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Author: AlessandraSimmons

Alessandra Simmons is a writer and grower on Washington Island, WI, where she and her husband have a fruit and vegetable farm. She is also a cofounder of Gathering Ground, a nonprofit focusing on sustainable agricultural education.
Garlic Scapes

Escape the Land of Bland with Garlic Scapes

By AlessandraSimmonsMay 16, 2019May 16, 2019 Categories: Featured, Recipes, Seasonal

Hardneck garlic sends up a graceful, often curling, flower stem called a garlic scape. This is often harvested before it blooms to encourage the plant to put more energy into growing a large (and delicious) bulb. But like all things in nature, nothing goes to waste. These young stems are a gift in the kitchen….

Coneflower

Native Plants: A Win for Everyone

By AlessandraSimmonsApril 24, 2019April 24, 2019 Categories: Featured, Gardening Advice: Flowers

Native plants — plants that grew here before European colonization — are a must-have for every gardener concerned with preserving biodiversity, beauty, and their own backs and pocketbooks. How is it that one group of plants can achieve so many worthy goals? Native plants want to grow here — so it’s less work to keep…

Weeds! How to Beat Them or Enjoy Them

By AlessandraSimmonsJune 12, 2018March 15, 2019 Categories: Gardening Advice: Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs Tags: gardening

How to deal with weeds without using harsh chemicals is a question on most gardeners’ minds this time of year. When your plants are blossoming and doing well, so are your weeds. Thankfully, there are a few different weeding strategies you can employ. Companion plants and mulching One way to suppress weeds is to not…

Get Your Garden Soil Primed for Growing

By AlessandraSimmonsMay 22, 2018March 15, 2019 Categories: Gardening Advice: Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs Tags: gardening

Plants are a lot like people: they need a good amount of healthy food to grow. However, plant food looks quite different from ours. One source of food is sunlight. Through the process of photosynthesis, plants are able turn sunlight into sugar. We are not able to do this; the only product humans are able…

Enjoy the Abundance of Your Own Apple, Pear and Magnolia Trees

By AlessandraSimmonsMay 10, 2018May 11, 2018 Categories: Featured, Gardening Advice: Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs

Spring is in the air, finally! After a long winter, the first green on the trees feels well-deserved. Anyone who has pear, apple or magnolia trees in their yard will feel the abundance throughout the season. While all trees provide shade and beauty to a yard, these three in particular provide a lasting richness. After…

Small Space, Huge Garden

By AlessandraSimmonsMarch 29, 2016March 31, 2016 Categories: Featured, Gardening Advice: Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs, Leafy Greens

It’s that time of year again to start thinking about your vegetable garden. Last year, I had the pleasure of gardening in my neighbor’s side yard. It was about a quarter acre, and I had the goal of growing as many veggies as I could in the season. Here are a few tips and tricks…

Welcome Springtime with a Terrarium

By AlessandraSimmonsMarch 17, 2015March 17, 2015 Categories: Crafts, Featured Tags: DIY, succulents, terrariums

Terrariums are beautiful, tangible odes to spring. They are also easy to make. There are two kinds of terrariums: open and closed. Closed terrariums, that is, terrariums with lids, are perfect for plants that thrive in high-humidity, such as plants in the fern family. From asparagus to maidenhair, there is a great diversity of green and leaf…

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