Comments for Good Neighbor Garden Project http://goodneighborgarden.org Bringing our community together to grow and share organic local food. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:14:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Saving seed by Julie http://goodneighborgarden.org/2008/09/17/saving-seed/#comment-278 Julie Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:01:56 +0000 http://goodneighborgarden.org/?p=92#comment-278 Thanks, Amy! Great tips and lovely photo. For giving seeds as gifts, Packaging Specialties (SoDo) has fun envelopes and labels . Thanks, Amy! Great tips and lovely photo. For giving seeds as gifts, Packaging Specialties (SoDo) has fun envelopes and labels .

]]> Comment on Peaches on my mind by Queen Anne Living Undressed » Blog Archive » Queen Anne Farmer’s Market-Socialize while you shop http://goodneighborgarden.org/2008/09/13/peaches-on-my-mind/#comment-277 Queen Anne Living Undressed » Blog Archive » Queen Anne Farmer’s Market-Socialize while you shop Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:11:04 +0000 http://goodneighborgarden.org/?p=84#comment-277 [...] Peaches on my mind [...] [...] Peaches on my mind [...]

]]> Comment on Awash in squash, part deux by AnneS http://goodneighborgarden.org/2008/08/28/awash-in-squash-part-deux/#comment-276 AnneS Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:34:13 +0000 http://goodneighborgarden.org/?p=81#comment-276 For those of you still awash in squash, I just tried this zucchini fritters recipe from PCC's newsletter. It was easy, tasty and most importantly, got rid of two zukes! http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/cgi/recipeget.cgi?id=646 For those of you still awash in squash, I just tried this zucchini fritters recipe from PCC’s newsletter. It was easy, tasty and most importantly, got rid of two zukes!

http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/cgi/recipeget.cgi?id=646

]]> Comment on Awash in squash by Nancie http://goodneighborgarden.org/2008/08/25/squashapalooza/#comment-275 Nancie Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:49:25 +0000 http://goodneighborgarden.org/?p=78#comment-275 Seriously, please do come right over. At the moment I think have dispensed with the tri-color patty pans, crooknecks and zucchinis from the garden (by foisting them on people, making Kimberly's cheesy casserole and TWO chocolate zucchini cakes!) I take a break only to find the plants on my strip bearing new summer squash, ready to harvest, that I swear were only flowers yesterday. This week I put a bowl of them out in front of my house that said "FREE BOUNTY:How about some squash tonight?" I watched as folks stopped, laughed maybe, and walked on. I appended the message to say "THIS MEANS YOU!" Still, only a few were taken. We complain about the price of food and yet can't give it away. Maybe if I'd said "25 cents"? In any case, come, take, enjoy. The address is 902 W. Lee and the squash strip is on the 9th Ave (east) side. If you don't have a cutting tool, just twist the fruit and it will come right off. Help yourself to a bouquet, some lemon verbena, basil, chocolate mint, oregano, pineapple sage....mmmmm c'mmmmmmon!~ Seriously, please do come right over. At the moment I think have dispensed with the tri-color patty pans, crooknecks and zucchinis from the garden (by foisting them on people, making Kimberly’s cheesy casserole and TWO chocolate zucchini cakes!) I take a break only to find the plants on my strip bearing new summer squash, ready to harvest, that I swear were only flowers yesterday. This week I put a bowl of them out in front of my house that said “FREE BOUNTY:How about some squash tonight?” I watched as folks stopped, laughed maybe, and walked on. I appended the message to say “THIS MEANS YOU!” Still, only a few were taken. We complain about the price of food and yet can’t give it away. Maybe if I’d said “25 cents”? In any case, come, take, enjoy. The address is 902 W. Lee and the squash strip is on the 9th Ave (east) side. If you don’t have a cutting tool, just twist the fruit and it will come right off. Help yourself to a bouquet, some lemon verbena, basil, chocolate mint, oregano, pineapple sage….mmmmm c’mmmmmmon!~

