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24 Tuesday Jun 2014

Posted by Jessica Y in Garden, Why I Garden

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chersonskaya, garden, gardening, photography, summer garden, winter fare beans

There is so much beauty from a distance, and maybe even more so up close.

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Bitter Cukes and Bandits

14 Saturday Jun 2014

Posted by Jessica Y in Garden

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bitter cucumbers, critters, cucumbers, garden, gardening, summer garden, sustainable food, sustainable living

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If you have ever grown cucumbers I can bet you have been unlucky enough to bite into the awfulness of one gone bitter. I have planted my cucumbers in succession this year. The first bunch is thriving – vigorous, green vines setting lots of fruit. I harvested the first two cucumbers earlier in the week and sliced one up as soon as I got it in the kitchen only to immediately spit it right out. There is something especially horrible about a bitter cucumber. For me I think it has to do with the stark contrast between that and a good cucumber’s mild flavor. Continue reading →

A Few Last Moments

06 Friday Jun 2014

Posted by Jessica Y in Garden, Teaching

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chersonskaya, garden, gardening, sustainable food, teaching, winter fare beans

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My daughter has four days left of school. Four short days. Due to a twist of circumstance, my son has been in preschool five mornings a week instead of three for the last month. These mornings, this time to myself has been a gift, the quiet before the storm. I see the end of this school year as an end of an era, a short era, but one none the less. In the blink of an eye I will be swimming in lesson plans and first day of school jitters. The quiet mornings to myself will be fewer and farther between. Continue reading →

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A Basket Full

04 Wednesday Jun 2014

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garden, gardening, onions, photography, sustainable food, sustainable living, Wordless Wednesday

Onions 2014

Posted by Jessica Y | Filed under Altadena, Garden, Wordless Wednesday

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Bursting Forth

24 Saturday May 2014

Posted by Jessica Y in Altadena, Garden, Teaching

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garden, gardening, gardening with children, gardening with kids, school gardens, summer garden, sustainable food, sustainable living

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It is amazing what can happen in the garden in just a few short weeks. There must be fairies visiting my beds every night sprinkling their magic dust over the plants. Continue reading →

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Isolation

21 Wednesday May 2014

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garden, gardening, photography, seed saving, sustainable food, sustainable living, winter fare beans, Wordless Wednesday

Isolation Winter Fare Bean

Posted by Jessica Y | Filed under Altadena, Garden, Wordless Wednesday

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From Lawn to Vegetable

14 Wednesday May 2014

Posted by Jessica Y in Altadena, Garden, Wordless Wednesday

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California drought, garden, gardening, gardening with kids, lawn removal, photography, sustainable living, Wordless Wednesday

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59 Heads

07 Wednesday May 2014

Posted by Jessica Y in Garden, Why I Garden, Wordless Wednesday

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Altadena Community Garden, garden, gardening, garlic, garlic curing, sustainable living

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Where the Road Takes You

30 Wednesday Apr 2014

Posted by Jessica Y in Food Politics, Garden, Why I Garden

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cabin pl tomato, chersonskaya, food justice, food politics, garden, gardening, sustainable living, winter fare beans

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The membership card is printed on nothing more than heavy paper, perforated for me to carefully tear out and store somewhere. It arrived a few days ago and I felt so excited to officially be a part of Seed Savers Exchange. I had been meaning to join for some time – mostly because I support what they do and how they go about doing it – but maybe now because I find myself growing three distinct and rare vegetables in my beds this season: Cabin PL tomatoes, Chersonskaya squash, and Winter Fare beans. Each of these has a story of how they came into my possession, and it was not planned that they would all end up in my garden this year or that this was the season I would become and seed saver – officially. But, it was bound to happen. It makes sense. It is a small act that encapsulates how I feel about food and our access to it. It is not a showy act – but is a lifestyle choice that reflects a part of who I am and what I believe in. Continue reading →

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The Fourth and Final

23 Wednesday Apr 2014

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garden, gardening, lawn removal, photography, sustainable living, Wordless Wednesday

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Posted by Jessica Y | Filed under Altadena, Garden, Wordless Wednesday

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