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What Happens In January

06 Tuesday Jan 2015

Posted by Jessica Y in Garden

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garden, gardening, heirloom seeds, heirlooms, summer garden, sustainable food, sustainable living, tomatoes

I used to start my tomatoes in late January or early February. Then I met someone who told me they started their tomatoes the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Ever since, I have been starting my tomatoes the first week of January for nice, good sized plants to transplant come March. IMG_5768

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So Much More Than Tomatoes

10 Thursday Apr 2014

Posted by Jessica Y in Altadena, Garden, Why I Garden

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garden, gardening, heirlooms, summer garden, sustainable living, tomatoes

Tomato Sowing

I start thinking about tomatoes months before I will be able to sink my teeth into their deliciousness. This year my first tomato seeds were sown in the second week of January. This year I planted many, many seeds. Some varieties are brand new to me, others are being given a second chance, while still others are in my “favorite” category. What I hadn’t planned on was the additional tomatoes I would receive from other gardeners – other people’s favorites. Continue reading →

Action is as Small as a Seed

26 Saturday Jan 2013

Posted by Jessica Y in Food Politics, Garden

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chersonskaya, food politics, garden, gardening, heirlooms, seed saving, sustainable agriculture, sustainable living, tomatoes

When I began this blog I shared with my readers that I was going to plant everything from seed in 2012. It would be a first. And, with the exception of three pepper plants, everything in my garden was grown from seed last year. Making the promise to grow everything from seed motivated me to expand my seed buying options, and I turned to seed companies that grow and sell heirlooms.

Pink heirloom potatoes picked up at the farmers' market. Delicious and a great color to get one particular child to try them ;).

Pink heirloom potatoes picked up at the farmers’ market. Delicious and a great color to get one particular child to try them.

Heirlooms are far more interesting than the typical varieties you find in the grocery stores. Grocery store veggies are often grown from hybrids that produce fruit and vegetables that can withstand mechanical harvesting, are stronger for transport, don’t blemish as easily, or are resistant to certain pests. Genetically modified crops are designed to resist particular pesticides or herbicides. These varieties are not bred for a particularly rich flavor or color. They are bred for mass production, transport, and a good shelf life at the grocery store.

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