Kitchen Gardens

Getting Saucy at Tomato Time!

Maria Rodale | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living


Maria Rodale

Homemade tomato sauce has a taste of summer that just can't be faked.

Bring On The Front Yard Farmers

Kerry Trueman | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green


Kerry Trueman

Reusable shopping bags and compact fluorescent light bulbs are an easy place to start, once you've resolved to curb your carbon footprint. But why n...

Michelle Obama Works In Kitchen Garden With Students

AP | NATASHA T. METZLER | Posted 07.18.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama welcomed fifth-graders back to the White House garden Tuesday to pick the lettuce and peas they helped pl...

5 Ways To Fight Toxic Soil In Your Kitchen Garden

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 07.12.2009 | Green


Truthfully, most of us living in cities will at least find some small trace of lead due to the once sizable use of lead-based paint, lead gasoline and...

MSNBC's Contessa Brewer Dives Into Urban Gardening (VIDEO)

MSNBC | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green


Contessa Brewer: MSNBC anchor and enthusiastic urban farming neophyte. She wanted to learn how to grow her own food, so she took a crack at it and ...

Best White House Kitchen Garden Tour Ever (VIDEO)

White House | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green


Ryan Howard, of the Philadelphia Phillies, just got the best-ever tour of the White House kitchen garden. White House chef Sam Kass showed Howard arou...

Grow Sprouts (And Eat 'Em): The World's Easiest Food

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 06.22.2009 | Green


The blog Eight Square Metres documents the trials and tribulations of a Computer Science grad as he or she attempts to grow various plants and foods o...

18 Beautiful Edible Landscaping Plants : TreeHugger

treehugger.com | Posted 06.04.2009 | Green


It's that time of year when garden centers are full, and you just can't seem to squeeze enough hours out of the day to get your yard done. With budget...

Reused Gutters Form A Vertical Victory Garden

greenUPGRADER | Posted 05.30.2009 | Green


When Suzanne Forsling moved to Juneau Alaska from Iowa, she found that it was a little bit harder to get her garden to grow. Frustrated by cold soil, ...

The Farm Your Tiny Apartment Wants To Be

Chelsea Green | Posted 05.29.2009 | Green


Indoor space can be used for gardening too if there's a sunny spot on a windowsill or in a room: container vegetables, herbs, and small fruit trees ar...

Kitchen Garden Photos Sent In By HuffPost Green Readers (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.29.2009 | Green


Thank you! We asked HuffPost Green readers to send in photos and descriptions of their kitchen gardens (or victory gardens, if you prefer), and they ...

How to Attract Birds to Your Yard

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.28.2009 | Green


Birds are like people, except they are a different species and aren't as good at crossword puzzles. Despite our obvious differences, we still want bir...

Send Us Photos Of Your Kitchen Gardens!

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.24.2009 | Green


'Tis the season! Whether you signed up for free kitchen garden seeds on Earth Day or whether you've been working on your plants indoors to transplant ...