c a l sys:tlem tban ou r 'poHey t oward .

and OUI understa'nding o f fnod.~I t m a ,k 'e · ssense, t be u , that b~r

m o . n :g :- 't el" 'm g . O s J \W O u ld b e tOI f ~ S ; ObO la w , , ~ F c h O ' O l ,~ r m ) wr:it,e ,R book" ,

h a \ ~ e ,a _ b i , g , .ra mi Y j' a nd r ew r ".t :e ' the lFillcm Biil~ jj ~h e -say~iFler '&il~\j" . -, I ' ii !' :m . .. , . I - i"'~' •. h ' . ' .=.JI f-~; :. ·ik....,.' .' , · d · 1

• ," " . ' . . " '1 ". F<'1I.· - .- ~ .- It· ' .. th o F· I ...o n I I l . J , l l . 1 e 0 ~ . I L l I l . e r . . 8J!l.w, $. I~'IU one .. ,a y o p e . n . m . re s .~ l lEan, o n . e [,3rm..

To celebrate their commi tmen t to farm H · F e an d : i 1 1 ' th ings, organic,

the girls on this day ate: h a s t i l y put r r m n g the 6 n . ' ' ' ' s h i l l l g : touches onth /, h.... .. " . 1 1 1 " ' . £ : " ' , 1 ' " ' A · - : · - i. I~" .. cinaeh ~"I~ '-, I" , < , . . .>- · I i . . . . . . ;m ' 1 " - ' "r . ", d" ' e . w .r. . a .n re s; " , D J ~ , as ,~. . n o rg .a m :u c s p m .n a.c , . , a n u .rom,iune s a m tU , ] ] _ S " o p p e ,

~h · ~'h d d · d ' f f i j ~ · s · 1 d. r . ~ ,' I O , ., i· . - · • -" . -,"- I - . _ ' - . ~ -_ , .

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e= 1 _ - , " 'J '• , .. ," . ,,' . ' 1 "

w . w .t . . o.r-gal1l .C'eta cneese an '. .ru~ . crane erne s, .·.Ullp'Y s te am e- .f~inbow' cha,r-d~.from their ,g~.r-de'n=.h;dabbed with , P S 1 t S , of o~-g~.nic

but ter, RO\lsted s q u a sh a nd . s w e et potatoe s ar e dr Iz z l ed . 'w , it h o rga .n~c '

ho,n.I~.D 'e ss e,r t- a .st 'reMs:e~-to7pPtd prum;pkrnn .P l i i 8 -,con.talns Q i~8an i ( :

flour; butter, and pum..pkin. Even thewhipped cream. they serve

with the pie is organic an d flavered wi th a S']p(finkJing of cinnamon,

-'When I \VaS I irrle, Lused 'ItO pride myselfbec·a.use] was not a• .~~ ti'j S t. if( - .[ fi d ir's rh . 1 J ' f · m . . ,C dp r cM i . . y eater, .Saran s a. ys .. ' ' . . O 'W . . : 111 . Its tne Opposlltie i . o W . ' tne 100 .'

•..:; IL~~l C. d ' ; ' · " b " . . ~ . . - . ' . . - d - _ . _ . . . . d ] . ~ . . _ . rn , d -' j!

1 S i I i I i . · i f ;rear .rcoo t· at is o , r g o o l . C a n . ' ,un p . r o ()E:S s e , . S t , m : p . w . Y · ' · o n 'I t

- . If . t' if-, " ~," ,.;.W :a in , . 'L O , ea ;[ . m .l .

A,..,.h ,r.". 1 - 1 1 0 1. ,n."," th1 - C-I ,.-.C. , t I ; . ' i ! , 1 - 'g. ; ' , . - m ~ oitch ~,:-. - " iT · , - . · ' · . .. h n e a l r i . . . . ,er< ' ! ! IL. Ib Y I l . . l l i . . . v.I1. I lL . e Ia.r.m~rne " J I .I i <: J . . P l ,L i lL . . ' .. IILD. l i f l r i ! . eac ..meai im..

A ' d ' . . . . . H '" " ~ .~~ a n d ·M · · · : ·. , ' .. . - '" ' i I · , ' I f i · i c h i e e: ri O b · · · · . - · k · · · ·. , . ' , ' . h -' ' ; '1 ' · 5· :· · - ahn .lie;@!ji'_··fl.K;3;., a1 ll _ . . .. , _ a , r y a 1'0 tne c : . .U~.~~P ' U ~ _ . ; a _ . le['s.~w... .r ue ". a r a .

loves rna k i .n g s a l ad s and vege t ab le dishes, And ..0.0 one c an resist

being c re ativ e .in ,the kitchen. Leave the , g , . i r i s to their OW,1i devices,

and the t louD'teroops are soon covered with ingredients ,and open

clookbooks as they ' t r : - f out: new dishe's~~'A !If o i;Ti!,Q p'O~'mlt c~ co ] ; r \ ! j j ' h --'-,~;fI! m '~ nL,j'no p_ . · , F i o ' L l e C ; 1'm. ·L.e r ' b . o d " " " " ' o m . : ' I I , · ' i t" l id ·fl.'to. VJ.I..~' ,', l·~U.W.';'.J~ : m : . , ,'Waill' , .1 · aK ~ ' " , ~ , ' :',11~'~' -."ill : w ll J 1l t. "~ '· ' .~ ' ' ;l ).J ." .-} ~ " ~~iI, I

s :a ; lJe rk. r~ l1 ton .h e : f d e$1: ., ;~M a r . i a .n n Sa.rS. "'Som.e: t im.es : 1 O r u ~ v ej'tlst g o t

to' . r 'e : s . i .s m : y e n 1 J o , g , a . n d l e · . , : : l : . bem ieX_PI€tinlerrlt.,"J."

E e : Y O l 1 . d the fa:[ :m~the sistrt .rs . expleri ~u~ntwith ..Hfe~s,o:fkri n.gs .~nottu~I'way s ., T h ey of ten, 'tlra~~lthe: ,country : E ( . ? l r 4-H e v e ~ f D J :t s . partici.-

pat,e hl c o; n m u n i li 't y a , c r r i v i t il e 's , a l o d t .a k - # 'v :oi lc~les~oJl8~The o ld~r g i r l s

s ing , a : £ ' v a : r . w . o u s ,, reg iona l ' f i ln 'c t ioosl,and, q . w i t e s : w l n . ~ y : , -w n e n e v , e r they

h a v e t h e " c hafu :e" ~ f k : e j ru m s t : e'(ore the ,M,rve~n:: ' ' ' ' n n e . r b e g in ; B ; . ,'.t;jl' : n o t

snrpEid.ng r h _ i l t they al l s i n : g , the bb;=~s . tng= inperfect h~:rmo;Ryi ' ' .



,Oppo 's i , te : ' T'lA~iS~'Set"s' take :t;u;1"niS u$hce ' r ln;g t .~e' ,C;O'W$ , l1;ome f . o r m i lN i' ng ,. A~ove': 'The' ,Ho lm fam~'ly,g,( it l~ers ft;;.~SpEh.ti~l' harvest mtla~'"Eac.h si~t .eT' ka d a k~"n,d'

in ,pr .e 'pa:r i ng tke'f '(JIQd~,includ'i~~~J ~pe,ci~ .d t~ J ''~'l!)'hmad ,e fr ' '@7n iij,c,~.dly ,.s,~lNt,.,C\~dproduce and their ~Wil a'airy.,

Crauberry, Feta,

and Walnut Sa ad2 to .3 ' cups spinach leaves

1 large head romaine lettuce- torn

into bits=size pieces

1 , c up dr ied cranbe ' r r i , e s

4 ounces reta cheese

2 cups c oa rs ely c ho p pe ,d CrfspyW a I nu ts ( re c f, p e at right)

I--laney Mustard D1resslng (recipe at

right)

'1 " In. a large bowl, combme the spinach,

lettuce, cranberries, c heese , and 'C ri .s ,p y '

W alnu t: 2 t ,

, 2 " , Drizzle 'w-i th about lAcup HOl],i8YMus-

tard Dressing" Toss to coat, and!serve..

Crispy Walnuts4 cups walnut pieces

1 teaspoon sea salt

Honey Mustard Dressing2 tab'espoons bals.amic vinegar

1 tablespoon honey

1 reasooon ,Dijon mustard

* teaspoon f reshly grou nd b Jack

oeoce r1 ;4 cu p o live 0 1 1

1.In 3\ large' bowl, co-mb ine the walnut

pieoes~sea gia]t and just enough water

t o c o ve r the nu t s " Cov e r and let s tand

overnight.L In. a,small bowl, wh-isk together the

vinegar, hO'n ,ey~'mustard, and pepper,

:3 . Drain the water from the nuts and

s: pre ad . them. on 9. baking pan, B ' 8 1 k e fo r

1: 2 to 24 hours, stirring oooasienally, lO r

lUl,til dry and crisp. Store in an airtight

container,

,2.Slowly add! the oliv-e oil, whi s]Un,g until

combined, Keep refrigerated until ready

touse,

Makes about~, C'~p



Sweet Blessings Squash

2 tablespoons salted bu t teG melted

1 pou,nd sweet potatoes, cut Into

l~inch pieces

1 pou .nd acorn squash, pee fed~

seed,e,d, and cut intO' J-inch oieces

1 l ar g le o n io n , c n ooo e o (opt j 'onal )

1/3cup dried cranberries

1 tabl,espoon honey

1 teaspoon granulated sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

,2.,Pour th e melted butter into al8 x:9~:,2'~

i n ch pan, Add. th e sweet potatoes and l

' COVe l "pan with foil, Bake for 1,5.minutes.

, 3 . . Remove.the fbiIand,add 'the squash,

onion (if desired), cran b€':l':riesll honey;

sugar, and cinnamon. Stir to combine.

4~Bake, uncovered, for 35to 40minutes,o r u n t ll il v e g e ta b l e s at!e tender,

AI .J l I I 0 ' "G - d '. V" I I 5 8 1~ '.'. r g a n 1 C '" a r " €: n 1n g: 0 _.' ,: ,:.

;u...."il,~:"',j).lR,P1l"~ ,,c;.,R"I! ....." " ' l : .r ~~~,~,~-~ ~~~~ i[~~~: ~~~~

T he He 1 1 1 1 sisters offer a few s im pie stsp s to e re at ing 21 n easy-to-hand ~e.

fl a , k y p i,ecrust =or.e of the ir specia~ties erf t~ e h ou se _

!I U se v ery co ld b utte r to cu,t into the f lou r. U 59 ice-cold water, too.

!!, Before nJ~~iflgout the pastry" pat ~tnto a disc shape, cover it in plastic

wrap, a nd ret rig e rate. it for 20 munutes 0r more. ~t iI i III be easier to roll out

after e n i~ ling. (If leavi ng the dough in the retr lgerator rno re than 200min-

ute 5, ~etstand at roo m tem peratu re fo rIO m t n u t e s.)

Oi' TO ' transter p a stry dough to th e , pie p Iate. IOOS € IY w r a P it aFO U nd the r o l ling

pi n, then u n r o II it over th e p ta' te . , ea si lng 't h e pastry doug h into ,t h, e otate.

Avo~dstretch ing 0r t ug g ing th e dough in pfaoo!, 5 ine e that m ay caese it to

sh rm k a s it ba kes .

., leave an extra 1/2·to·l~inch pastry overhang to fold into a thick edge that

can be fluted w i t h y ou r 'f 'in ge rs or the ti I1I€S of a ' fork.

i! ! ' If the c rust edge browns too q u ic kly, cover it w i til a cu i' led st rlp of fol I.,

Q,'liGI ,~wee'tJotatQe,lS~

A&ov~t E{r~'k,tf}t €fl;8)e~

Gi~gel' Pastry i : 1 1 : t Ot h e ' pie ,pl~te be : f o r e

Andrea po ru r s t h e '

pumpkin p'Ui'nfJ into

the ' p~~tiaUy' . bak~d

C~~UcS't.The:l l c , o m , e : s : t .he

;$we~~e~-t!o;'p!,ed,fit'uJle~~

Knjock ' -You' :r - ·S~ocks . . .

OflPump,fdn PI ' ie

(oJlPosi'U-).



Knock-Your-Socks-Off

Pumpkin Pie

Ging e r Pastry (re cip e a t ri ,ght)1 (15-ounce) can pu .mpk in

]113 cups heavy whipping cream

lh cup sugar

3 large e,·ggs

3 t 'a.b lespoons h on e y

1,~ teaspoons g ro u nd c in na m o n

lA teasooon ground clove's

v . i teaspoon ground aiJsplce

J A teaspoon nutme,g

J A t ' e , aspoon .saltStreuse! Topping (recipe at right)

W h ip pe d cre am (o ptJ on ;;d )

,2;,'On a t HoulE'ed surface, roll the Gi .nge r

Pastry.intc a 1.2=iru::h.circle. Transfer 'to a

9-ineh pie plate, 'I'rim the pastry to Linch

beyond th e p : m . ' e p l a te , F o il ld l he edges unde rthe crust" CrinIp deeorativelj; fOttl1ing ,R

h ig h ~standing crust (a 'bout 1 /~inch a b o ve

the rim of the dish) ..Freeze tor ISminutes.

. 3 . . 'Line the C:l"1LISt 'with foil and then finwith

p iusw,s J lgh t s (dried, b eans wO,~' :kwell), Bake

l ;IIiI, minutes R - : ;' m,o ~ , the foll and beans and1.1,_ L J, . .!G .a<.,. t lL ;i , . ..li L : ....:;;.l ll iv. _ ' !C i I 1Ll,,,_ ! ) ,',> ::J; ,la, _..

bake another 10minutes, oruntil the crust

is set S i n d , light golden brown. Cool on ,8 :

wire rack,

4 ;, Ina large bowl, whisk together' the

pumpkin, t1/scups heavy whipping cream,

sugar, eggs, honey, cinnamon, cloves,

allspice, nutmeg; Bind ,sal t until t ho r ough l y

combined. Pour into the prebakedpieerust;

5~Bake ' for about . 5 , 0 minutes oruntil thefill ing begins to set, Remove from the oven.

and ]et stand for 10minutes to set slightly.

Meanwhile, make the Streusel Topping.

