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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
MARCH 5 Authors on the Move Sacramento Public Library
MARCH 24 Tag Team Reading: Spring Warren and Eileen Rendahl at Borders in Davis, CA
MARCH 25 Books Inc 7 PM, Berkeley, CA
MARCH 26 Book Passage 1PM Ferry Building, San Francisco
APRIL 7 Brown Bag Lecture UCDavis
APRIL 29 Avid Reader 7:30PM Davis
MAY 1 Avid Reader 4:00 PM Sacramento
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Spring Warren lives in a small city in California. The lot her house is on is a little less than a quarter acre in size. She calls it the Quarter Acre Farm not only because of the Geese, ducks, chickens, and rabbits who live there, but because she grows most of her family's food in her yard.
The book Spring has written about becoming a farmer on a small scale, The Quarter Acre Farm, will be coming out with Seal Press this spring. Until then, you can see here what Spring is doing on the Farm at the moment.
MONDAYS feature a garden to-do list for the week
TUESDAY she'll write about this week's garden denizen
WEDNESDAY is recipe day
THURSDAY she'll feature interviews with gardeners, farmers, cheesemakers, cooks and food lovers.
FRIDAY is helpful Friday with products, how-to's and help for the suburban farmer. Tags
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What do these Garden Denizens have in Common? Ovaries…Females Rock!
Yes, there’s something there…and it ISNT the dewlap or wattle that each one of them has hanging on their necks. It is actually something that isn’t evident to the naked eye. Ovaries. I was sitting looking at the garden this … Continue reading
To-do: Let the goose out!
Busy week on the farm and foremost on the must-do list is to let the goose out to play. While she loves Jeannette, she still thinks she’s human and prefers to be among her own kind, eating the paper, nibbling … Continue reading
Three Secrets of a Half-Hearted Gardener by my pal and member of that exceptional team of women at Seal Press, Andie East!
Images: Plants from Edible Garden, Our garden in full bloom, Chayote Squash foraged, Flippant pulling radishes. Three Secrets of a Half-Hearted GardenerINTRO: My name is Andie East and I’m a half-hearted gardener. I love to reap the harvest, but getting … Continue reading
Egg sandwiches
I’ve got corn and I’ve got peppers, and I’ve got chard and eggs and tomatoes, and even a tomatillo begging to be eaten. Sounds like egg sandwiches tonight. I chop everything but the chard (and the eggs, of course). The … Continue reading
Jesse Pruet wants you to Know 3 Ways to Make Your Veggie Starts Grow Faster!
1. Pre sprout Your Seeds. Pre-sprouting your seeds can save you 2-3 days. I usually wrap my to-be-sprouted seeds in a paper towel soaked in water. Make sure that the paper towel is thick enough so that little to no … Continue reading
Masa cakes
Corn is everywhere right now – sweet, sweet corn. And the best way to highlight the sweet taste of corn is to serve it with corn. Strange but true. I’m talking about corn flour, also known as masa. I mixed … Continue reading
Pull the old ‘n Plant the new
I’m trying to think of farming the QAF as more of an ongoing process than I have previously. I have a tendency to think I’ll get everything in for the season then sit back and wait until harvest. That works … Continue reading
The Mammoth Tomato
Okay, so in comparison to Minnie Zaccaria (who has won the biggest tomato laurels for 7 out of 21 years) I am no winner…Her last prize tomato specimen weighed in at 6.16 pounds. But this big boy grew to such … Continue reading
Stuffed Eggplant
So – I pick a ton of stuff out of the Quarter Acre Farm and I dry it and I roast it and I freeze it and I can it, and I still have soooo much left. And it is … Continue reading
