LEAF is proudly committed to encouraging local communities to grow food together. Although we take great pride in being hyperlocal, I invite you to examine with me the other end of the spectrum -- global – and then go all…
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Gardening for the birds
With the devastating news last week that North America has lost about 3 billion birds since 1970, many of us are wondering what we can do about it. It turns out at least part of the answer can be found…
Farms in East Palo Alto?
Long-time LEAF volunteer and master gardener Guy Duran has created microfarms in the large backyards of two homeowners in East Palo Alto.
A bumper crop of cat flags at Stone Garden
Strolling around the garden a few days ago I saw a strange sight: Planters full of fluttering plastic flags. What the heck? Turns out they’re the latest strategy for keeping the resident cat, Sawyer, from pooping in the raised beds.…
Tips for using herbs (recipes too!)
At our July workshop, LEAF Center Garden Supervisor Lisa Wills showed us how to use the abundance of herbs from our gardens in muddled waters, pesto, aioli, salts, bath cubes and even dainty little drink cubes. We learned about the nutritional…
Community gardens afield
While traveling in Seattle recently, I stumbled across a delightful community garden in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Exploring further, I found another one nearby and learned that Seattle, with a population of 756,000, has about 90 community gardens, with over…
Another LEAF first! Our 2018 annual report
We finally did it! Our first annual report! It took over a year to implement financial tracking, but we can now share with the public how much it costs to run a community garden. And guess what? Growing veggies for…