Sprinkle the topping over the pi,e,.'Return

the pie to the' hot oven" Bake , for 10 to . 20;, 4- t - . }' 't\ • , . t dmmntes more or u,n,.:l~ne pie is s;e'~·an ...

the streusel is golden.brown, 8erV'9 with

whipped cream, if desired.

Ginger Pastry

11;3 cups a'n~purpQ.se' flour

,2tabJespoons ,sugar

2 tabtespoons iresn ,gingerroot~peeled and minced

~ teaspoon grownd 8 1 'sp f ce

* te a- sp o on s aJ t

lh ' cup cold unsa l t ed butter

l legg yolk

2 tabJespoor1s ic e- co id w a t€ 'r ~ p iu s

more as needed

1, In a large bowl, stir together the flour,

sugar, gin gerroot, allspice, and salt,

2"'Using a pasty blender, cut in,the butter

lll ' r " ; t J~11 the mixture ' f j" : t i semble C! coars e; "11·ealJ , . J " · . J l l l l - - , ~ , ' . . J! . - . ' IV' JL r 6 ' , a, . , ;: ; ; . . . ' :L il 'I !: ;i[ ,s , . . ' . ,!::lb, , ;, - : : i i !1L:;i ,1,. :,~ : .. ,.

3, InBl small bowl, eombine the ,egg yolk

with 2 tablespoons water,

,4",Add,the yo lk . mixture to the flour mixtureand toss, with a 'forkuntil the,mixture forms

moi c : . " ' ' ' " " . . , . ' 1 ' 1 1 1 " 1 1 "np 'co ' ( A - , . J . . , ] I o : .' J , d ditio na 1 co ld w a te rJI. > : : : J ' ! J . . " ' - < 1""11,1 . I,: ,~ ;, ' " ' -YOU, " " , , , l U i . JL Jl.tV, ' ,, ," ,v .!llJ . ,,' ,01. ~J.. ,~

1easpoon at a time, if the dough is too dry.)

c . FOFln the dough. Into 1 1 l ball and . f latten

into a disk, Wrap in plastic wrap and chilli

for 20minutes 0 1 " ' up 'to 2. 4 hours. Allow the

dough to sit at room temperature about 10

minutes before rolling intoa plecrust,

Streusel Topping

1cup ,a U-p u rp os e flo u r

1/3cup brawn sugar

1 teaspoon ground gh1ge r

M cup coui, unsa, te,d butter

~ cup oecans, chopped11 3 ' cup crystaUized ginger~, f inely

chap,ped

LIn a medium bowl, combine the, flour,i ,. .-

I brown su d i . a l ' , l I ' and around ,g. jnser,~ ~ ~

; : 1 2 .,Uin 0"a n.~stry...blender, cut in the~ ~ ~ , -

~'butter until the mixture resembles coarseI

~crumbs, Stir in,the chopped pecans and,~

cry,st~ll:ized ginger. Sprinkle-the topping

over the pie as directed in the ple recip e.

i

~

~ M a k " , · · · · · b'' ·· t 2~' ..... ... ' . e, ~,(1- .o u ,. .. .. .·2 cups

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'0 r ea ch P at M a r fis il i','s . ma ll b u t prolific vege table



Pt.~vio:us pR;9'e~,~rdt :"Br r i'ght L i 'ght ,sJJ' ,Swis ' !! .

~:h"ard.RiS 'n .t : , , P a , t

M a ; r f is i I tEna ' l l ' a B e i 1 l i e '

t ; e n d ~ i n , g .:iUccR,ini f - r o o m

t l l(~ 'no=;dig gartd:en.,ITILl,iO finn~ ~,...~., ~..m.".:J!~i~ R!111aIY~~'IC~l '-tJ '-. ~ ~ " ~

m , · l " t'(l!matO€'$, B:e ,~~w , ; ,I . ' e . f t ; ; A bric 'k ' pa:tiQI

,frameil ,~ y fl,ro:ug'ht..

to\lerant· nat~ye,S',"

Biy'h;t:; W @ ) :t e r ~ w ; fs . r B "~a,y'ers ma~e gr 'OwiNog'

v e : $ h g ' t a b l e : s . ,e ,~y .

garden ~ you dri V'~ rhrough a winding labyrinrh of

narrow streets and then climb hi:~hinto the' 1 " ' ; 1 0 1 ~Y'~[

, , ',- x l l[_ir,~~1"TJ' ,'. ' '" " ,'., ""', ich h -'' , - i

1 .1 ,;""-, " ,- "-", _." ..I ·d " ".f,.

tho 0.. ,.J[llJ.I.lII. s. J . - - . : L ] j , $ , 1940 s r a nc .0 us e rs Pe..rcl.lIle'. : at " ~ . . eto p (If a sN :: ep , !qu,a:rt 'e ' f=3lCTe p " a . [ l c , e l - - ,8 slender ' w e d g e

of land terraced with C , a . H : f O t ' n i a . natives, Med , r u . ' t : f ' , [ [ ' r a nean plants,

and : f r u i . t : trees, In. a t . ne Ighbo . rhood . P 1 o p i u . l a r e d , b y mi llion-dollar-

plus homes. and that famous HOLl.YWIOO'l) sign, m : f s , surprising to

fin:dan urban gardener tending to . his organic CI'O.P of tomatoes,

zucchi ni, kale, chard, spinach, beans, basil, and purnpki ns.

In a . few h un dred sq uilre feet, M a rfis i ,g ro w s. e no ug h :food'F, I~ .d h in 'j I - ' f l ' ndtc .~. ' T h , · · t , . , 1 i" ,1 - - I- "i I\ """- , -- ", uhs 1 : . - " , , - , ah."' ,,!h_",0 ref. .rumse . ,an. !II.:Osnare, ' ,IS. Dounl",y resui S rrom a . . 1 ,g , w . .

volume, Iow-impac t gardening technique inspired by ' t he , h u e

Es the r De Ii.1IIn ~ "'! II self-t Q ' !m l g h - c f ' A.'u s t r al i a n g~ '"li ' I F ' ' d ' ! " " ' , n e ' I I ? ' "W ' ' I ! . r ln w rnee E · ;i?*,~"".<1'...' ... 1_ !lL · " .. '._ d ~ii ~ .;:]lL ·I~ 11L9 !LW,. J lL· ... .:Ii" a l l J . a1 . ' . . .. 9 .II.! L ·, . .l. :. . Ii .l ll u ' . ·.UII1..~ , J. l . . : l , r J g J ; , ' f / ·

D "G J '. B t. r = . . . . L D " ', . "e a , ' H s ' . .· ' ·· , ( /I " , ~ 6 n i r n U . • ' oo,~,~;: j1YJwinuwittji(j.'lct ,'..·'~·.rlfJl!/n!9;iil 0 ,OOi~" "0

Deans describes growing food crops in a layer-cake-like pile of'

newspap er, alfalfa hay; straw) compost, bloodmealand bonemeal.

V eg etab le s f lo uris h in the : r6,-?nch -ta 1 1 . " n utrienr-nch med im,hich 1 - ' . ' 1 - d .' h '. '~'~~ 'IL' \Y ' rc..•u trmare y ..,'et(~ompos.eso :~mprove't:1 e natrve sou beneath

it 0 " '1 " ' , "' . th "t, , ', -c' - '" " ~ , " - ' m , . , red "1 \ ',c ,- · b "t . ' . '1 l l . . '1 "1 ilr ,',, ,~t,,"1 - ,I. ~ '. ince . , at occurs ,",t n ew , w , 9 : , } f1 f re . .,pI ,e , c an e - I I i J I ! U l . 1 I L · In 1. s p a lee .

Deans's method is "ideal fo ,anyone · w .b o w : a .m r [ $ ' f L O , g row ' their o w n, -, ' :: itt - 1 1 ! . , , } II " C C , - - - ~ " - d ] ' i h " ," -J U -, .c , . ,C ti if "CC " I '~i" ' : ,"-- ,: , :~) 'M " " -I ...fi.,~,;'-:,' , J - , - , _eg ·e I l !,a~U .e~" ,g re ens ) an ,,_ , . I ,eru~ run~ ",rna _ . W . , s .p ,ac~"j . ' " ' ,;}.l, , : 5 1 . s . a y s " l~ a r

vesti fl8 a. head 'O f collard ,g:re:e:ns . ,he desc-ribes how to :0rs t steam"h ~ b itter 'l 'V; ' - : d , ' '-j ll'I' -,c , _ I " 'h ' I ' - ,', I,"' ' ',1 'm 'fiij . 1 : ] , - : ' ·w~,":~,- i r -"- d ' ine _ittet . ea ._ e s a n, men saute iL em, ra r an s ty ~ e ,, " J:~~ar."le an",

olive oil, "I'm getti 1 1 g , hundreds of meals out of 'this patch," Marfisi

says. , 4l1\.nd it produce s Intense flavors ..j

Fro,m, CI(')!r,ner '0ffice' toPea Patch

A m . o . n g t . i m e :m,amlag,em.e'ntconsulranr tJ.)1 Fortune .5' '00clients, , 1 \ 4 : : a . r f i s i

fo.ryears . had Iirtle ' t :~nl.e[00 ~l!den~He and his latewife, Bteitb li asked

Los Ange le s landscape d~sj,goet.N ic . k W ,~~Ha:ms to ' design a l ow -w a te r

garden srair-steppedi nto t he , (1 ri li drocky hinside where g~ a n t . ag a v e:

plants have thr~ved for · y e a l , r s . , But rhese condi tions are less than

conducive to growing vegetables, "The g l e o l l i o g y of the Hollywood

hills is set up to flush the nutrients out' of the soil," Marfisi explains.

"So yo u work and w-ork an d you, end up w ith a . tiny c:a·[WUflowf:m'.J'

How a Grow withou Digging



B u r 1 ,0 a b e tt er v eg eta b le patchw l ith thl s no~dlig method, bor-

rowed f rom organic farms in

r u r a l Aust ra l ia _ T he n o - d rg pi ires

a re ' fa irh l steb te, b ut som e g .ar-

deners pr~1.'fer 'to b u i Id b ox es to

c o n ta in t hem, Va ri o us r na tenel s

WDrk , in c i ud~I1g l -b y - 12 :-inc h

b oards. b r icks cone rete b l oc k s ,

stacked s tones. or a s ta ke d

tram e of chlcken w li re. The'

material s b e low are en oug.h to

bu i Id ,9 4 - ·by -8 -· 'f oot ra ise d bed"

'.. 2 b ) 3 o ou n os b iDod m e a I an d

bonemeal

." N ew s p apers

.~ 1 ba Ie'of he rb ic [de - f ree alfalfa

hay

't. !a Ie o f h e rb iclde -free straw(U '&e bedd ing shaw. not feeo

straw. w h ich h as viable seeds)

'i l iO c ub ic ' fe et of c o m pos t.

(pref,erably homemade)

,A .

' I . . M 0 r sten the soi I tho rQugh l ywi ttl a hose and add a generous

dusting of bloodmeal and bone-

mea I .. .We-a r G Il r n a sk to avold

i n ha ingth e d u s t. ( R ep ea t the

watering an d d ust~lB step aft~r

a dd in g e ac h ~ayler to the pile.)

, 2 . C o v e r the ground with .~ to

:~ inch o f news pape rs . .

,3" P ~ a ce 4 -i n rch -deep pads

of aIfaIta hay 0n top 0 '" thenews-pap e r.

.4 ~ A dd 8 - inch -d eep p ads o f

5 traw on top o f th e a I l f . aIf a h a y.

5 1 . Top with 4 i nc hes o t c om-

post .

' 1 5 1 ~ P Ia I 1 I t vegeta o le s ta r ts Q r so w

seeds in the cornpost laver..

Top-dress w i tilmore straw 0r

grass elipp ings.' 1. . ' Be tween c rops. reJuv,enate

th e t o p . lay er w ith 2 '~O3 i n c 1 h e s

o f s tr 'aw and 3 to - 4 ~nc nes of '

c ompo s t

o r HER' T . I p . S :10 ·RH"t ' iI! ',ll_.-iiim II' i """ I Ii! Am II'i "",,!"" " " ' i r ' h ~C"_."YIl1 . I ,.:;l\1Il Irl IWlil~ ~ ;w . . Ir[""~I"li 'I 1 J . j

method needs a lot so start

a com post pi lie o r f ind a g ood

so u re s o f com post else-wh~ r e o "

M a r f i s i , ad v i se s . .

IDon" t : s k w p l · ~ [ t u ; ~brno , o t : i l l l ' i i i l ea l l an d

b o l l i l le lm e . a l l (Iphoria A ' ! I be I low ) . .

1 8 1 0 ad m ea l a d ds F l t ~ tregen and

bonsrnea I add s phosp horus

to th e layers, wh ich is key. t o

f os te rl n g d se om p os i t ion o'~the

hay an d s t raw.

