Yard and Garden

Home vegetable gardens make recycling easy. Not only will you feel good that you are recycling, but your garden will thrive, as well.

Tomatoes are a fast-multiplying garden vegetable and can be used in a variety of ways. When your tomatoes are ripening faster than you can eat them, take an afternoon to blanch and peel them for future use. This way, when recipes call for crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce, you’ll always have some on hand!

Are you new to the world of beans? Learn how to grow beans, when to pick them, and how to save bean seeds.

You'll see these happy ladies with their bright heads in cottage gardens and flower beds everywhere. Native to Southern Europe, Calendula (Calendula officinalis) is a hardy annual that reseeds freely and is a very easy plant to grow. What you may not know is that throughout history, it's been an extremely versatile herb.

Inspiration to grow a garden can come from many places – recipes or a menu plan are just two ideas. Local garden clubs often plan a luncheon of edibles from an herb, vegetable, or flower garden grown during the summer to celebrate the season.