There’s no time like the present to get going on your garden.
Posts by Lisa Bralts-Kelly:
Finding sustainable growth at home
Smell it? Hear it? It’s about to be spring. But don’t wait for the calendar to let you in on it; there are things you could (and should) be doing right now to prepare for the months ahead.
Sleeves Up, Hands Dirty
Lisa Bralts-Kelly gets into “Backyard Mode” a bit early this year and encourages gardeners to swap seeds and stories at the First Annual Groundhog Day Eve Seed Swap.
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Xmess
“Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” — William Morris I know what you’re thinking: Oh, for heaven’s sake, not another anti-consumerist screed about …
Baking Bread Is a Revolutionary Act
“How can a nation be great if its bread tastes like Kleenex?” – Julia Child I know, I know. Baking bread seems like something almost akin to sewing your own jeans or building your own …
Get Your Potluck On
Food everywhere is an expression of community relations. —Stephen Gudeman Some of the best food I’ve ever eaten — and along with it, some of the best company I’ve ever enjoyed while eating — has …
To the End and Beginning of the Growing Season
“I dwell in possibility.” – Emily Dickinson As I write, the overnight forecast for Champaign-Urbana is calling for a hard freeze — outdoor air temperature of 32 degrees or below for a period of several …