S t a l r ~ w'ith shall l low'-rQ!~i~ed

po l ' - a lm t s , hi . the nrst: nu~!nlh or

tW'IO ( ·B ) .. . , P Ian t seed lings ra t 11 ,e r

than seeds in the nrst crop,"

he says_

IKee·p Y O l U n \ !' seeds and seed-~~ngsmioi is,t ( :C ) . Wa t e rT n g ca n

b ~ cu t b ack s lg n i fi c antly atter

D - I a l l i ' ~ t sare' 6 to 7 mches t a l l ,

c

"Many places in Australia have poor,but Iwas seeing the no-dig kind of



L,q"t: A n ( i'~rn-:mrned-f-oun;t l l l : i 'n sits ,(l'~ Q,

wal,~'mad~ qlbr-(ik 'e 'n

coocre t , e 1 ' , epu1 'p~tS ted

,fr'D$ a; / o rm,e7 ' p a ~ t i ' , o ' .

j\}Jtko~~,g'hmaidntl no-d~g beds ' r€{I"u":i1' ,e,s ,a·,~'ot" " ' . ; { " . _ " " , , " * " " . . . . . i ' hI' , < ! , - 1 . ; ; ; 1 I J ","",",n' ! U 4 ! " U, ," IA:o " !U~ · , ~ ~~ 1 l . o 1 \ C I ! & . ; i ; o " '~ f 10

ifi'~.\';r..,L, £ 1 _ " " " ". .O""""".n 'I 'e ·· " * " " '~ iD .~ K ~ "; D. t. ~ g!i;.~~,~ . ,b1V

build,. ,enke:r w~t-h.outa,frame;. ,~el'ow) Of " with

OO€.. ~:9 ,ht;"

In 2002~M.arfisi retired, closed his firm, and swapped his busi-

ness suit for a straw hat and a pair of garden g~av,es.He enrolled in .plant-identi f i , c a t f . o n and p r ' [ W n m . n g ; clas ses ,3 t th e U'CL,A Extension's

horticulrure p fog ra .m, e m . b r , a . 'c ~ . n , g : a U~elo.ngin te re s t in. bo t , a ny

an d plants, '~Iwas i.to g , a rden in,g in ,m y 11 . leld~Ol1g: efo re I c ou ld .

actually do ilit~"be confides, "I a lw a ys :fe b: that l r n , i t ~ l e : a n inside. me,

th a t ne eded , to b e connected roo[he ear th,"

Since he's 'trim and arhleticwieh an easygoing manner, you

wouldn't guess Mar.fi$,~is in . his mid-cos bywatching his agile

movements In the garden ..Followed c lo s e ly hy h is d o g: Va 'lB, en e 'i

named ,~Of' the Italian phrase "going well," Marfisi can be .found.

t h e r e e ac h ..m n , r n m . n g"cbec'km.ng , the pr.ngre,s,s, 0,(hi s c 'rnp,s,~which

border a mulched path :runa 10-by-ao- foo t space, He harvests salad

g ~ r ' e e c n ; S . ~hei d.oOll1, romatoes, and S111.Unmerquash es for the day's

meal! 0ccasionally refreshi n,g,the top' of each 4-by-8 : - foo t raised

b ed \v im :· hnew 1aye'rs ' of organic compose and fertilizer, Ie m J a y

spend a,lot of time here, but it's not ~s much to toil as ro enjoy the

moment. The garden has more vigor, and so!doe s he. ~~Iina l ly

now : r e e , m . Iike I'm starring to be ,3gardener," he SillrS.

B:sther :Oeans,'$::M'eth'od'WhHe his .'.eLA studies convinced Marfisi ofchcvaluc ofadding

more narive and low-waeer-u se ornamencals to his backyard, it

' took traveline 'to N'fW Zealand and rural An stralia. m ncludinsi I

' T a sma nia=plsces with even more challenging cultural c o n d i ti on s

than drought -threarened Southern Cal ifornia-c to change the 'w,ay

he g r ow s v e ge ta b le s .

After losing ]8 eth to cancer in 20o):~Alfa.rfisi ' to o k n fD la nyof h is

fr iends by surprise when in 2; 0.07' h e v o~ .i 1! Jteered as a W'WO,OFer

(World Wide Opporruairres on Organ i. e Farms ~w w o , r ; { . : o r g ) , This

international p.ro,g;r:ammatches organic farmers with volunteer

workers in exchange for meals and f o d g ;' n . g .

Traveling, Iiving, and farming "down nnder"was a majorlifestvle c h ' ' ' ' ' I i f i I ' g ' P ' U A " '~l~ ' h a d " - jO P\ " L <'Iii b ac kp a ck a n d . . . . .- e : I i - " ' " n - - -o- - i t c a s e l'.HL'iJ<!I1..llll'L ',~:W w.,'Ii...,. .' ,n,· ..a was a oacx .: \.;, t;l~,': one ' I I L I D y sun III;..d,~ "

impoverished soil,

farming happening everywhere there."



M a rfis i s :a lY ,s ,.I s ig ned u p to work at si x farms in 4 - m on th s," A ,t

a , g , e 60,- laboring s ix days a . week alongside y o n n , ; g : e ' , [ W'WOOFers,;M , , c c . , " h ,,~rl"'d, tb "I' : h ' ' , ", , . , ." , , , ,, , ,' ~ dC - ~ nds o f t":~l":I ' " ' ' " .: h r ' ~" - , .r. ' - ,j~arnsi anu, e rne p , , Y S ] J , ca . !I l. " eman "so , I ! I l . , l a n , g l " a ! J l u ng , ana

planti ng and be 'ca .n lf; i s strong as if he had t ra ined 3:$ , ,3 long=

distance runner, 'Hie loved the ch~nenge and 'the' sense o f comple-'"- ~ "" h h d k f' , t' IE • d -d(" . '-~ : I' II - r ( , . ' . t· " II ' .' I I I . I 'I ' - 'I i -···.1 r : ', ' .' : . ,"~ UJn ~nat l C . _ ' e , _ a .r , W O J F . '" 0 , a. rrm rn ,n gpreviae ."'~

It was in Australia that he: discovered rhe "no-dig" food

gardening method. B ,y necessity, given bel' s:andy~infertile soil,

, -srher Dean s created rhi s organ ic "ab oveground environ menr i

which to. grow vegetabks=and in , , 9 ' 7 c shared her experiences in, L,' , , ; l i I l " ' ~ " ' " b',',','k I : . . . J ' , - . '~l" ; " ' ",' c, - ,, "C ' d- " " " ~ ' ,h M "" - : ,4 , ', " I nd h ",3oe s t- se t m.n,g , ' 00 ". - ie r JL.esons resonate ,Wit" ",8 rust" an c ie

transcribed p'3::ge'sf Deans's advice ito a . s,p;i~a.1notebook, which

carne h ome 'with. him after the W'W100;F project ended .

M,arfisi reinterpreted and adapted what be Iearned hal f a.'world

. away to his own property ' s soil and Sou r hem Cal iforn ia's arid

climate. For examp e, while Deans finisheda bed wieh only com=pO S , 't as the topmosr layer, ,Ma,[,fis·'works, blood- and bonemeal ito' i I j " ' i I 1 . . , , , " " ' ; , ' " ' , ' , - ' • . '1 " " ' ' ;, ', -, ,'d 'th , , -, t on -d re ss es th e: , C " - , , ~ ' - ' 1 " , " 7 ' - , l n e ed , ,- ., d " ' , -, ,: :,me com,pOSI!l.~an" ,", en op " re s se s -',e n ew } p lI J J a m .lL ,e ,see" . lngs,

'with s tr aw to Ib e:e 'p 'hem fro,m d:rying out .

A 'P:r 'Q, l i f i, c 'U~bOD.,G,anI ,enThe: methods Marfisi learned in Auseral ia are not origi nal to

Esther Dean s," ,hey are similar to layered sheet-mulching tech-

niq ues popularize d 'b y others, including R nth Stout', an Americ an

'who wrote F low ' toHsoe a Gre e« Th. u1 fJ ;/ )W.i thO.t i t an Aching Bitck, in .

][9,;"',andjspanese researcher Ma s a n o b u Fuknoka, who began

pr,icticing aadp ; . r - o s , e l y t i zing , a '~donothing:" 3 , p , p r o a , c h to growing: " D ' " -I ' .tl '3,Q I ' 1 I I ' 1 i 1 t he ~ o j,t '- eii?9"9,a,~ P ' ' ' ' ' ' I , ; o , ' ; r : " ' ~ ' C- ' I ' ' , , : : , ; L_QIIIiII-Ti!!li wrot ... ab o n ,;0, ' 0 : ' 1 1 C,]·III1iIilI IIl1:II~,, ! II . _ ' r, ' " " 7 .>Q! . , . i I ! " W , 1 11 ,, ', . _ ' ,~Ph,"_ . I I i , , ' . _ . ""'l ' 1 ! Z ! I L ! ; ' . 1 I L , I I I . _ ' .~ , · g . i l !o ~ ,L '~ _ . . 1 " ' . " , , I" . ,~ IIIJ I. _ ,L ~ ~ ,J I ! " I I ! '~ 'J I i~ i!L "

:[ayen~dt ', ec bn i que : r n . n &oda '~"e )s,Los~gt j !aGardening . 'Wh.Ue these

approaches vary slightly, tbeir concepts will appeal to a,nrone with

pOOl' soil in search of less Iabor-intensive foodgrowing.

The tiny ,I ollywood I[ ills backyard that Marfisi now tends ,'"

,3 growl ng leb for .his newfound practices as 'wen as :3 'bountiful

fo (1d sou ref'..As vegetable roots extend through Iayers of alfalfa,

straw, and compost, they aile insulated frnm extreme bot or cold

' i fLt' ID,peJrature'$", k ep t f r,o o ],dryi ng ou t (thus rt'qu:iring less . f r e q . u e : n t

,ru,t't. igation)•,a,nd virtually weed- ,and pest-free, He boosts th e

gardens produc tivity by tOp -d re ss in g b ed s 'with £rt ra rwand organic

compost and re tari ng crops eo maximize yie lds, f{Everyone who

U~~H~g[his method is a big composter," be points out.M .£;. ,. ,0 , ' i l l . . h ' I l l . . sc f dieuiar uSi, can e imagine : g , O l n g rnroug ..,th e e rro rr Oil eV 'C f ' t .g g l n .g

,3 hole again. ""~O me, this approach require s a lot le ss . work tha n

t radi t iona l planting," b e , $ , n y 5 , . "~ 'M .Y 'gf!rden. is more 'p,f\od~ctiv,e" and

, i l t fee l s g,oiod n o t ro water often,"

: B , o . r , l i o w ' , m . n grural A u s t r a l ] , 3 ] . 0 . f a . r n l . l . : n g met hods f(Jf use in,urban

b ac k y ar ds , th e, :~,'o-d~gnthusiast s ha re s E sth er D ea ns 's recipe'

'with communiry grouplS" local schools, and even sm : J t a n , g , e . r s whokhim d h ''''Tl '" . .1 r ; ' 1 I h C "h i f'rac J01 " own on ,[..e nterner. -" " ae time 1Sr:a:~,,,"'[ot t ' sway 0';

gardening," Marfisi says" "It's v ,e ry e as y and, ,h :works everywhere.".e

Aljov~: Th~$'p(J;thJ

maol~o f d eCQmplO ' 8e a

gm~ite a~d'bordered

by ' M e:x-i ( )a'n feather{ M < ' '' '' '' S '' '' '' , " " , " " " ,J,fiI t 0" "i2 O J' ~ :01' 'I&QU~a. I .

,M a'rfi';sij,9 hO~$e .

B'ight.~Ma~fi$:i~t~?,,$'

ne'wly planted~chard'

:s~e:d~1~n9's;tUO a 'no-

d ig b ed ,a .,~'~i~B,eil1e~~

snaf'pttt=btoodhound

, 0 ' " I" ' (:f! ' > O i l n ,~c .G - a r d ' e n l~n Ill' n'0 m '~ '11- '~ litF ~ _' ~." ... _ 1- _ ~. _ ' . _"_ &~~ '_,_ U,_



By'Ellen Ecker Ogden Photographs by 'Rob Cardillo

52 0 r g ani eGa r den in g

Perennial crops bea ra delectable harvest

year after year

without replanting .

•e- s · · · . ·

.

..'.0matter how' early the garden is planted ."

the time between sowing seeds and the

lli. rsr harvest seems. interminab e o ; Tha t's

'w hy I culnvste 'perennial edibles, many

of which are r e ady to eat earlier in the

growing s e a son than ..annual crops. The

r os y k n ob s o f . rhubarb l f or · ex am .p le , . push

through the soil j ust as Tr n sowi ng pea

seeds ..Li..ke at well-sync h . ronized orchestra,

lovage and other perennia herbs , emerge

in tune with '[he ' a sp i lI~ lguS.!one of 'the

firsr vegetable's of spri I T , g ~The tiny white

flowers of ~pj ne strawberries above shiny

green ,£~liageare ,3 sig~ that this sweet

' fEaste of spring is near,

A.wide range of perennial edthles= 'Ve,g,-

etables, herbs, and fruits- isavailable to

the gardener, Because of thei r permanence J

perennials benefit from carefulsoilpreparation, Bu t ence 'the plants ar-e well

established in thegarden, th.ey ~p.ringtQ

tife each 'year, heralding, good things to

ea t and bec . : oming the part o f the kitchen

gude,~, that never ;5·topSgiving. As you plan.

your spring garden l consi der a l loca t ingsomeground to the four hardy perennial

plants that follow. They .are both 'ornarnen-

tal and productive and, are mainstays of my

Vermont kitchen garden in USDA Plant

H ..J!'" Z ""a , f. i .J l n. e Ss . . . ..one 4.

" " ' l .. " . ,o " " ' i _ " . . .. . .. jjJ.i I F , f · , p , , :f : . , " "



Asparagus

A : s . p ,a r 3 1 g u s produces you .n .g , ed Ib le sh o o ts i n . the s.prin.g and i s the

b est-known ,and mostwidely planted perenriial v~'geta.bl~·,If man-

aged correctly; m .t can provide several month S o of fresh eating and

ma.llY ye:ar s of reI n a . b l e growth .. -o r th os e who have seen asp a:r,a,g.u.s

only on their dinner plater; the tall, £erny,g ;rowth of mature;

1.

' .~ . . , _ . I - - - ' j - " ~ . - ' . . _ . . ._ : 1 I ._r ~ - ' ' - , \ .,aspa.r.agus P ants c omes a s a s urp.rruse.,

Because :~sparagu s w~UIOI[CUPY its spafce in . the garden tor a·~I,--· . .'; - - '. ,. .. _. k - ' . . - . ". "I ' . b - " ; l - d ' - . . ' - ~ - . , - . ' , . r m . , d v - , . ( 0 ' - .Jt. II long.tlme~ It ms,es : s , e n S J f to ·U.L '. ,.~H"(lp'erSOlJl llR .8..vance, '.. Doe,Om:

- - - - - - Ii - e - .~- -- - -ts 1 " - - - . e t-1 - - H b et - - - 6 - - d. " '. I _ . I I ', . I . 1"· • I -. ' - ; Jj • I - I . ·, I r· l L . • . • " , . ' ,".aspa.fa.gus. s rqUlif.e.men.~s. a. near-ne U ra.. P . 'l! net ween '. "7 an, ," ' 0 " W · · : ' . · · : · · h - ' - .'m,-."iI. . , · ' ~ 1 1 c , . :i" 1 - " - ' 1 '" , , - , , . . . ! : . . J , . , ~ , - ' .- - . - 1 i L ' 1 - ' rdu "i" d , at · M · · · · ichi-7 .· · · , . . . I. H ,e . h "W1 .W l grow a.~_ower p.~." resea.rcu con._ uc~e . . 3 _ ' . , _ .l.C l~.

