Victory Garden

Can DIY Become Tradition or is Canning Just the New Sewing?

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 10.27.2009 | Green


Kirsten Dirksen

Maybe re-learning to make things and grow things needs to be done for the acts themselves. Maybe we'd actually be happier being a bit more connected, even at the price of convenience.

Lawns Versus Gardens In Beverly Hills

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living


Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

I have something in common with Michelle Obama, a brand new vegetable garden in my back yard. Mine was started by my 21 year old son, home from colle...

What's With Our Obsession with Michelle's Clothes?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 07.18.2009 | Style


Linda Buzzell

Today's news includes a great picture of Michelle working up a sweat in her garden as she tends her veggies. But folks still insist on commenting mostly on what she's wearing.

Can Artists Save The World?

Julia Moulden | Posted 06.23.2009 | Living


Julia Moulden

A photograph of me circa 1977 hangs over my desk. It was taken by Toni Beatty, an American photographer I met when we shared adjoining villas and a g...

A Food Revolution in the Making, from Victory Gardens to the White House Lawn

Michael Pollan | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green


Michael Pollan

If we want to make significant progress in reducing global warming we will need to wean the American food system off its heavy diet of fossil fuel and put it back on a diet of solar energy.

Claim Your Land: Start A Kitchen Garden With Free Seeds

Hillary Newman | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green


Hillary Newman

To help spread the message, Wal-Mart and Ferry-Morse Seed Company have teamed up to send the first 500 readers of this article three packets of starter seeds. Be one of them!

Grow A Lot Of Potatoes In Very Little Space

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.16.2009 | Green


Who says you need a huge garden to grow a whole lot of potatoes? Nobody--at least not anymore. Turns out you can grow up to 100 lbs of potatoes, and a...

Obama Garden Watch II: 8 Culinary Herbs To Revitalize Your Health And Palate

Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 05.11.2009 | Living


Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald

It seems that our culture's most popular flavorings are sugar, salt, pepper, ketchup, and mustard. A common attempt we see at using a fresh culinary h...

Michelle Obama Gardens With Kids Again, Plants Seedlings

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 05.10.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama planted the first fruit and vegetable seedlings in the new White House garden Thursday, assisted by a gro...

The 10 Easiest Vegetables To Grow At Home

EcoSalon | Posted 05.07.2009 | Green


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, ...

The Michelle Touch That Floored A Kitchen Garden Advocate

The Atlantic Food Channel | Posted 04.25.2009 | Green


Part of the reason she had "spent all day long in this exhilarated place," she told me, was seeing the children in the pictures. The other cause she w...

The Obamas Get Their Hands Dirty

Dr. Brent Ridge | Posted 04.25.2009 | Living


Dr. Brent Ridge

The Obamas' garden is victoriously symbolic; gardening is about more than better health, safer foods, and environmental stewardship.

How To Grow An Edible Garden (VIDEO)

msn.com | Posted 04.23.2009 | Green


The first lady plants a vegetable garden at the White House and the country hops-to -- that's the idea, right? Well, the media isn't going to get in...

Waters-gate? Alice Waters' Controversial Role in the Obama Vegetable Garden

Alison Stein Wellner | Posted 04.20.2009 | Style


Alison Stein Wellner

Alice Waters is a polarizing figure; in foodie circles, people seem to either revere her or think she's a ruthless hack. And she's definitely been embroiled in the eating politics of the Obamas.

The "White House Organic Vegetables Brand"?

A. Siegel | Posted 04.19.2009 | Green


A. Siegel

Michelle will be digging up part of the White House lawn for an organic vegetable garden. While the food from the garden will help feed the first family, the savings on the grocery bill isn't the driving force.

White House Kitchen Garden Starts Friday

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 04.19.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON — The White House is getting a new garden. First lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to break ground Friday on a new garden near the fo...

White House Veggie Garden On The Way

blogs.abcnews.com | Posted 04.18.2009 | Green


ABC News' Brian Hartman Reports: President Obama's latest shovel-ready project is close to home -- in fact, right in his own yard. In an effort to pro...

Seed Sales Rise As Americans Turn To Victory Gardens

Home & Garden | Erik Lacitis | Posted 04.09.2009 | Green


The economy is the only topic of conversation nowadays. Maybe not intentionally, but it's hard not to picture dollar amounts next to every event, meal...

After the Green Economy, Green Security

Chip Ward | Posted 03.30.2009 | Green


Chip Ward

Isn't it time that we green-ed homeland security? I'm not talking about cops wearing recycled Kevlar recharging their Tasers via solar panels.

My Foodie Idol Anthony Bourdain Gives My Green Foodie Idol Alice Waters the Foie Gras Bird

Waylon Lewis | Posted 02.23.2009 | Green


Waylon Lewis

Don't denigrate our Alice Waters, Tony -- she is the real thing.

Landshare: Got A Garden? Need A Garden?

Treehugger.com | Posted 02.02.2009 | Green


It is a simple and optimistic idea. People register their interest as a grower, a spotter --someone who has seen land in their area that may be suitab...

An Obama Victory Garden

Isabel Cowles | Posted 12.13.2008 | Green


Isabel Cowles

After he saves the economy, begins timely withdrawals from Iraq and negotiates with unruly world leaders, Mr. Obama ought to get his hands dirty by planting a White House vegetable garden.

5 Things To Do Post-Vote (No Matter Who Is Winning)

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green


Graham Hill

There are alternatives to this anticipation marathon of watching and waiting. Here are a few things you can do today for the planet after you've done your bit for the country.

A Seedy Campaign In The Name Of Good Taste

Kerry Trueman | Posted 08.12.2008 | Green


Kerry Trueman

Once, throwing tomatoes was a form of protest. Now, growing tomatoes is the way to just say no to the status quo. Isn't that a sad sign of the times?