]]> Comment on Life of a tomato by Nancie http://goodneighborgarden.org/2008/09/03/life-of-a-tomato/#comment-274 Nancie Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:40:29 +0000 http://goodneighborgarden.org/?p=82#comment-274 Thank you, thank you, Amy! As I peek with unabashed envy through back fences at neighbors' tomatos, growing juicy red on the vine, and come home to speak kindly to my softball-sized green ones, this week I took action. Haircuts all around, I really almost only left large fruit on what were once a forest of leaves and vines. Today, they are responding and becoming "tomatos of color" - something everyone, everyone, everyone needs! Thank you, thank you, Amy! As I peek with unabashed envy through back fences at neighbors’ tomatos, growing juicy red on the vine, and come home to speak kindly to my softball-sized green ones, this week I took action. Haircuts all around, I really almost only left large fruit on what were once a forest of leaves and vines. Today, they are responding and becoming “tomatos of color” - something everyone, everyone, everyone needs!

]]> Comment on Love in a jar by Julie http://goodneighborgarden.org/2008/08/08/love-in-a-jar/#comment-50 Julie Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:08:39 +0000 http://goodneighborgarden.org/?p=73#comment-50 <a href="http://seattlefreeschool.googlepages.com/" rel="nofollow">Seattle Free School</a> is offering canning classes: they will cover food safety, water bath canning and pressure canning and when to use each method. Facilitator – Jessica Dally Master Canner/Food Preserver August 13th, 6:30pm at Burien Community Center August 20th, 4:00pm at the Columbia City Farmers Market September 20th, 10am at the University District Farmers Market Seattle Free School is offering canning classes: they will cover food safety, water bath canning and pressure canning and when to use each method.
Facilitator – Jessica Dally Master Canner/Food Preserver
August 13th, 6:30pm at Burien Community Center
August 20th, 4:00pm at the Columbia City Farmers Market
September 20th, 10am at the University District Farmers Market

]]> Comment on What’s happening in my garden this week by Julie http://goodneighborgarden.org/2008/07/23/whats-happening-in-my-garden-this-week/#comment-41 Julie Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:43:49 +0000 http://goodneighborgarden.org/?p=66#comment-41 Thank you, Anne, for the inspiration and timely reminder. I'm going to grow kohlrabi for the first time (my only experience with this odd vedge is a felted, stuffed wool version purchased lasts year at the farmers market for my daughter). Thank you, Anne, for the inspiration and timely reminder. I’m going to grow kohlrabi for the first time (my only experience with this odd vedge is a felted, stuffed wool version purchased lasts year at the farmers market for my daughter).

]]> Comment on Part of a movement by kat http://goodneighborgarden.org/2008/06/04/part-of-a-movement/#comment-40 kat Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:28:12 +0000 http://goodneighborgarden.org/?p=38#comment-40 The links from the PI article were really inspiring. Thanks! The links from the PI article were really inspiring. Thanks!

]]> Comment on The Redtotes are coming! The Redtotes are coming! by Bronwyn http://goodneighborgarden.org/2008/07/11/the-red-totes-are-coming/#comment-30 Bronwyn Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:09:37 +0000 http://goodneighborgarden.org/?p=59#comment-30 What about freezing or other ways to store food? I'm absolutely hopeless at freezer jam, for example. Let's not even talk about canning jam. (Although I can can pickled green beans with hot peppers and garlic...) What about freezing or other ways to store food? I’m absolutely hopeless at freezer jam, for example. Let’s not even talk about canning jam. (Although I can can pickled green beans with hot peppers and garlic…)

]]> Comment on Food for kids by Jenny http://goodneighborgarden.org/2008/07/10/food-for-kids/#comment-25 Jenny Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:39:29 +0000 http://goodneighborgarden.org/?p=58#comment-25 What a wonderful gesture. Go Julie & Donna! What a wonderful gesture. Go Julie & Donna!

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