S- - u' .- h h l iln I .. d ',,' ,." _ _ " . : . -.• . ' ' : ·II-·:.·_ " : '1 '1 " . : . , . . " " , - · · · . · · - - , 1 · " ' _ ' . • ' . . . . . . . , . ' '' '' . : ; . .gan . , rare . .n 11 er s t ty s ._ _W5 L _ . : 8 l £ ".ow SOl." p. 15 m ol. e c on r .u.Clve

to fusar ium wilt, a . fungal d isease a. Keep rhe ·C)- foo t height o f the:

s umme r foliage in mind, don't plant a;sp2l lr~ gusw here ir will shadeh Ch 'U d ' d 1- . inf '~ 1" - ," - - • . I .." , . . . ~ . , - . - ,-- . ," ' .. ". . , " ,', ' __ .. , ,- 1 " r , ,o r '1 er c r op s , .. .. .. oose R we = .[tune, ocar ionIn t : W .1 sun ..

P- - I d ' , d iod 1 ' h, " -. . '1 ' . ' , - ; , _ ' - " - -. - - 'I - - -, , ', - ' .. ' " . ',-' ,- ,- ' , -,. , - ', ' I - , . , ' ! , - . -~1 " - - . ' IF - 1" 1-r an t a.s.para.gus, un ng It s '.'ormant pe,{ lO ' .. . e.a.r.y S p I l n ,g ,W .e,re

winters itre cold; faU or winter inmilder climates, Dig 3trench a~ ·d d 1- deeo.. .. 1- ' f d, (' " - - - 71 17 ,- - " - ~~ ' .- - ! ·" -- -- · - ~- - , [- ·, - ,- ~a - ,"1 I " 1_" ' _1 -· 001[ WI e an. near y as .'.eep~.lD.CiQ1rpO.rat.1IDlg p.enty 0 . compost an

:8 , handful ofbigh-ph.osphate org.anic ferrihzcr, SpatOe the crownsi I J , . , . , ' ! O , . 'L -- d - .1 - . . - h . - - ' h f' ,. hanout 10'mcnes apart ano cover tnem Wit :~ 2 'to 3 incnes 0' ~l[lCn

s o i l .A ~ d ' 1 '1 1 - " . , . . . . ' : ; ' : '1 " ' . ' 'iI"'~.,.,. . - · · · l . . · · ' , ' t - - : . " " ' - . t > " , :" - ' . ' I~ , ,, l l ~ f ' ' F ' ~ I ' 1 t- ' 1 : . . 1 ' C ' " '= .",.h -'s o r ~ £:lY,. more 501 a s I \I . J T lep = . a n S ,gJow 0 grau.ua w y 11UJL ne rene =•.

A s :p a.r .a g.u s as b ee n a s ta pl e in v eg e ta b le ga rdens fo r cenmrie s ,' M " . " -- - . ' - · W · " -· · ' . ' ' . , , 'h ' ~ '- . t -.--;...d . sthei ' W : " ' " ' h ' ~ i -··,t·· '1- , .- ..... tie: "1-1 .:f--;.- d,..' ..a1Y- a s . . lng ,()ft a n . 0- e, f a ; s , . ] lng. 0.0 v . a r . m , e - 1 . e s , a.re 1 ! I . . r , a - . , : n -

o If ,. f: ' d d i 1 d l 'b h-, [-I, [- -:::1 , ,-;: - - ' i ' ~ ";" _ . -l ' :, :.'[ . ', - -~.- : -- , :~: -1 I - ' ,; . '---: 1 --" . I· · '. 1- ' .-= I .. ,-,- '., - = , - ' : 1 '1 ' ri' .'t .l Il o n a , avo r st e s , gTown rom. s ee . s 0[' crowns, an , in c [[I. ing .0iD:.

m - - oJ m e " 'IMi,~1 female p l a n r s R ' . I · I I 1 1 I , · t g - ; i fj ; '1i !"0l' · U · -- : - I ' : - V T - > I 1 1 " ; : " < ~ ' ' ' ' Y ~ ' I M I I ' t I - - " " " d ' - u ' ced rhe h - · - ·y · l i ! - . r - l ' ; i, .alU . i _ ftlJll.u!.{J,111_ ,aJIi~,,! ~ . J . '~ '. [ , ' . " .I J . W IJ • . ( .· .· -, L· 'W ., ;: lI 1 , ._ .' " " ." ~,w.';:!I\W,1I1..' J I I , . . I l,W . . · . ,Vl._ " I L1.,_ j I, . ,.~L .. ' : > . l I l J I ! , U

J- - _."-·- --}---- 'J - - G ' . • - _ . l ~ ' R ! ' -- - 'K - a - B L . , . l' - - d " ;T: :. -, e rs ey strains, sucn as ,_e~rsey< rant:~J 1 e ' l r s · e y n 19r~~.·l anc .JerseyC ' ~ , T "- h 1 ' ~ 1 1 ~ 'IL ' b - . .d - O d - 'b d - '; J! iu . p .r e m e · ·. _ ; : , es e 3\ .~.-,.m.a.~,iey ·f'.~.'··-,Sa . r , e : s a · n ' _ . t o _ , · , e . m . o : r ' e : 'pro. ·u.tt:rvc·

b e ca :u se : n.o ne o f d l,e ir en lergy is 'w as ted on seled. fOf'lnat~JOl1.. Some

v a ri e lt j, es p 1 ro d u c e p U l p 1 i ll e sp,ears. , . w ' h i,c h t tu ~ n g re ,e n w b e n (-\ooked..

Oln .ce pl~nted., ies best to le:I'Ve ~,s:p\~l'r.a,gusor lor 3 ye~lrshefojn~

h a [ve s : t n n . g th e .f i rst sp!ea:rs", .In 't he ' : f o u C ' [ h sp.r~n,g:il,nd the~eaf[e'rj

'itbeplants sh ou ld b e v ig o .r o lW s · enou .gh . 'to yiend : 8 weeks. of h~rveste:d' . : , : , - - , C ' " · · h · · . . . . , - - , l - , · : · · , N · : - -. ·' · ·- d ·- ·· : . .. - ' - ,. · i f i , : h - · ·. . - . ("17-\. -t·'/:"Y- G : - " , -- ,. .. -' 1 - ~ - -. , i' :. - -D ' , - ,. sp e a. IS , '. -' . . :[hI. I.e , 3 .1 [ ' . .oZZl., 31l1i - . or r 0. ' v , e g e , 4vM!: ". t lTue'lZt :Ng .." O . r >.'Um-

, f : ' : t ~ ' - - ' [ " h - • . - d b - -b d f E ' ~ - - 1 - ' - - - - - ~ k - I f : } - + f \ I ' = -- I~ . , ' • ' [ " _ ' [ . ' ' I , . ' . , - ' - ·1 . , ~ ' l[.. , ."[ ! . •

.tlUt/J, u. e.rs.a . . .e'c ._,.nrn.(~ut::~ ta L , e . ' . ! ] v e .mot lIler stU .. " . c - e ( : 1n . ru :q u e ~ or

l e K · t t n d i ng t.he: h ar vi es t o f e·s , tabUshed , a s p a . r a . g r u J . s bed s . . '"__~.s:tead o f

hal·ves.tili.llg ; a . l i l l · i t ' he s..p,ears as they emerge from. the soil" ~lIo\v thr,e,e'~ I' M ' \ ! I ) ' . t 3 ! . C ' p 9 " J i ~I[ pe ' ; i ' C '~OWm" i 1 t- 0 o r ! o r ' i i : 1 i l ' 1 ! ' t"afn (1 i I ( ! I N '" ' ::Ii " " " i f i ln.....1 i l ' l ' ' i l :' a y e ~~'B"ym . e . " J i I · ' : ~ · ; '-"Ii!!)~"~[b'~ ~,> ~.:~-A~ : - " i~ . ~ < > ' ' . - . W!IJ , 6 I : , I - V ¥ . ' I ~' II A ~~ :J = _Q~ !~,IVL ..~ , ~: / ~[~ ,-.~. . .~~. -w- ~1~[~

'three s , ~ p e . a l ' , s , )·thecrown ~s'being eonsta:n.dy fed thrOiogh photosyn-·· r tbes i s . in . the fe rn s . You c :a .n harvest i l s ; n . , a r , a o : u s we ek s l .o . n Q e r I t ' h a ,nr ·CI c'

norM a]- · r i.gh ( t · into A u , g , t ]J s t m n Zo.ne 6,~'On ce - t h. e· d iam ,e te r '0 ·(· t: he

new .s.peat.s bec:om,es $ . m a l U e : 1 t · t .h . a .n . ~ l)e'1lll.lciillwidth, st(lP' .harv1esting

a n d . a l ~ low tb ,e . t o H . 3 l g ie to d e :v e n (J p .

.A . s . p , a · r ; a , g . u : s . is : ' s u 5 c · · e p t w b l e t o a sp a .f ai gu s l ,: 'u st ~a funga.~ .d ~ r u s , e a s e

tb ~ t ~~0 evidell t ' w ' b ,en y , eUow to or,a~ngespo t s : a : p '. p ' i; r a :[ Q n dle fo~~g,e . ,. A , . _ " , ' · d · I· " , r· b . " "~ "-' n' ,n 'I "' " , .. ., :', .. .. .1 " . . , . ·'t· ..,.. ; " , c ·· t · ' - . C 'c l l ' · - l · ' . · r · h · , ' " W · · ' · · : · · · l - I · "1 :···-t,",,,,'%~Y,OI D ! \ , . ry seJ.f;C 0-8 resrs.,"-an v.ar.n~ .1es, sue :1 ,as " " - = f;_, .as 1.1n_g.on.

and] e . r s 1 e y cultiva:rs., Asparagus bee~d,esC a . n appear h u : e r in the. . . , ., · ; " r .c - '1- d ' " " . . , . . · ~ l - · m " " " I k c - - ' , . ' I - h " ·-1" b · = ' " ·d:,C ;m " 1(":- , ,.. - · h · , . " ' - - ' - - . . . C ·" , - - - ;~ 1s e a , s o . n an w ..IL we a e n t. .e fa 0e s . Y '.'e l O . w . 1 a , t. ~ . n , g , t: . e . l[ e r n s ,~ . . . ,o n t ro l

b - h' d ., k - ~ - . h . 'b' l' A - f f : ' - . . . . . d - d ' - . . . 'b .. I : " - , - . " . - ' , ' . I ' - ' I ' I ,- ': , . " . 1 - _ ._ .- 1-, '-- - . [ . l~" - I - · 1 - . ',:" 'I ', -.r .,3~ .'. lPU~"Ulg t. e . Iee t .e~ ,~ , ter. toSit~re .m ov'f an ,'. e $.troy te

d.ri.fd f o H . a . g e : to eUml na t 'e slte s, fo r be'etle s· t o , ove ·. rw . im tew "

_ ~,_v~~~.~ri!![ eJ r ~ ' ~ ~a.s"p(Jr ,agus cr·'QWU8'

l ( )i C } · k · i r y ~ ooak them

lot' 3.:2hi l]Ur8 . b e f Q 1 ' , e .

.p,lantli.~g, 8.vJ'·'e~d:~h€

ro(lJ(ts '1~t)?'izo1d,aUy i : ' n .

the .pl4nting tYeN.C,n!! ,

t:h,e~co~er wit.h 2' :to :3

$ : n ' ~ c k ~ ' s 'Q f . s Q ~ n ' , .Be,Io'W j.

I 'N"Jt'mm:, ' H,aY1Jest· wh~n

the s,~~ootse,il'tch 6 t,o 8

i : n c h e ' $ ' a· 1~dw . . h i l; e t h € '

.$ca;~~'s't the t ip's' a~r'e

~hll·ti,gkt:ly c ' l e n C ' , 1 ~ , e d ' • .



LovageLevisticum, fl/fici'mtZ'e'

'-~romthe unassuming gre,en fronds that e'm'frg,e s l ow l y ill early

spring, lovage rapidly unfolds, into a dra matieally statuesque plant

thac towers above everything else in the herb garden, "Lovage' ~ , ' d :- - , ' , sn mr -1- tr , th - I, h " - ' b " " : "I rd " a -s : d , ' + ~ ': " ,' " , i'f- -,-,',-",-':', - 1 ,, - , - , 1-=-: ," "," - t Ij "1 - )JJIj,en.SS .ature 0 , e . er e g~.r en . , a m . , is ex l . reme :y 0rnamentai,

s ay s ROSieMarie Nichols McG,ee; president o f Nichols Garden

N T d d h b ·I1 'lIf'f'~! "",1 ich 1 -m d - ' · d -mrs er y, a .s ee ana r er_'"etailer, JI l i" p ' , w , a . : n t e , u . i n , r t c I , : 1 'w e ,W.-'_ ra m e . :,

s owl , r h e l }, ~, an t "an ,g ro w to 3 feet across 'w . i t 'h th ick, t t l 'bu ~,a. rs tems' l ' ~ I " "E' ' ~~·K ', , " ' "II _.,, . ~ ,I I- _ . _ . ' d - ; , ; , - ' f - ' ' i Ii"~. . - ., d - ' _ . " , ' " , '" ii'' ' "~: , h d eas ra J! ! as 7~ee' ! ! ! . , .~ :~ : J~ le p~ 'O n 1 1 I , . ~ . l e eeg e o r ~lITI.'e,ga r en~ o r , w . ~ Wlu sna _C

surrounding plants," = ichols M cG , ee $ a y : s ~ ,She a dv is e s against

growing lovage in a,container" because the ro0'[ : s y s . ' c e ' m is massive,W--,~ . . :m~~- f p la n 'F ed '~ 'J i , Eu ro p e' l' o ~ - " J I ' g 'i ' :> . =~f! oriain " : i I ' i i l y c u l t i - naredl ! I I l I ! . . . ~ J ' ,' . iJ J } o ' . I I. , _ ., m.. . I!UII~,l. ' . : I:; . '. V o W ' ;' '' '' ' W c i r. c i ' .. , ~il }o i l ! ' !!... n ttL . 'Ll.III

f ~ ,. d 1- d - 1 d d-i,-: - I , : :,- " ' i ' - , ' - ' "" ,·1-: - ; I"' " . " " J ' , - -I ,, -:"- '- " ",. :",:,:,, , " , ," '"o r .w J tsaromatic ro ots anc : . to a esser . egreej, its eaves an see- , S , .

