BACKYARD GARDENS

growing lettuce in your kitchen or vegetable garden

January 3rd, 2012 by Colleen | 2 Comments

Small packets of tiny seeds were handed out at the workshop for our first community seed trial. The lettuce is a big hit.

lettuce a great vegetable for a small kitchen or even a container garden


the state of seeds: highlights from the hawaii public seed initiative

December 10th, 2011 by Colleen | 1 Comment

image of seeds from hawaii seed workshop©2011KohalaCenter

In the not so distant past, seeds were one of the most valuable currencies one could have. Just imagine for a moment no home depot, no Internet, and no seed catalogue sales. Where would we get our seeds?


lissa’s kitchen garden transformation

September 6th, 2011 by Colleen | 5 Comments

image of Lissa's garden in kalaheo, kauai, hawaii ©naturetalks2011

SZNM7EFFCE8X  Lisa is busy. Full time mom, wife, worker and avid community volunteer as well as a Qi Gong teacher. In the midst of all this bustle she’d like to have a garden to come home to filled with arugula, cilantro, tomatoes, lettuce and a few herbs. She already has the boxes in place for [...]


no amendments please, sustainable practices for the organic gardener in the tropics

August 22nd, 2011 by Colleen | No Comments

©PaulMassey2011

growing organic vegetables using the no-till method


my wild garden

June 27th, 2011 by Colleen | No Comments

image of colleen's small organic garden c naturetalks2011

even small organic gardens can yield an abundance of food and flowers


backyard gardens

June 14th, 2008 by Colleen | No Comments

A plate full of vegetables. © 2010 Happy Hour Design, Inc.

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