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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

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Stretching Out

07 Thursday Feb 2013

Posted by Jessica Y in Altadena, Garden

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Altadena, Altadena Community Garden, garden, gardening, gardening with children, onions, peas, sustainable living

E at the Community Garden

Backyards, while glorious in so many ways, have their limits. They often have fences to separate us from our neighbors. They have trees (also glorious) and other structures like garages and patio coverings. These things create a lot of shade, especially in the winter. In my backyard, in the winter, these things create too much shade.

All winter I have watched my garden creep along, eking out an existence with very little sunlight. I just harvested the first bunch of kale, which I sowed in September! I fantasize about tearing up the lawn, taking a swipe at the neighbor’s hedges, anything to gain another hour or two of sunlight.

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The Kitchen Sill

30 Wednesday Jan 2013

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garden, gardening, onions, photography, shallots, Wordless Wednesday

Onion and Shallot Starts

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