Lovage leaves Impacr ' ta .celery : f l ¢ lvorwi th it, s t rong, hint of H . ' C o . r . l , c e " ,

This distinctive taste, wo r k s 'w i th . tomatoes in D , co ld seup or

blended into a cream sauce to bake over seal l op e d potatoes, A'~I - ' 1 - ' [ - - 1 h . iIl"..'; ,.d • - , - 1 • f ';, [u : i t ' , ,e ' ova,g, " ; , g o e .s , a . . o , n . g 'way, 'W , _ -J c k . . IS ,t~Ql1lt(:CIOn. ;~,,. '~rll: l ,g, t,l,'~ S l ze 0 _

[be plant; One plant is plenty for the average : f a m J 1 y . Rather rhan

startinil' from seed purchase a plant 'f, r ' - , o : 0 1 . I I ? I i i ' [ i < her b speci ....is tJI ~,~ ~ ~~(~ ~ .1U I~~"_ , ".Ui _ : - '\r. IQ.;]!· a !' 1.AlJt . . _ ~,~,.~ . -e I, . . £ ltJJl .;]I ~

Lovage i s . susceptible to aphids, 'which should be hosed off rhe

plant promptly Occasionally, leafminers tunnel into the foliage,

causing white b lo tches , Remove a n d d e :s t . r o ,Y ' the affected leaves ,

h b b'

- .

. l ' " , " , _ . " ,n U · . ' • . s ,..a . : r . .·, ._ .

A tr ue harbi nger of spring, rhubarb provides thick, tart leaf stalks,• 'I ' h 'ilL· Il w i ' i ( I . . , berri d h f aor penoles, t .at combine wei W,~'[JJ:1 straw .err e s ana 0'1: er :runs

1n jams; pies, and cakes. A single plant yl leJd~,enough for it f ama r

of fouE'and is . h igh!)!'ornamental, measuring 3 feet tall and wide,

I's b est to . ,p u rchase ,rhubilr 'b c r own s , r a r t h . i f r - than start from

seed s , and p:~,anthem in . !ea, r~ys.p,[ ,ing , o , r l a te : ,tillR b~ha : tb c u l ti v a rs

vary jo t the: c o l o r of th ei r s t am k s , f r o m red . 'to p i nk to , g [ 1 e e ; n " The

d- b d l ' [ . I l L . 1 ' I l l . • •eep ruoy-re: coior IS me more popu_ ,a I ' , yet: tne green vanene s

are 0ften 'more:pro ductive and more tolerant of hot weather in the'

South and desert Southwest, where rhubarb struggles to . surviveP la n - i t rhuba rb i rich, we l l -d rained so il in f td 1 sun o r light

, -h d ' . - , - 1 · , '~'l" t h . , -_ , - - iust ' b , - - 'm - " ,t h - . , ' - · ' m . , - _ ,r . . , . K - . - JiI· " I i ] " ,sr ,a·'f~P acing . ,e crown J U s , .e,~ow . , e S { ) I . lI l sur race, , > eep p ' , l I l a n ! l l . s

watered until established and dUlIring dry weather, .Nourfsh the soi1

arou nd the plants 'with. compost in,spri ng and . fall,

A U ow ' 2 years f o . r new plant s to escablish themselves before the

first harve st.Harvest by gen t ly tegging and twisting at Ithe ba s e

of a stalk, Discard the leaves, which are toxic" in ro '[ hie 'COMpOSt

pi le , Continue harvesting until rhe I,eaf stalks o f n ew grow eh are

slender, Remove seed stalks :3S soon as rhey app ear,

Rhu barb is,generally pest-free but can appeal to , s m u , 8 ; S during

ra i nr spe l l s , Remove the l owe ' f leaves if they harbor s lugs .

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TK7 :0"_""· · · · v d'lan d St..tuoib e · · · : · ' r ·r y ' . .v ( _ c . . . . . ' : " : . . . : _ . . . . _ . ' . : . ' . ' : ' . ' , : . ' : ~ " ' . " . . / . . ' .



1n~fI'IOig, ve,sca

'Woodland strswb erries, one of humankind's oldest forage food s ,have become I,kitchen-garden ..avori : t ;e . A lso ca l l ed alpine strawber-

ries i(')f j h 4 i s o r d e s / ;· o i$ ~ ,h.ey a re p r iZ ied tOt t he i nJ te n s e , s w e e t flavor

o f lE :h epetite berries.Plants Demain compsct, and :m.aJlyvar ie t ies

p ro d u c e on runners, a trait that makes them idea~.as 3J1 , edging or

in a container such as a strawberry plOt. Barbara Pierson nursery

manageJ" :~tWb~t:eF lo w e r F arm , a dm its that 'woQd~land strawberries~ ~I ' I i l T -L 1 l . . ' f L ~ ~ ' ,C b ~ , . p ' .are lieacqmred tas re , .' u ey are : O O i t: tl~e~ i U l J I j g ~ ~ar s;ltrtlW'e{ry~ .ier-

son , s ; , a y s ."The ~man, p 6 J . m : O O . b e r r y is V e - F Y sweet, w~th an lnrense

strawb e rr y- Sa y or t h ar bUFSt:5, on you r t o,n g u e i.Yet do .d t expect to

harvest ,ennu,gh 120make : jam," Wha J t the ha fvesl lacks in quantity it

m akes up : t o r in . dura . t ion f r ,g,m.latle spr .i.n,g: into .faiL

Just' a few v ar ie tie s o f WQod l and or a1p:ine st r ,awb"r:r ' I~$ are:

a rva i lab~~ 'ito th e heme ga rdene r , in..'mudn. g some wi l l 'whi t~ frU:~~$,.

Grow th e 'plants f l'Qm s e ed or, 1 1 0 s . a v , e f"me; pun: :bar se v- irus~' :~i r, ee

p la nrs f ro m a nursery Plant them i earle : spr i ng in fu ll or part

sun, Wo odland !tE;lw'bre;r,[ies n ee d ,o nly (5 'h,Qurs,;o,f intense

sun :in order te, firuirt ; t h. m . . makes them. eS,pecia;Uy- goo d .

a.rOiUn d th e' b a se o f' . f r u i r n : rrees 0,1 bo,rdering the ledge: of :lL" L dJ: [G.nlengar. en ,Prepare eh e so il d ,e e :p ';~yand add plenty of compost.

Space plants 8:iiches apart, fanning the roots in

th e soil a nd positioni n . g t he ' c ro w n = ' c n " e thick bitIn.'£' "stern" just ab ove the roots at . I l : "n: ' m m O'i ! ! ' e l ' Iii!'do elf!'ul ~ · '_ ~I '.., "" /¥., I, I , ,i" .I~"-W ~Iul~l~~\. 'i I~· I ,I., ~

k ~ t' 'h' 1 h ' · W · h ho t ta ."e ong o r- t: •e pants to esta .,11s.. ; ' .1 'a rves t

. .. ..n b tai~i'Iii'iI' t he ! :? ' .: 'i ·,m -· ·ePoe~,f ! "o ,.-- S " " , O : " m · ' . ~d .ieties s e n d ou t" "a UL,b'""U, I!l.lil ~a,·" '. iJ!.-,;]. :J! "D•. ' . '. " _ V.a.r.h.. .I D . : .. , . ;J!!! . . r .'Ui ,U,IIL

runne rs , w.hi ,ch can b e used to . p l f i o p a g f J 1 t e n ew p~antso,t ·t.rimni.ed o fF t o d . iv ,e r t , energy rto' . fru1t p[loduc t io :n~

Woodland strawberries are genc·.r,al ~yesistant

e o m an y of,th,e diseases and pests that : a f H ict

standard June ...bea ring straw berries ~ yet ' [hey~ . t ". £1 su s c e p t i b le ~ - s lu e s whi ; I - > , ; Q , f l C · ; i . r - . ; i , ' ! · ~'n" " " " ' p ' 1 . . . id ; i , ' ! '~J1.- 'll..rl~ , ~~ .. ' ," . ·1·,' :,\ ..! iL1IWIi ~ J1 J - e P" ",-- :' ..1~iIb.·· .J I~ 'I1 , o~., J a .],Ii:lL." ~Iii

M,aln.tain fertile soil and adequate spa£)e

b e tw e en plants to,help minimize these pes t s ,

W h ',· · , - t'- ': c". ,L"f,,".-.,. b ,'.. ;i !; ." a re ~n 1 ' " . t h -' . . .. . em warerr n.g, . . ;i I !; . f31W. crries, wa _~,Ton y _'e

s o i l and no r the fo l i ag e , 'aJ,S moistu re on th e

leaves ,ell(l()u:rag',es g row t h o f fu ng us .

.At fneend of the harvest season, top-dress

rh e ~~Mtawber: .'.. ' bed i ll ig h ' . ' Ywith Clomp 05:[.•Plantl· ...JI &"'r."'" hi d ~ hto ' 1vlue c ro w n s e ve ry (I.un "~spr :m.ng;or w en

th ay bA......m e ......"u·nv "Th , o C > v ~i re tough PIantsL ~'II.r " . 'L 't',~ i " ' 1 0 . . . , / N.!!;.o 11 ,, UI" -" I . ',I}a ~;

and you ean ~~ " p .th,e :m ito pieces ," Pierson

says. " 'Th.,o/are, Vety : € Q , r g i v 1 l n g thaJt w,ay;~'•

v i , .,l1 'i ~E"::.-Jl :rJ ,~ 6.£ro r more Z { " ' J ~ J 7 r m : . ( l t t t, n -e e J.:;ll~r, t s t e r e o.n.p. ' ( t~ '·0'.

o r g a . 11 ,i eGa r d e ' n in g a C ,0 m ,5 5



or at least half

a m i l Ienn in m j

farher " I J j l ~ B : w a ~ ' f I o ~ 1 ' 1 , ', ~ ' ' W I · eh ' 0 ' ; : 1 1 w : a : ! I ! " 1 1 1 'W~'~I.r;o·;m,e::. ~ ! t . J I J . , J ~ e Q~ - 1 ! t~ " , ~ _ I _ _ I~ ~ ~~~_ __ ~~9 1-1 'tL __~~_

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Tuscany has been

a ,malgne't fortourists who arrive

s t ar ry - e y e d, in

love w.~' iEh art, food,

w ~ r o J 1 ! e , a n d. 01n V i e

Ol·'~ , 8 , :nd ' h o n l . . . .·ng~ .. _ ~ ~!U, " =":__>

toshare however

brief ly in H Feal ta italimltl. I know ,Mve been

drawn tbere- several times -lure d simply

b y . the undeniable 'b e , a l r u t y and va:ri ,ety o f

the in.esl[ ' im.ahle Tuscan m ,g ndscape and lilts

historic vill as a-nd g a : r d e ' o . s " Bu.t~wi th , the:

advent of organic It ravel, or fo l ks ! ! : , r y ci,g ,

to participate in rather than just observe

the life of the roc ale, increasingly visitors

seek aut the region's rural heart by stay'fins,

a t Tus c any ' s high ly :r,e,g:ade d fa rmhouse

hotels, p,~rt ,ofthe government-supported

,(Jgriturif' lJuJ p , . r - o p , e r t i . e : s located across ItaJy.,

Poggio AUo J[o is one snch ,f arm;, at family-run operation that is, as many onthe

,agritltrlnno c ircu it arc , :100 p erc en t o rg ,a ~fO Oc

: and fully integrated, ] es p[ope,r name is

Fattor i« (~~:tarm"~)oggio Alloro, referring

to its agricultural production of wine

( s ome .200",000 bot t l es and e ig h t d if fe re n t

v a r i e t i e s , t h re e wh i t e a n d :f ivt, red) o . r g : @ l o . i . 'c

olive oi], cereal ' c , r o p s , - , and catrle. 'These

all generate orga nic waste, which w s used

ro produce the compost that sustains thehort icultu ral activiries ' 0 1 ' the I ~ ioroni fam-'" 1 'ill... ,. '1 " " ' r I 1 .:mY :~ W . I I J . lJ O j,n t y ] J \ l . c :m J.uscan stye, C U ,n vate a

large kitchen garden; or orto, to supply the

farmhouse 1 : , it·ch,en,-,and fill the stomachs

o f : b u. ng t. y guests,

Eatr .~yin the morni n.g, b , e Z l l d i n . g SO'UthWlfst

't ow a r d P og g j,O AUo ro ~ you leave: the n10J:lU,-

'~ll'U~:Os,~traffi.c" i;lJld to uris ts tb at a~e.ady

:ar~crowding [be s.~tree '[ :s.o f F lo re nc e" T h,e,autostr.ada (A,I) ta 'k,es you, towal , rd ano the r

of"Fu sc:~,nf_jsbis,to,ric medie,~al citie s, ;

