• Berry Compound Reduces Aging Effects: In a study of aged rats done by USDA researchers at the Agricultural Research Service it was found that a diet rich in the berry and grape compound pterostilbene “reversed measurable negative effects of aging on brain function and behavioral performance”. The report goes on to further state that [...]
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Garden News & Notes
April 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Berries, Book Reviews, Fruit, Gardening News, Travel, Vegetable Gardening
Tags: Berries·edible landscape·Fruit·fruit growing·Plants of Merit
Something New In Blueberries – ‘Pink Lemonade’
April 14th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Berries, Cooking & Recipes, Food Gardening, Fruit
Briggs Nursery, a wholesale grower from Elma, Washington, has announced a new introduction for 2009, a true first in blueberries. The scientific name is Vaccinium ‘Pink Lemonade’. Briggs is trying hard to get enough of these plants to the trade, but they inform me that gardeners will probably have to wait till the 2010 [...]
Tags: acid soil·blueberries·blueberry varieties·edible landscape·food growing·fruit growing·garden
How to Grow Potatoes Organically
March 20th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Container gardening, Food Gardening, Potatoes, Vegetable Gardening
Growing your own potatoes will pay big dividends in flavor and nutrition, especially if you grow them organically. Sure, you can buy a ten-pound bag of potatoes in the supermarket for a song, but have you ever put your nose to the mesh opening on that bag and sniffed? Chemicals, fungicide, heaven knows what! How [...]
Tags: compost·container·edible landscape·garden·growing·Irrigation·organic·potatoes·Soil·vegetable
New White House Food Garden
March 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Gardening News, Healthy Gardener, Vegetable Gardening
(Scarborough, Maine) –100,000 people signed a petition asking the Obamas to replant a Victory Garden at the White House, and recent news reports indicate that they are about to reap what they sowed.
For advocates of sustainable and healthy foods, this harvest of good news was as welcome as the summer’s first red-ripe tomato. [...]
Tags: edible landscape·garden·Obama·vegetable·victory garden·white house