Vegetable Garden

Thieves Dig Up, Steal Entire Vegetable Garden

Reuters | Posted 05.30.2012

OMAHA, Nebr., May 29 (Reuters) - Thieves dug up and plundered a vegetable garden planted by children at an Omaha, Nebraska community center over the...

A Cook's Top Five Herbs

Mary Ann Esposito | Posted 04.28.2012

Mary Ann Esposito

If you are as serious a cook as you are a vegetable gardener, then you know that the true flavors of freshly harvested vegetables can get even more palate power by adding fresh herbs.

Steven Hoffer

Charges Dropped In Front Yard Gardening Case

HuffingtonPost.com | Steven Hoffer | Posted 09.14.2011

The city may not have the dirt it needs on Julie Bass's garden, so it's going after the farm animals instead. Prosecutors in Oak Park, Mich., have ...

Organically Grown for City Dwellers: Container Gardens

Susan Fogwell | Posted 09.14.2011

Susan Fogwell

Container-grown vegetables are well worth the effort as long as some forethought goes into selecting the plants and pots, and the maintenance is unfailing.

Woman Could Be Jailed For Vegetable Garden

Posted 09.07.2011

Julie Bass, of Oak Park, Michigan, wanted to grow her own food. She was a fan of organic vegetables, so she decided to convert her front yard from the...

Woman Faces 93 Days In Jail Over Garden

The Huffington Post | Steven Hoffer | Posted 09.07.2011

This post has been updated with new information and quotations since it was first published on Friday, July 8. This isn't your typical, garden-vari...

The 10 Easiest Vegetables To Grow

KitchenDaily | Joseph Erdos | Posted 08.13.2011

Whether your reason for starting a vegetable garden is for saving money, self-sustainability, growing organically or simply a new hobby, growing your ...

The Ten Easiest Vegetables To Plant in Your Garden

Mary Ann Esposito | Posted 05.25.2011

Mary Ann Esposito

The calendar may say that spring is still a couple of weeks away, but for me the gardening season began to heat up in earnest in January when seed catalogs began arriving daily in my mailbox.

Katie Stagliano Uses Over 4,000 Pounds Of Vegetables To Feed The Homeless

Tonic | Diane Herbst | Posted 05.25.2011

When Katie Stagliano was in third grade, she planted a cabbage in her family's small garden. When it grew to an astounding 40 pounds, she donated it t...

A Priceless Garden

Mary Ann Esposito | Posted 05.25.2011

Mary Ann Esposito

Don't let anyone tell you that having your own vegetable garden saves time and money. It does neither. What it does is provide a short season of pleasurable eating that is excellent for your health. Can you put a price on that?

Perennial Vegetables: Grow These 8 And Be Set For Years

The Daily Green | Jeff Yeager | Posted 05.25.2011

I'm a big fan of growing perennial vegetables in my garden -- plant them once, and enjoy the fruits (well, actually, vegetables) of your labors for ye...

Window Farming: No Garden? No Problem

NPR | Jon Kalish | Posted 05.25.2011

If you have a green thumb, a window and a serious Do-It-Yourself ethic, you too, can be a farmer ... even in your downtown apartment building. Spring ...

7 Tips For Your Spring Garden (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

We here at HuffPost Green love spring, especially the prospects of a new garden! Since we've already given you some ideas for tasty vegetables to sta...

8 Tasty Veggies To Plant In Your Spring Garden (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

Some of us are still thawing out, but for many, spring is in the air. With warmth and sunshine knocking at the door, don't wait until it's too late t...

Umbra Offers Sustainable Apartment Living Tips

Grist | Umbra Fisk | Posted 05.25.2011

Sometimes when I'm down in the stacks researching answers to your latest dilemmas, I enjoy taking a stroll down Ask Umbra archives lane. Here are some...

Too Much Zucchini

Suzy Bales | Posted 11.17.2011

Suzy Bales

To solve the problem of an abundance of zucchini I came up with two additional solutions.

Garden Instead of Lawns in Beverly Hills: An Update

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

I know a garden has long been a metaphor of life yet growing it in my backyard made it ever so vivid.

Ruthless Gardening: A Must!

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.25.2011

Maria Rodale

Without discipline and tough decision-making, gardens turn into crazy jungles where the plants are so busy fighting for their space and survival they forget to make vegetables.

Rooftop Vegetable Gardens Are Sprouting Up Across America

nytimes.com | Marian Burros | Posted 11.17.2011

THIS summer, Tony Tomelden hopes to be making bloody marys at the Pug in Washington, D.C., with tomatoes and chilies grown above the bar, thanks to th...

The 10 Easiest Vegetables To Grow At Home

EcoSalon | Posted 05.25.2011

Gardening is hot, hot, hot. And why not? Planting a few seeds on your deck or in your backyard yields delicious, organic results - and money savings, ...

Michelle Obama's Fresh Food Bail Out

Liz Neumark | Posted 11.17.2011

Liz Neumark

The goal is to inspire young people to discover good nutrition through joyful, delicious experiences with healthy and seasonal fruits and vegetables.