, the , m . i i l I 1 y = , - m : o w e f ' e d , . h ~ntop't o w n of Sa m

'G i m , i , g ,R a n o , . D r o p d,own :fllonl ! tbe ,ma.in

.[load . in t o . t h e c o un tr y l a,n es th,a t w ' . w , n dt 'b : rougb . the sOlftly ·~,ndu.l~t:ig h il~,o~.ntl"y

of the : f,e,g;ioll ' j,in the dm s ( t ' a n c , e m:heout l ine

o f S a.n G j n ti.g n ,a n.o a Jt op ' its hi]] points tbe

d i n~C'tion~. an .dw i . th tha:e. thlf :red tae roof-

to p o f P o,g g io AUo r,Q ; cn m,e $ ,i nt o v ie w ., , On

: a : r. f, iv , a , t S a nth F io .r - o n .i a n d h er m ot'b er ,an d

organic Vernaccia di San Gimignano, a

mellow whiee wine of the region,The headquarters o f the fa rm, is, the-

l;o'=yemlf=old house t and from ,f tswide, wel =

com ing terrace, San G.i.migna_no is i plain

v i ew , a p , e :r fe 1 c '[ backdrop [C Q Poggio Anoro '~s

pastoral scene of organic vi n ey ar ds , o liv e

groves a'nd felds Th ~ fa.rm's ]1'~C eo r " ' iii"""~0 . : · " " ' : , ' , . . . . ~ . • I il ,J , ' :w ~ ' - . ' ..~I,,-,," j I J " L l~ ,j, ~~A.jo'1I,,!0' ~

white Chianma cattle, a rare breed thar

was once found on every farm in Tuscany,

are making their ' w , a y back to, th e farm

fi liom.thei r d is ta n t ,grad.ng fields, They arebr,ed, f O I F their bee,f (the ,£ oun da tio n o f the

classic ,/;istfX:Cd f h : i ( : I } n ~ + 1 u I J , and th,eic' diet is ,

supplemented b y Pogg io Anof .o~s ,organ i-

cally raised grain. The farm's operation is

a perfect example of 'W nregrated organic

horriculru re and agricu lm re: a contained

sy s t em , in .which each element s,nppol'lts the

others, Animals are rotated th I lough,out

th e f ie ld s , an .d .,gf~rdens; the:i.r manure ~ , d . ' d . s ,organ it matter, which ]5 0 trodden into the:

soil A : ' I f t - - er 'C' 'i :~I~ a nim i al s are m . n . " i 1 ; ~ , " " " d , ~ 1 I ! " ' i . ,;r'~ ...v .,~ ! ~ ~ ~ _!ir-, I~J~ @.' ~e W~I Q<_ Y . ~ ,,'v~~ ,I~y ~Jl.~~

next sec tor, the field is till,ed and then

sown, harvested, and, 'when appropriate,

left fallow, in a holistic seq uence tha t

maintains soil ferrility and structure,

Inthe k n t cben .~Sarah introduces her

gue ' s : f [ s ,h ,t th e eveni ng to her relatives

and parents; het mother, Rosa, and ,a u nt,

Giannina, are prepari fig flesh pasta to' be

served 'with a rustie sauce composed simply

of f resh romaroes, b a si I, a nd a bre arhtaking

amounr of olive oil. I 've attended Sarah's

cookery classes at Central Ma rket in

Austi n, Tt:li[:8JS and as she scoops salt by

the ,han.dfu:~,nto l'he ,pla;st~water and ladles

Co .p io u s amou nts loF 01 m . v e oH into. the' saUCf ' - '

,pan to' s~ure the v,e,getab~!~s~,:hf~, g ; [ 'Q 'UP ' o O I ~ h . s

a nd a ,a ~h s r n a.w e and 'WOl1de;1['-w,e Am,er!iCancooks measu.re OUI oil in t:easpoons and,

'p in ch . a t the sa~ t . .Bu 'f J :Sar ,3~his qu ick to

po in t OtU:' ,tbttc : s : b e,does no t ~dd .olive o il 't o

t h .e p a s .; ta wa t e r ., "'Why,is it De,ces,S,~lr)~?hhe

~lsks~"i nc red : tw:~ous :;tou .r '$ :[ , nu ) ,ge . A m l e r ' m . c a . n

take on, Tuslcan, ( :onfk i ng., "I f tb e p ,a st a, is,

: f~esh ,, enou.gh.-e :ven tll,e dr ied sort-i'ff

won,~t b en e fim : 6~'OlnoH in It'bew,ater ,)"j Th e

takeaway message h,en~is that goo d o ~ h F ' , ' e

oil belongs 011 the pllS~.a,to . eat' . h t ' - , not in the

c oo ki ng w 'a :t e,.r !'

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Natural TrainingTu scan t rad i ti ons are ev ident t h ro ugho u t th e

'fa rm at P ag -g io A I lo r o ,. one b e ing th e w ay th e

v !Jnes a re ti e d in th e v i ne ya rd . Instead of nylon

'l w i lila: or another i110 rgsn ic materia I. the vines

are, trained t o t u teu rs (support's.) using tw ists O 'f

w~~ow _ It's, a ,t ra d i t ' io na ~ T l I S C a 1 1 f ) method ' thalt is

rare Iy seen tcoav. a nd A m i co F i0 ro n i ex p Iai 1 1 ' 5

th e, p ro ce ss : T ne y ou ng shoots (o r su ck ers ) fro m

the w i llow tree a Fe h arv es te d w h en s t iII fresh .

th e n kept ibl w ater to mai ntsin t hei r 'f Ie x lb l Iity, so

they are as supple as string. Plus. the willow is

f n3€ -a ,g i f o ~ of nature-'ano natu r a 1 1 1 ' attrac tive in

the Ia nd s c a r p s , 2l indobvf o u - s l y ~tdoe-sn' t l ea ve any

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Sarah's family is originally from [he:

Macche: her farher ,',It",-,,;, J i " " ' Q ' , - W ' , ith his! ,, "" ,~ ,I!.-= a ""j' . t .1 . . J I I J !H I1~ , ' I ! . . , t I ' _ ' , " -

brothers Umberto a.ndBernardo, moved

to - S : ~ rvive, through their own talents and

ingen uity and assistance from rh e srare-

supported agrltttrlslno program.



'to Poggio Alloro in Tusc ~lnyin the '[~J50S

and they were o , r . i , g t ~ , n , a l l y sharecroppers, 01'

, - - - " - d : ' , , · , r rhefarrr ' B : ' 'h - ' - - ' , - - - - -'~~ \ ' 1 ' , I . , • ' _ I . ,tlle,,,,,,~(Jn:,n,on it, ie rarm .ut t! at po s tw a r

d ecade 'L,,: ' i ' _ , . J 1 1 .d " : , : , ' /, - , c h ,: ,' . c: "" 1, . e c a te . I ! ] ,e l l i~ , t I I J , ) I ! ,e ,m a l o r C, ~nge { o r r u r a ;

Ita Iian famil r u } e s as the sharec ropping, th d ' . d[ ' hi h. I " '" I, .~, _ ,. .... " I " _, ," .s ysllJeln-t lie,"UJ1:Z{:l"n_na-un, er W~I,ie: I

most of the farm families operated j' was

dis solved. Prior 'to that, as :"1 sharecrop-

ping syst.ems everywhere, including the

United States, the Iand 'tY~S owned 'b y

(u5u,aJ.I:Y)ahsen tlandowners or ,fa.rm in g!cor 'pota.tio.n.s,~,with. ' [he' lab orers allocated

a p ortio n o n 'w h .:ru rl:l' , I l ' " ' i i grow food '£""~f' rheir~~ ~ . _~ _ _ ~__ ~ 1 _.v". __. _ v _ tlv ~~~1

. "

own subsistence, and for rnarket.= n d - th i s . , I :'~.·;~.". . '' '', _. , -" . . - r ' , ' · ' 1 ' : " ">n o e r ' ! l . IS , a r .C . w , I ~ ' :U Csys,~em'j 'many r a m i e s

were kept he' law the ' 'poverty l ine', and in

It.aly; the m e : £ z ( J , n a r i' were particu larly dis-adv .'"",. ~ P':.I:t·, " ': m . " , - ; ~ , ' - - , ( " ' _ , ' - ' . , ' , : - , ' ~ , ' . d e .,9, vanragec, OS!~war manu rerorm arrsve , in

19)Ibut, ha d d nft7eren.teffects across Ita. ly:

In the southern ,O r e i a , : re g ion . o f T u s c a . r n 1 I . y ~

eh e farmers were given parcels that we ' r e

too small to support the tradiricnal mixed

farmi lxg~and so mosr were combined

d 1 h . '1,; . - ": '. ..- I - . : " I • i - ; " I."_ =-. : :, : '1 I" 'I I ' - , -['0accommo ate a , rge sea e, c . e m ic a

",,-p"p"o "f+'ed'm ono cul rural i r ' e ' real production; JI 'U ) . .. . . ,,'1,.. ... ' . ,..... , u " " " ' , u " '-u ,!@ " "" ,,'. " .'d .. u!l!JlU ",:a;,u,.

'In the north, the story'w,as different;

the 1 t l , e Z Z c l , u d r l si.m,p,~yW e · f t the ~ , a : [ r u . d . in , search

iof' , h .: ig b . er '- 'p , a .i d ~ i o b s in dev,e l o p . r u . n g . u r b : 6 h n

i:lldust'r.ia.l ('enters. Their de,piartu:lI"e left a.n

op,ening ,fo[' ,en:tr 'ep[~neuri(&l spirits. and biginv,estof.s to O .a c q ui f ,e 'Va,(IU1C fa 'fm~, an d iI I D,ra

to pn: ldu,ct ion o f w i n . ie~ ,B, :r u n e ll o g r 2 l p e s

'~ db " h ill d d d h: ' ~ - I _ ~ I . ' "~ • • ~ , _ J ~ . -I ,",", ".... [. ( 1were 3, re,a, , y . r u . g Y Jrf,gaJ".e·.. ' an. , t. e

' ' ' ' ' - ' b - U - - ; f " t ' ' r e ' d ' - W'l-D ' e B " " " l - ' l D L ' e · ; l o = . ' d ~ " ~ M ' " " O " I 1 - - , t " '" ' m . . . . .'l'nnI I.U , ._. ~ i:li.- "_ I . ' ,, '_ , ', . : _ . w . . _ . 1v . 1 . .. .w . ',"·. ', , ," a . l I J . ' I ! . . . r .,1II,l.t1u

'w as on. w ine con n oiss f'U rs' .1:b$,ts.Tbei[lCliea,s,ed, io.ves:tID,ent 0iJteuied the ,gate's to

Tu,s,cany be ' com~,n ,g rt:co.gn ized ,a s ont of~ ' I I l ' J ~ 'wn r' d ' "s ] j9" ] j d ' ·t il ilg- w~i i l " ! ! p J~1I d i I ir- l·,.;,.! ] i " 1 i J I , r i S i ' ' ' J , (1~lE ,I~ ····-.V~~,I·.·,,:,·I ~~I! :~ / : ,: : a :' .: . : . . - , ' 'II!~~~~-,~>~V.l· l~J~, 1Il-~ ~,~I~~~;I;

. .his was qu~ c : k l y f oUow ' e d by ,artisanal

of ve oil producfion and the .rise of smaJ1

, f a t / o r - i a ' " or production : f a rms~ buHt byfamilies H ,k e t he F i o .aron~swho '~rei1e.a'b]e 'itO

, ca pi ta JH z e o .n t he se m;tnike:ts.

T u s c .a n y h a s , a lw , ay : s .belen. ,a , popula:r ' tour-

ist destf lliti{:;.n) ~nd :nQW' witb ~'jl)k:uiin

po l- ~8h . a dded to it s uD_Ii.vaUed 3j , r tand

his'l:o.ricfo~ n d a .t io n s ', i t h e region seiems,

'to be more plopilda'Ced. by '~O[wris,'lj:s,lthan

b y Tus c~.ns.Yet that is 'wh~ . t has ,helped, s ,m a U , f a r , m o,peJrat ions H . k e P o g g l , { ) ,AUaro

By 197M;, the Fioron ,.brothers we' re a b , n e ,

to P[ ] r cha se Poggio A llo ro , w h ic h a~ tthe

time' consisted of';o acres .of poor stony soil

~ln.d. t tu mb led ow n h ou se , To da y;, the f~.rm,

is s ome 250. acres , and th e ,f~rro:h.ou;s,ehas

b el en r eb u il t an d en la rged i1rhe p ro ce s s ,

As Amico Fioroni explains, the farm i s . 100

percent organic, and has belen so' for ' many

y e ' a : r . s " a n d i s 9 0 p e n: ,e nm :s e ff -s u ff ic i en t.

Production include s their excellent

Vernaccia already mentioned, along withs om e s ou nd red Chi~.nti a n d , : fo . r' [h e co l d e s t

mo n th s , g r a pp a , a,br,aein,g ~qu.avitmade

:from 'the remains of ehe wine-maki llg~,The

fa:mUy a' :$10 produces a , g;rassy organic olive

oil from 'th e ' s i l v er - l e av ed o li ve ' C r e e s , t 'l l a 't

shade one field,Amico, who does not speak

En glis h b ut d oe s s :pe ak g ard en i n g, is able

to make non-Italian speakers understand

that a l t h .ough op,er,a.ting ehe : f a .rm o~g f l ,n . i=

c~l1y :m,ay b e : mnre labor-intensive and the

production levels sl~ghtlylower compared' ti n i n ;d ' U stri al op e ra t i on s f u'r ": ~er 1 ! : ' 1 0 ' U ~ 1 : 1 'b ·Q~ n g ' '.V ~~~. I , '_, . ~ lh~ v.', J ' 1~.bV ~ ~..._.~~~~~I~ ~J ~ :_.~ ll, ~ ' l i P . 1 ! _ " ~ ..

organicbrings a qua l i ty 'to Pogg io AHor.cls,

produce that more' rhan i()ompeasutes,,-, and

helps to make it one of 'the most successful

agriturisll:llJ destinations i T~slcBny.

Gue 's t :s , a t P 'ogg~o AUor - -o if:3iD b e as a,(:tivf:

l " ' i f i ' i I ' t -. 'h - ~ ' c : . . . .rn'i1"~~1:"d · . t ! I y : : ' - ~ ' o - _ , , J I i ' J i Y , , ' [ " I " t....i ! ! I i · S , t - ' i " l i " , p t V u~a'n' fr"·W.lI !. It, ., L f~ " HI!. g. _ ; a, _ : tIL.. u !~ ,.' " ,~ ~ _ . I"W ~,J '~~ ~ . , ru . ~I

dep ,end Lng '0:0 t he ' s e ,a s o n" tbey , can . :he lp' w ' ~ : ' t -h · . . i ! " ' i I · 1 ; F . l o g ' f l i J l p ' ffi 'L" qPI:ra,;r"1Ii g li J l t h ' .~r t' ha0· · ';'II"m~.. ;.. ~., I I~_lt ~ ~ , ~[~ J; ~ ~~ -"- '~~I",~, ", .,Q, , I~ : . ~ ~ ' :. ~ '~ '[~~

- -

for ,pressi lin,g: ", o .r~ ' [ ru l lde:r Sarah 's , guid:aoc' ,e,

take :3 cooking: c : l a ' s , s , 't10.'I,ea,rn. ' ; : b e selcre [s

of a true c , uc i. e n a ~ T { )S c O : l: t a i,And , 9 o ls )o m ~ , Y ' , g : e ' m : '

ins,p,lre d to O fin d w a.y s 'to !tre 8 J te s im.Ha t r ' -,

a, f forda.bh~ '~dgr l tu . r ismo=tYP ' f desti nations

at the iC l li ~ ' a s . , r u , n g ,numb e : r s , o . r S l m 3 J U 'i : f a : m , i ~.y -

ru n o [lg :a :n ic fa, f.m~,ac' [ \QSS the U : n :i t.ed. Sta t~s .

