No pics today

Author: Punk Gardener  //  Category: victory garden

Twitter for victory gardens pics called on account of all the grumbly skies (come on & rain already, I was beginning to think we’d never see temps. under 100 again).
  I have been pulling a few figs off the tree here and there in spite of the heat. I do so love the thrill of eating yummy, expensive flowers right from my yard.
  Yesterday while I dead headed the chives & generally cleaned up the jungle of the herb box, Mr. Punk Gardener pulled the bird netting from the berries & put it over the fig tree, but we still lost a few figs to the poor overheated hungry birds.

The latest trick in recalled foods: repack and redistribute!

Author: Punk Gardener  //  Category: health

Food Politics » The latest trick in recalled foods: repack and redistribute!

Pears

Author: Punk Gardener  //  Category: victory garden

I can’t believe one of the pear trees we planted this Spring is already fruitful!

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Farm eggs in jeopardy at restaurants, stores | Relish Austin

Author: Punk Gardener  //  Category: locavore

Farm eggs in jeopardy at restaurants, stores

Not So Cool (The Chron)

Author: Punk Gardener  //  Category: climate

News: Not So Cool: Austin’s 2009 Climate Protection update confirms progress on energy

The harvest is in

Author: Punk Gardener  //  Category: victory garden

Mr. Punk Gardener gathered all these yesterday, the pic’s a little blurry but I was in a hurry to get them into a crumble. I’d show you a pic of that but the crumble has somehow disappeared between last night & this morning.
We covered most of the plants with bird netting & left some smaller ones out to share with the wildlife & so far that’s been working to keep the bulk of the crop for ourselves.


Beauties from my backyard for morning smoothies

Author: Punk Gardener  //  Category: victory garden

Twitter for Victory Gardens Tues.

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Monsanto Gives Food Inc Two Thumbs Down

Author: Punk Gardener  //  Category: slow food

La Vida Locavore:: Monsanto Gives Food Inc Two Thumbs Down

Food-packaging executives and chemical industry lobbyists seeking to find ways to keep consumers buying goods laced with bisphenol-A

Author: Punk Gardener  //  Category: slow food

Secret cabal of Bisphenol-A companies meets to sell the public endocrine disruptors - Boing Boing

Deadly heat

Author: Punk Gardener  //  Category: climate

Deadly heat | Salon