Our first year kitchen garden experiment didn’t yield a whole lot in terms of edibles, but the pride in the four-year-old’s face as he told people (family, neighbors, total strangers in the garden store…) about his garden made it all worthwhile. He may not have liked the sungold cherry tomatoes, but he loved to pick […]
Foodie Tots in the Garden: Planning & Planting
April 20th, 2011 · 2 Comments
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In the Garden: Sprouts and Critters
May 13th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Our seeds began to sprout within a week, and I’m not sure whether the Foodie Tot or I was more surprised. Now that we’ve moved in to the new house, we’re able to check on the garden daily. The boy is always so excited to go see how much things have grown. We’ll have some […]
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Welcome to the FoodieTots Kitchen Garden
April 14th, 2010 · 7 Comments
As we traveled down the path of eating more locally, it was hard to escape the feeling that maybe we should try growing some of our own food, too. Because we weren’t planning to stay in our current house as long as we have, I never broke ground for a garden and just made do […]
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White House Organic Garden to Feed Local School Kids
March 20th, 2009 · 3 Comments
I’ve been offline most of the week, but am catching up on the Victory Gardeners‘ flurry in response to today’s groundbreaking by First Lady Michelle Obama of the White House organic vegetable garden. While walking that fine political line of supporting organic, local foods without offending the industrial farming complex, the Obamas have lately signaled […]
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Holiday Treats with Pamela of Red, White & Grew
December 18th, 2008 · 8 Comments
The next foodie parent I’m pleased to feature in our holiday treats series is Pamela Price of Red, White & Grew. She writes about growing her own food and the revival of the Victory Garden, and is a proponent of the “Eat the View” campaign which is advocating for the Obama family to plant an […]
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