Anyone who has , I H l : . : r t i c ! J i p a t e d in ha.nd.sl-ol1

' v a . e a l ' C ' ' ' io n s w iU a J , g r e e rrhat ' t h e authe' l l [Dk:

eX,per iences, to be ,enjoyed c:reate m,emorf!f;S

th,a: t illast a HfetIDme'.,

Ju S : i I ; ' , a s ' ~ h e Italtan. gov1ernm,entt suppor t: s

its sma .n . f a ,rme ;f s i n their dri:ve to ,extend

t hemt bus i n . e s s e s l p,erh~ps. ()ur'USDA,

, m p , r e m ' ( ) . 1D J , ie ed s o t a k , e .a l oo :k ,a t su,pipor t ing

o ur f arm }e rs ' effurts :~1l:h. is d ir 1e eti on a s . h m . s

next agric u l t u r a. l in i t ia .ti ve ? •

IG ' 1 0 · · • • . . · 0 . · . d .• , a . · · · · · · s : . · · ~ ' G• •. 0 , · · 1 1 d . · . -. . .. .. .

~nnovat i011 that harks. hac k . to traditio n keeps

Fattor ia Poggi 0 A, Iloro in th e pub Iic e ye ,: in 1997;

'~ he 'a rm a dd ed th e pr od uct io n e rr -a b l st o rl c local

c ro p! s af fr on . D u r ~n g th e rn ed ie va ! p er io d a nd

Renalis,5aln08, San G im ig nano .S. econom y wa s

Ia rge Iy' S U pported by the product lo n 0' ' z.atfs ' rano.

a precious+end prlcey=corrtmcdlty, Saff ron is

m ad e from the d r i e el s tlgrna s ot '~he flowering

bu Ib Crocus sativus., and more tha n 225.000

han d ,- pic ked s tigm as a re nee ded to make' a sing Ie

ooun d! qua I i ' f Y ' i os s z rf fr on a s ,t h e w o rId! s m ost

e xpen si ve spi ce , C " sa'hilus g r ow s especia~ly wel l

in the stony f ie~,dsaround San G imignano, benefi t -

ing from Ute sharp drainage and the cold Winters

an d dry's umm ers o f ce ntra I Tusca ny. The c rop

is harvested b y hand in 'the ' f a l l " and it t1 3 kes a Iat

of work to pro dues just: one ~i logram (less tha n

3 p ou nd s) ( 1 ' f saffron, the b e st b a rv es t in a g oo d

yea r" A part 'f rom it s r ar u't y. '~ he ' f lavor' it br i ng s to

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from cracking over the winter?D,El 'b.ott"akSpeUer

Indiallapoli $; Indi.an a.

A","Terra-cotta pots absorb moist ure from th e soil they con ra in," explains M andy

Spence', a buyer who p u r c h a s e s contai 1 1 e ' . [ ' , 9 .and garden accessories for. Terrai 11 at Styte:r'~~

:3 . specialty :nu,rs iery in G'en Mills, Pennsylvania ..Terra-cotta o fit en cracks during cold

winter weather because witter in the:porous c lay materia turns, to ice and expands,,'ll:T. -, -:--,- - ' ' i " I ' <, ,L,~,.'il" t '-.:"_.- , 1I !- 'i I j- . ' . , - " . -."If-<."_ '1-'··· slu I u ld ' b · , " "br - - :' , , ' i I l . . ' t I j - ind-",,'. ee 'b " , C o, - r . - : _ I-: i- : ; . : i,][,0 preven~croc lU .n,g ." ..erra (~O!1.taconraaners 5. ou , ., .e , roug,~ , l~me O QJ[,S .'erore ,:rIf .)SIII.~

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p lace , " Fluctustionsin humidity c an m 31 ke containers that are n es te d in sid e o ne another" ' - 1 ' I _ , - . ., . , 1 . ;110'"' k , ~ - , ' , , t h ' F , - " . - , . , , . · t - - - . - " 'Ii?, . - S · : : · · , _ " - - , ' , - ' - " , , , _ - - r f i, - - _ '-'II"Ifio'" c·· " i. iIL. - - -,-, , · , t - · " - , , . , , - , - , , . - " · : dlswe : , w , ,aD:y.SIIl,~.'C. ~ o g , e , , ( ] . i e r . o r w i nt er storage, ·" ,pence s u g g e : S l !! , s s e ! ; , I~ J l .n , g~ , u, e co rn ainers U,PSl.' J~:

down on a level surface and ~b en placing pieces of flat scrap 1~mber aero s-s .them to c re ate

shelves on which other pors can be stacked. "This preVell[S, chipping and still allows you

to store several pots in a small space,". ' .

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tap water?Bil~ (;11adwi ek

Kingsto'n~,New YOTl ,

A" In g en er a .~ " t a ,p lw a t er i s a g oo d c ho ic e

£0 ' : [ ' :ru r.~ig.ating. h o u ; s l e p l a n ts, 'but it ca n

contain additives that adversely affec t

plants, Munic " : p l a 'liries often add fluoride to

rhO '~r 'ilfl"-JI ' F , O r ' u p pl y i F r ' \ i i " I I ; redu c e t o o th o d e ' cay 1· 'I!J.. '~l", 1fT R,-.J~ - ; ; ] i , . / ' , . ' , : ' l!L.~ tiIl~-: lL Iy: ..: I ~ . jU~'a . ,

the general population, But m!any common,

houseplants are sensitive to fluoride;

,especiaUy those, wi th ,~ong~narrow leaves,.

, r n , n c m , u d : r u n g , d . r , a . c . a e : n a s ) palms, a n d spider

plan t (Ch'lorojJ'h"t1 t tn C()'fluJ-J.ltm). Fluoride

accum ulates in. the tips of these 'plants'! '

leaves, causing rhem to dry and blown.Some areas of the United Srates have

hard wa 'O f Iwhich contains high levels of

d issolved calcium, magnesium, and other

minera Is , Hard water is , safe to dr· ln.k. and

does not O O d V e ~ f s . e l Y 'atf~ect' p1lants:; however ,

b ecause it: prevents 5():iPI :tronl. ,~,athe:ring

well and can leave mineral deposits in

pipes", hard water is often "sofre ned"

through a . :process, that adds salt. The salr

lean build u p in the soil o f containerized

plants, which dehydrates the plants' roots

and c an lead to bf iown" d~y'leaf tips, wih-, r n . n . g l ~ and slow gro,w th . ,

Avo~~dproblems wlt~hs a lt . a c e umulat ~,o.n

and fluoride, s l e I D J s \ j t ~ v i t Y 'b y watering plants

with rainwater or fi t tere d water.' 0ftusb

OU[' salt concentrated in the soil" pour a,

volume of water that is a:cleast three times

the size of the plant's container throughthe , $ I 0 1 i . 1 an d aU o!w it: to drain out,



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Strawberry, as w eU a s tasty upgrades t - o old favori tes l ike Chococonu t &

Pumlpkin N Sp ice, Na tu re /s Path 's c ertified o rq an k q ra no la b ars are' free

' from arti fi cia, l p r es e rva ti ve s , a d !d it iv e s, GM Os , a nd syn t h et ic pest icides

mak~lnghem a s m arte r w a y to satisfy yo'ur s w e e t to o th .

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Small IsBigQ~We'd like to' grow conifers but have an average -sized city lot.

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Saving' Paperwhites

'Q~ ,Can Iplant 'my holiday paperwhites ill the garden?

Mar~ Roedel"

N a. .~hu Cl~N ew ' Hampshire

A", "Paperwh ires, a 'type of d a ff o d tl Ith at belongs 'to the M ed iter-

ranean daffo dil grou.p Narr:hm:r tazata, need much the same

treacment as.rheirwild ancestors: hor, d,ry summers when the

plant is,dorrnan t~nd 'vel'y mild conditions with ,ilmp i , e ' moisture

the rest of the time ,,'n explains Jason , A , , . Delaney, senior outdoor

bort.icultu,rist at '[be M issouri Botanical Ga rden in St. Louis.

"Paperwhi res perform best in. th e Deep South t hr o iu g h T e x as l

ehe Sou tbw l e s t :~ and southern California," Delaney says In frost-free areas plant the bulbs Immediately after flowering, 1 1 1 warm

areas with occasional freezes, wait until after ehreat of frost. In

northern areas where winters are f:.ollidnd wet, enjoy paperwhites

indoors and plant winter-hardy Tazetta hybrids in the garden,

""Ger,a"nium,; {slunv.D, above], 'Golden Dawn', 'Hoopoe', ' ,M n tM . o e , and 'Cragfol) ' id~ are h,ardy ty 'pe$~~,"~ys ,Delaney ;

J.Jartjordl Con.necti'cut

A,.The Anle:rican C o n m , f e ~ [ [ 'Soci~;[ygroups con i fe r s into fbi~,l"size

categories based on rhe approximate growth of a plant in. -0 years,

M inia ture Ib foo t ' taU in I0 years), dwarf b ro !6 , feet rt,aUin. 10

years), mtermediare (6 'to IS feet tall in TO years), and large (IS feet

or more in, D IO years), AU but Ia rge conifers work well in smaller

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,Madiya, Navazio, horticulturlst for the 'Go, t~Ui Dwarf Conifer

c ollec tin n at the Na . .inn,aJ, A r bu r e t um , In Wash.i ng tnrru .~D .C,~'D.i-al1! ' . I'it ' -":I!;f, )"7Ii 'A- 'u ' r .~ 'a·~ 'as nicp,g' olden co lo 'f ~ ' n - " w" ' : 1 ' a te r an d g: r ow s_-!!!"I!, c~ " ;; ! ;! "~ o!! #- " ' __" " "- , - _ ,_ iI 11 1 i- .; J ' _ ," . " '" " " !!••,U·. -v -'..). ,:I .... '. .u,I)...... _I ! - ! J l . ' _ , . . . ; , '

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Tm"~« ( I / , u / / d e , n s , i : s "Cole's Prostrate' (shown below) is a hemlock~~ ,

with pale gn: : len fo l iage, , J oct. Dem me c, mid =Atlantic sales repre sen-

tative. for Iseli Nu rsery; a wholesale nu.rsery specializi ng in coni-

fers, recommends P i c e a , p u t J f S f 1 J S 'Sester D'wil(rf~'"A s l ow - g row i n gColorado ' b ' " u i . : i o ~ ' p ' r - : u - ;1 £1, t' 1 -. o " ' i i t ' (; 0' . r - - m ' ' !i l' . .. s tu nn '1' n g . ' ' b - : ; m u - , - ~ p ' r - - ,ram- i d ;,,JIJ.u·.aU;·. . J L . . . L~ .. ..L~ l,ld). Ii.I "~ ;~! :1~ "U " I, ·.,W.L .'. d· ..~... I

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whit e spruce, "takes about 20' y ' ears to reach 3 < , ~ feet in heigzht .with.~" -= - .~ - .. .._.- - ., -, =, .. ."- - = ,,, = " = _. "', - ':Ii - - = •

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sca le O~ on e o f h e r houseplants. !~I found td 1 th i s s ti c k y

s 'l !u f f o n t he Roof' around my schefflera, ~~he S a l Y s . "I

f i rmly accused ,m y kids of s p i rUns something; then 3!

moment Iater I realized I was stand ing in scale poop,"

Davis's exp erience is 3. , typie,a1. one when se ale insects ale

:"' the room. Because scales fe e d 'br suck-

. 'n ,g,out , plant sap!~many o f them excre te

a sticky substance called hon eyd ew . Its.

presence nn B,onIs or ,fu.rni.tu,r~s , often the, 6 rsr ind ication of an In festa~io-n.

Mature scales appear as '~-to-'~-inch.

oval bumps along plant stems and on

the u n de rs id e s o f l ea ve s, They're hard 'c o

:spot; because they look much like a 'part

ofthe plant and they're immobile, The

on.~yrime sca le s move iswhen t h ey ' a lie in .' i i l - ' h '"; ; ' 1 ; r' m~n' ' U i C ' C - '~I~ 'e '"eraw l Pl!"f-.i i o f ' t ' - o J I l g " , p . Fen1 . . : 1 i I ' " " " ' ".I I~ ; , , w . _ ,' _ "_ ~. . . _ ' ~ . 1_ ~ , ~ - _ : > . _ : ~'.lu. r ! ;i . _ ~ . " ' ~ !~ . ~ ~'~,

lay eggs under t h e w r hard shell; the e g g s

hatch into crawlers that movearound

the ho s t plant 'to f in d , a suitable place to

attach themselves, Soon after they affix

to the plant tissue; they form thei r own

hard protecti ve coveri ng, and '[here- they" k ' , ' ~ ' . . ' ' .:S J1 l t ~ , SUC'Ul.g out ,pJla.fl'i[·mces, excretmg

n O l rJ L e y d . e w " and w e , a . : k e : n i n g the plant,

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pathos", citrus, spider plants, and palms1 (0 urdoors, scale' can infe S , I l :ma,ny plants,

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n ew lY ' p u r ch a s e d houseplants-cor t ho se

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' q u . a : F a n t i r n : r u . , e them . £ o ' : r3,weeks to ensure t h e y

haven't come with any p ! i g g y b a , C ' , k : i n g , pests,

"Since their thick, shell-like coat is

~otmghto penetrate, scales can be difficult

'~Ocontrol," Davis says , . "The 'best nontoxic

method ismanual removal," Crush '[be

insects w · m . t h . itcotton ball or cotton swab

soaked in i s o p r o p l y m alcohol and Coil tinually

m on ito r th e: p lan t £ o.r :furth.er infestations,

Com mercial p re pa ra tio ns o f insecticidal

soap are effective, too" Use ,Isprayer 'to

, a p ~ p l m yit to all plant sur faces ,e ve ry 7 'to10

days for- z·months. And.~1 I L J I l ntil the scale

i s gOD ,e ,;keep infested plants , away from

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charcoal, gradually increasing the soil's carbon content. Carbon ~n

decomposing p l an t s , which w ow ld otherwise es,cap,einto the air as

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layers and mixed them d e e 1 pm y into the soi 1 ..

