Comments on: Gardening in the Suburbs: Keeping it Local http://eco-chick.com/2008/07/1206/gardening-in-the-suburbs-keeping-it-local/ The modern girl's guide to living green & fabulous. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:17:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pequete http://eco-chick.com/2008/07/1206/gardening-in-the-suburbs-keeping-it-local/comment-page-1/#comment-2889 Pequete Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:26:51 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/?p=1206#comment-2889 Hi, Thank you for such a nice post. Where we live, most people have their own vegetable gardens (although only a few are organic), but we moved from the city and had to learn everything from scratch, a few years ago. Now we are able to produce quite a lot in our plot. My favourite ways for storing are marmelade for tomatoes and quince (the kids love the first one, and so do we), freezing (for zucchini, raw and chopped and tomatoes, just wash them and freeze them raw and whole, you can then use them for a variety of dishes and the peel comes off very easily). I also make a sort of ratatuille with olive oil, onion, tomatoe, zucchini and whatever else you have: carrots, broccoli, aubergine... which can then be stored in jars for a few months. Hi, Thank you for such a nice post. Where we live, most people have their own vegetable gardens (although only a few are organic), but we moved from the city and had to learn everything from scratch, a few years ago. Now we are able to produce quite a lot in our plot. My favourite ways for storing are marmelade for tomatoes and quince (the kids love the first one, and so do we), freezing (for zucchini, raw and chopped and tomatoes, just wash them and freeze them raw and whole, you can then use them for a variety of dishes and the peel comes off very easily). I also make a sort of ratatuille with olive oil, onion, tomatoe, zucchini and whatever else you have: carrots, broccoli, aubergine… which can then be stored in jars for a few months.

]]> By: Beth B. http://eco-chick.com/2008/07/1206/gardening-in-the-suburbs-keeping-it-local/comment-page-1/#comment-2891 Beth B. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:32:46 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/?p=1206#comment-2891 Although I planted a little late and so haven't harvested anything yet, I am loving having my first garden this summer! I take pictures every week to compare the growth. I love getting up every morning and seeing what's popped up during the night. I just bought a book about how to do small batches of preserving, which I'll use if I have enough extra produce. Next year, bigger garden! Although I planted a little late and so haven’t harvested anything yet, I am loving having my first garden this summer! I take pictures every week to compare the growth. I love getting up every morning and seeing what’s popped up during the night.

I just bought a book about how to do small batches of preserving, which I’ll use if I have enough extra produce. Next year, bigger garden!

]]> By: SuzyQ http://eco-chick.com/2008/07/1206/gardening-in-the-suburbs-keeping-it-local/comment-page-1/#comment-2890 SuzyQ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:25:15 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/?p=1206#comment-2890 We had our very first garden this year - complete with cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, cantaloupe, peas and peppers - all in one 4'x4' raised garden bed! And I have fallen completely in love with gardening and growing our own food. It is so nice to walk into the backyard and pick some veggies to go with dinner or for my lunch I pack for work. And that one little box has grown so much we are giving produce away to neighbors and friends! I am already thinking about what I want to do next year - a second garden bed for sure! I am not sure about storing anything for the winter. I don't think our little garden produces QUITE that much - but it is definitely plenty to eat and give a little away. We had our very first garden this year – complete with cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, cantaloupe, peas and peppers – all in one 4′x4′ raised garden bed! And I have fallen completely in love with gardening and growing our own food. It is so nice to walk into the backyard and pick some veggies to go with dinner or for my lunch I pack for work. And that one little box has grown so much we are giving produce away to neighbors and friends! I am already thinking about what I want to do next year – a second garden bed for sure! I am not sure about storing anything for the winter. I don’t think our little garden produces QUITE that much – but it is definitely plenty to eat and give a little away.

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