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    Bonnie’s Garden: Containers & Wildlife
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • May 20, 2014
    • 4 min

    Bonnie’s Garden: Containers & Wildlife

    I am lucky to be working with one of my favorite people on her garden this season — my mom!   Bonnie has experience growing her own...
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    Garden to Kitchen: Lemon Pesto Pasta
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • May 16, 2014
    • 3 min

    Garden to Kitchen: Lemon Pesto Pasta

    Basil is my favorite herb, and this dish is one of my all-time favorite uses of it.  We’ve served this to just about everyone who has...
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    Garden to Kitchen: Broccoli w. Parmesan & Pine Nuts
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • May 13, 2014
    • 3 min

    Garden to Kitchen: Broccoli w. Parmesan & Pine Nuts

    One of the cool season crops I love most is broccoli.  Years ago — before I knew better — I attempted to grow it in the middle of summer,...
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    What’s Happening in the Garden: First Spring Harvest
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • May 11, 2014
    • 2 min

    What’s Happening in the Garden: First Spring Harvest

    It’s been a great month in the garden — plenty of sun, plenty of water — and the early crops are growing beautifully.  This is a...
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    Katie’s Garden: Containers & Kids
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • May 8, 2014
    • 4 min

    Katie’s Garden: Containers & Kids

    We love working with all kinds of clients — each has their own story and garden dreams, and it’s rewarding to help make those dreams a...
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    What’s Happening in the Garden: Second Spring Planting
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • May 4, 2014
    • 4 min

    What’s Happening in the Garden: Second Spring Planting

    We put our early season crops into the ground last month, and they’re coming along beautifully.  We’ve been eating our spinach and...
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    Pesticides, Produce & The 2014 Dirty Dozen
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • Apr 30, 2014
    • 6 min

    Pesticides, Produce & The 2014 Dirty Dozen

    Yesterday the Environmental Working Group released its annual report, the 2014 Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce, which aims to...
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    Window Bird House: April Update
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • Apr 26, 2014
    • 2 min

    Window Bird House: April Update

    It’s official.  Our birdhouse has become a home! Papa bird hanging out on his front porch. My son and I built this window birdhouse last...
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    Book Recommendation: Closer to the Ground
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • Apr 22, 2014
    • 4 min

    Book Recommendation: Closer to the Ground

    In honor of Earth Day, today I’m sharing a recommendation for an Earth-related book I just finished reading.  Closer to the Ground, by...
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    Urban Farming Toolkit: Building a Raised Bed — Part 2
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • Apr 20, 2014
    • 3 min

    Urban Farming Toolkit: Building a Raised Bed — Part 2

    I’m working on my latest garden project — installing a raised vegetable bed.  In Part 1 of this series I walked through the preparatory...
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    Urban Farming Toolkit: Building a Raised Bed — Part 1
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • Apr 17, 2014
    • 5 min

    Urban Farming Toolkit: Building a Raised Bed — Part 1

    Now that I’ve done my initial spring cleaning in the garden, I’m ready to tackle my next project:  building a raised bed. I’ve been...
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    The 2014 Locavore Index
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • Apr 15, 2014
    • 2 min

    The 2014 Locavore Index

    Among the growing trends in food these days is the desire to eat locally-grown food, also known as locavorism.  Locavores choose to eat...
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    What’s Happening in the Garden: First Spring Planting
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • Apr 10, 2014
    • 4 min

    What’s Happening in the Garden: First Spring Planting

    After the early spring clean up of our garden, I’m eager to get some plants into the ground.  There are some crops that are...
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    Urban Farming Toolkit: The Windowbox
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • Apr 5, 2014
    • 2 min

    Urban Farming Toolkit: The Windowbox

    There are many great things about living in Arlington, Virginia.  Having a lot of space is not one of them.  The beauty of this, however,...
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    What’s Happening in the Garden: Early Spring
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • Apr 2, 2014
    • 4 min

    What’s Happening in the Garden: Early Spring

    My least favorite part of gardening is the late winter/early spring clean up.  After four or five months of neglect, my garden is sad and...
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    Window Bird House: March Update
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • Mar 27, 2014
    • 2 min

    Window Bird House: March Update

    Last winter my son and I built a window bird house, which was a great parent/child project to do together.  We were excited about the...
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    Film Recommendation: Forks Over Knives
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • Mar 23, 2014
    • 2 min

    Film Recommendation: Forks Over Knives

    I’ve seen many food, farming, and health-related documentaries, but a film I watched recently stood out from the pack.  Forks Over Knives...
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    Kids’ Garden Activity: Build a Window Bird House
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • Mar 21, 2014
    • 2 min

    Kids’ Garden Activity: Build a Window Bird House

    Winter is a great time of year to work on non-planting projects, especially this winter in Virginia where the snow just keeps on comin’. ...
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    What’s Happening in the Garden: The Endless Winter
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • Mar 17, 2014
    • 2 min

    What’s Happening in the Garden: The Endless Winter

    Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the garden, this happens: The eight inches of snow we got last night came as a surprise,...
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    Kids’ Garden Activity: Install a Window Bird Feeder
    rebeccaecarpenter
    • Mar 12, 2014
    • 2 min

    Kids’ Garden Activity: Install a Window Bird Feeder

    I’ve never considered myself much of a bird watcher, but that changed recently when my son and I installed a window birdfeeder. We’ve had...
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