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from agricnlr ~ral residue s o r renewable biomas s, , 3 ! p i , p e ' a : r s . to hold

the most promise as a carbon. sink, Every ton of this biochar in the'

sol is capable of capruring and holding at least 3,tons of carbon,

Biochar also srim ulate s mycorrhizal

f u ng r u ,= th o s e f u n g a. l syrnbiontsthat live

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hard-to-find phosphorus, and deliver it

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Indigenous people d'idll"~'practice slash-and-burn farming as they

do now. Tbey practiced slash-and-char agriculture, roasting wood

and leafy g;ree- sin "smothered" fires, in which lower temp,er31'tUf",eS" . JI .. ~ ~ ,". ' I ' . J~" .-,~lt-'. ' , ' " the '..-::d'T ,t'"" , '. , f· " h . 1 ~ ~ ' . ' . ~ ' m " ,- . ' i Il -'" ,..J~ ofana oxygen eveis resun e ,_ .m .e ' pro. rule,.Ion 0 C, arcoar msteao 0 ,

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were ehe fields of buried charcoal, Bur [hey weren't ,gpne, . n the

2 O ·t : f I l - c en tu r y' h uc e exp a 1 1 ' s es o f b 'Ia c k soi 'm w ere red l' s cove r ed. ' ! I . , l ! L t . . . . . " " " " ", , ' _ " . . ,' ~ .0 " .A~,(]L,~ "" ,"_ v .'0"- , .;JI 'V~J., _ ,.!I ..... ". OJ ! '! ., . .~.""""",,: ~

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, :$ ' ! tn : l~an expe ' t : i :ment : rd

teckniq~e fo,,' 'maki :ng'

b i ; o c h a , , , ' , Aborve'"~

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ln 20'10 W ie put. our Comp.assion lnto Ac,tion w'~iththe Gardlens fo r G,ood

grant contest, 'W'9challenqed communities to lobby for a shsre ,of$,50'~'OIOO

in gra,nt:s" 'food J a n d t support tO I estab lish an orqanic community g ard 'en . W e

'were amazed by the response, Mor,e than 25,0 cornm unifies rO 'S I8' t ,O'this

ch allenqe, and co lective ly m ore th an 23~OOIO peo ple ra ised th eir vo ices to ,

t.el~1s w'h 'Ytheir community deserved tO I win .

In the: end, two winners were selected from an arnazinq pool of applicants, WFJ stand in awe of the

accompf ishments o f ' a ll applicants-s-and lo ok fo rw ard to th e pro mise o f th e h ea lth y, o rqanic fu tu re t,hey

hold ~ntheir hands,

A d the winners are:

1 , 1 1 v Ie" eop' ar en is a community

Cio,aUti,ongrown out of hard times fo l lo ,w ing the closure

o f th etr city's Nava l Shipyard. , T he Q l r a n t , wi;11a~llowth e

coalltien, comprised of votunteers ' f rom th e G'~lob,al

C€,nter for Success, the Betty Frank Se,nior Lunch

Proqrarn, Community Action Partnership Solano, and

the Re'gio,nal Office ofthe USD',AForest Service to

create a "People's Garden" to provide fresh organic

prod UDe' 'far people in need '"

Abo' .tNa ure's Path

At Nature/s Path we Ililv'efor healthy Iglrlsat-tastiing oraanic foods, If's 'why w ' l e get up in the rnorninq,

But w e are also , ,8 company that wants to do more than just s ell b re ak fa st fo o d,

W 'e"aspire to advance the caUS'9' of pee 'ple' and planet alonq the path to sustainabitity' , , ' " , " ." " • " I . " I ' '," ," , ." . ." , .' " ," , " I " . " . ' .. ' . ', ." I ", ". .c-:- I . . ' , . ' . .. . . ~ I . . . - : - : ; .> " i " . . I'" I , " " ' , , ' . . . . . • . . . . ' ' . I ' " " ' ~ ~

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81 1 k h· d d U 'Ie a so .'new s s e w an ee .: a . . :o:g~!c 1

,g;rewup with f am il y d og s , w h ic h :re 'aUymean t

Morn's dDgS,~modthat meant Pomeranians,

1wanted IIdog that would make me have

to g',etup and . ,g o wa l k Instead o f s i [ 't in . g.' - ,0 '\ ,r", , ,, ,, 'l . ~ t , : · : ,~I.~, , · d ' · , · ; . . . . : ~ '1 · - , : , ho ~ " Ie" !L ,on ,~ " 'OULU. " aUIIl)l"",,[,.,[u .leI' , o.m,ewor . .K,

d d id d b d 1"[" b d:0.' , " ,eiCl- ,e _ O:ijt.a norc , i ee eO , . , r u , e , :l, .T , e : e '

kn own , f a J " high e fl Jie ~ gy e ve ls . H er n ex t

task consi sted of finding a class for]' asper

that stressed relari o n s hi p b u i ld in g " positive

. £ . . . ' . d .~. ..1 ' - i I " - - , I " . . . . . - f - ~ - '- . , ' ~-- " 1 ( ' . - . - ' . , · . . · ·1 , ~, - i " : -remtorcement tnllnlngj ano socianzat on,

"The most valuable thina 'm taueht him wasL ._ • I ~ r u . . ' lU_, !!i .lllJi1i I e . , . \ o r ~ J L l l . I. ~ ,J . "rla.I~W.J. -, In.. . . ' "U~

h .......t .' , .. .. , . .. .. " ", '~ , " . ' d ' - , " " " , ' " I; ~" sh I.r!;, ,If'~, ',f, ow rncaun own, .,. !L· iJ),rI.J.Yo;J.

With 'prO'i)e~ rpm,a,nn .~ngand training, 'any

dog c an pe l (: e ,fuUy coex is t with at ga : roen"

Bored dogs tend to dig, run deep paths

along rhe fence, or ear plants, Meletiog a

dog's exercise needs prevents much of this

de structive behavior. Lauber designated an1 - : '. .

, F 'h · · ' " , . .. , · .d, £', . .. , 1·1' r .. ' ,;: iI'IIk , .' I

d ' J ' - . . . .. . ' ,- 'rea 0 i l l . elf y~,r.,to r P ~ ,y ,ano :SJ IJ .l en . ., _.as p erspend h o u r s p la ry in g b a ll t he re ,

Thoughtful design he lp s in .

crea ting SP'fl()fS where dogs can

romp without da ,ma t g ing p l la n t: s .

Raised g~:rdeu beds discou~~g'~p ath s o f Ie as t resistance 3) ,S w ' e U

as digging, B r e d , edgings and

fences that render some are asof

the yard off-limits; are another

option ..BecanSf do g s rarely

t.r,avl~lin straight lines, build

curves Into ,paths,,, It i s m o re

natural tn at dog 's , movement.

Co :v te r rn .ng :so: i~ ,with, mulch is another wa y '

to discourage d i g g i n g , Use fiuely shredded

bark or hardwood mulch=but avoid OO[OIa

'I nlls or dyed mulches, as , they can he toxic

to dogs, Some common garden plants are

poisonous, coo, Talk ~riJth.you.r veterinar-

: r n , a n about which. plants are o .f the most

(:on,("ern. in your' a re a, o .r ,c h,l ec Jk .th e list ( ) . f

toxic plants ar the website' of the' ,American

Society for the Prevenrion of Cruelry to

Animals ae , (/ ;JPCaAJrg;,

A d og , that h as b ee n taught '[0 fe t ch

sticks mary perceive a n ew l y planted tree

a s 3, playthi ng . , If YOUE w e ll-b eh av ed d og is

su.ddenl:~, .mesmerized 'b y a new addition, to

you r h i n ds ca pe ~3 ,day . s o f Su pe rv is ion. t ends

to cute, eh e overinterest,

E nn cin g s me lls a re ' all invit~u:~on.for

C ·ro u ble . A :- ·" ii[ ~ o ·;m d ·H1'~i'.r"~11o , :~I 'I F ' J I 'U;"~I~,'bJIs e d ferti 1 ,;"I-....y. 1'Pir '+-~-, - J~L-, !~~W~~i. ,~111~lrG - \Q-.I~ J I L ~ , ~J.r ~L

ers or soil amendments such as bonemeal,

bloodmeal, and fish meal. Choose a spot

for the e,o:mp,os;tel ' that is ou t of ynut' dog's

reach mnd tfmp'ita:t,n()D.. Although do g

wastes are not a p p r Q l P ! f . i3 1 ' t e ' for compesti n g ~

yuu r d o g's e ,h m ination a re a c o ul d be th e

greenest area in,y \ou~r 'yard, due to the

nitrogen content of urine.' 00much nitro-

,g~ncan burn roots, however: to preclude

brown spots in the I II wn, p ou r witter over

the area 'where the dog h~,SI urinated withi n,8 hours, J a n i ( - G F . Pa tt o n

h I d fj..,' ... .. .' . ... .. ..1 , . , . , . , - = ,. -c '~" ",_," ......."T e ..~ .1 e a'ln g a ntl-tra ns p ua nt lor over

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- _ _ " I " , . , _ \ ~ / ,

the Up andUpVertical farm ing, in the form, of jo-story-

tall greenhouses, is one unconventional

proposal :for- s U , p , p l y i ng ,~o,cal,n:rga.n.ic

t o ad to urban areas a nd b e yo n d" Dick son .

Des.pom.ni.ier, profe s so r 'O f envi ronmental

' i l l . . , ~'Il~:tn , i d . , "1" , o b ' · ' ~ I I · · " . t' ' C ' : ' ·· : 1 , ' , "I'b"~;.'nea m an, micro ..J o c ~ . o , g y a ,'. 0urn na

Universtry, and his graduate studentshave suggested scaled-up hydroponic

greenhouses that recycle nutrients and

water, "One vertical farm with a foot-

print of one squa li e city b lo ck an d rising

u p 't o 3 a s tor ies ' o o u ' ~ . d . p - r o v : i d , e : enough,

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oHday gift baskets ar e .aJ,ways popular; but ,

when . the ,t reats ~n side aLre gone~,a :~~,hat's left

is another basket .for ~be panrry, This. year l give

{or keep) a basket th at's so beauti fuI i~3 at gifit in,

and of itself Since rhe baskets are an. fairly traded

and made of sus t a inab le materials, the se are ,g;i fcs that will gratify

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AlthDu~th we are part[;al t o t h e med ,j 'um (woven recyc~ed magazines)" th is s et

0'" nest ir lg b a ske ts w,j I I c s tc h a ny on e" 5 eye. T he Ia rgest basket ~ - 4 in ch e s ta II

a nd 6 .5 inches in d iame te r, I t's made b y th e P E A C . E . cooperat ive in th e 'Slums0 '1 Punta de M ita, a resort town in central Mex ico. 'The coo pe ra t l v e' s goa lis

an enhanc ed qual ity of Ilte for all. an d l it supports both com rnun ity groups

and i nd iv id u al s w i th r es o ur ce s, education. and trainling" S 2 ' 5 f r ( ) , f t ! , F4irJ~~(J~!!J

Th ism u It ip urp os e s ea g ra ss b a s ke t

stands tall at 14 inches. Use

it t o g S Jt he r everyth io g f ro m

apples to laundry, If5

mad e by Ma i' Hand icrafts. a(::00 perative rounde d by ' loca I

soc i a I. w o rk e rs to improve

eond it i on s for chi ld ren and

single. mothers in Ho Chi M~nh

C ity" T h E ! g roup encou rage s

econo m ic s eU · r el' ja nee a n o

in ve st s p a r t 0 ' 1 ' its p refits in

so c i a I ~Wf Jrk p rD ~ects, $ 5 ,O ' . f r ' c 1 i . 2 $et' r lJ

RwandaThe P I ,a 't ea u 8;3:sket cernes in a m u ~ttuc e o f c olo rs, ~t5 m ada

o f ~ lm ig wegwe threads, a f or m o' f 's isa l . a nd a tta ch ed to e sc h

ba sket is a h a nd w r itten tag fro m th e wo rn a n w ho er a f tt ed ~:.

Indeg o A fn c a pays th e ar t i s an s 1 00 p e rcent ot tn e profits,

and u5€!S donat ions to invest 'in tra ining programs for them

( including one in organic gardef !1~ng). $H f ro~ 7 i l n d ~1 JP / r i c a '

BangladeshT h e K a l sa , B a s ke t

Planter is w o ve n 'f ro m :

w i l e i gra 5:5 th at is

h a rvestsd s u stal n a b ~ y

'fnJITI i '" 1 v e l f' b e d s . I t " 50

12 mches taU and is

made b y the, Dl1aka

IHan o icr a fts c o llective,

w h lc n w as fo u nd ed

in 1976" The goa~is

to b ette r its a rt isans'

economic and soci ~II

interests through ;3 ,

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A t 8 ' V z inches taJ!!.thls colorful Sw ing basket

holds its share whi le still look ing cute, It's

handcra n 'ed f romel eph ent g rass. w i tih a

goat- leather-wrapped hal ld~,e, and sold

by the Blessl ng Basket Pro[ ec t. T h e

nonprofit pays Its artisans P'r'Osperi'tty

W,age 's , a n a m au n t des . igned to b ri n \g

th e a ru sa n o ut ()if p ov er ty w h ile

encourag ing en tr e p reneu r ia~

activity and increased financial

in d e p en d en c e. $3 5 f r o » 2 ' tin B i : e E i J I ; g '

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hungry rep ellen t s are o f U C 'rJehe lp , SOM,e commer c i a l p ro du c r s

l as e f or several weeks, others, have to be reapplied after rain"" ~

S : t; a ,k e s o r sticks ~To protect her you,ng, trees from antler

rubbing, which can strip off the lb~.n"fragi le bark ~IC a lley p laces

'It~U~stu rdy stakes and broken Iim b s p(),~ting outward arou nd the

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panel s prevent bucks from rubbing their

antlers on fruit trees but provide littleprate ction from deer browsing,

Hardware-cloth oyl inders keep' rabbits

and rodents from gnawing bark, The

hardware cloth should extend a fe'w inchesbelow the soil surface,

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soil Through these visits. and his stories ~[ became a farmer (and

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mature, vibrant gardens, fined with fragrance ( o . h . : ~ the' rosesl), hid-

den sculptures, and other surprises-e-did my mother's mother have

a Iime tree growing in one proeecred corner ofher yard, or' am I

drlea ,mlng? Childhood days spent growingup in those gardens ar e

some' of my ' most precious memories.

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