The plantable space available to Martha and me near our apartment is limited to a 8×20″ window planter in which we raise a jumble of herbs every summer and fall (last year we also tried small pots with tomatoes on other windowsills, but they jumped to their death in a windstorm). This is hardly enough […]
No comments | Common Roots Café, Garden, gardening, Spring, Volunteering
As I’ll be stuck at work this afternoon, I decided to volunteer on my own this morning to get started on what Common Roots is calling the final harvest. Details below. It’s been a great season for the Common Roots garden. The garden has already provided 1300 pounds of produce! Frost is predicted soon, so TODAY […]
No comments | Common Roots, Garden, Minneapolis, Outdoors, Planting, Tomatoes, Volunteer, Volunteering
The worst part about living an apartment is that we can’t garden (the best part is never having to mow a lawn or shovel a driveway). Sure, we can put a box or pot in the window that will yield a pepper or a little bundle of herbs, but it’s nothing compared to what even the smallest yard will produce […]
1 comment | Cucumber, Feta, Garden, gardening, Greek Salad, salad, sumac, Tomatoes
Last year Tom decided he’d like to start an herb garden on one of our window sills (After my agreement, this went into the grocery budget!). Living in a older brick building, we have the luxury of having large areas outside of every window on which to place planters. It’s true we have a northern […]
No comments | Bell Peppers, Garden, gardening, Herbs, Oregano, Rosemary, Sage, Spearmint, Tarragon, Thyme, Tomatillos, Window Boxes
If you live in the Minneapolis area, you may have noticed Common Roots Café is starting a garden behind (and around) two houses just behind the café. Much work has already been done: the two homes are undergoing major renovations, plenty of asphalt and contaminated soil were removed, and new topsoil and compost were brought in. A pile […]
No comments | Common Roots, Compost, Garden, Green, Minneapolis, Outdoors