Blog Topics

I update this list every time I write a new blog post.    Click on the title and you will be linked with it.  Thank you for checking out my blog!   Ana

Adventures, Activities and Events

• Native Plant Master Training (May 21, 2019)
• Visiting a Family Garden in the German Countryside (Sept. 20, 2018)
• The Flowering Fragrant Trails of Spring (May 17, 2018)
• Tom Watson Trail and Maruca Sale — Running and Fun Shopping! (April 16, 2017)
• Pilates and The Balanced Life Sisterhood (April 17, 2017)
• Running on the East West Trail (April 12, 2017)
• Climbing Before Coffee: Morning Workout at Philip S. Miller Park (April 6, 2017)
• Spring Flowers, Bear Tracks and Running (Fast!) at Hildebrand Ranch Park (March 23, 2017)
• My Hawaiian Adventure at the Lavaman Triathlon -2016, April 17, 2016
• Images of 2015 Annual Rosedale Community Garden Sale (Sept. 23, 2015)
• Kayak Swim Patrol at the Boulder Ironman 2015 (Aug. 11, 2015)
• Earth Day 2015 – Trek to Allegro Coffee for Beans, Compost, Seeds and More (May 9, 2015)
• Flowers for Mitchel (June 26, 2013)
• Visiting a Hmong Garden Enterprise (June 16, 2013)
• Working for Free Heirloom Seedlings?   Sign Me Up!   (May 15, 2013)
• Boot Camp with a View:   Red Rocks Fitness Challenge (May 8, 2013)

Arts and Crafts

• Crafting with Birdhouse Gourds (October 6, 2015)
• Building a Pollinator Box (October 16, 2015)
• Container in a Bag: Plans to Recreate a Painting in a Pot (May 18, 2015)
• Seed Bomb in a Goody Bag – Sweet!!! (May 4, 2014)
• Making Clay Pot Ollas to Irrigate My Garden (May 2, 2014)

Books, Articles and Reviews

• How Many Vegetables Do You Need to Plant to Feed Your Family? (June 26, 2017)
• Life in the Garden “Exclusively Yours”, July 2016
• Participating in an Art Research Project on History of American Gardens, Summer 2015 (Aug. 27, 2015)
• What is a Tower Garden? (May 2, 2014)
• 25 Essentials on My Garden Bag (June 2, 2013)
• Ayurveda:  A New Approach to Eating Right (May 30, 2013)

Cooking and Produce

• Eva’s Delicious Veggie Egg Casserole (July 4, 2019)
• Recipe: Tasty “Superhero” Muffins (June 16, 2018)
• Making Crepes with Guimillau Morel from Lyons, France (July 28, 2017)
• My Heirloom Garlic Stash (Aug. 18, 2015)
• Between Harvest and Kitchen (August 17, 2015)
• Fresh Salad Vinaigrette Made With Homegrown French Shallots (Aug. 7, 2015)
• Cooking up This Weeks Huge CSA Share (Aug. 6, 2015)
• Bread Pudding to Die for – Goodbye to a Favorite Chef in Wichita, recipes for Bread Pudding and Tomato Bisque (June 5, 2015)
• Zoe’s French Tomato Tart (April 10, 2014)
• Canning Summer Pears for Winter Eating – No Sugar!!  (Sept. 10, 2013)
• Harvesting My First Crop of Hardneck Garlic (Aug. 1, 2013)
• Making Strawberry Jam for the First Time (July 26, 2013)
• Lentil, Kale and Carrot Soup (April 22, 2013)

Gardening

• Managing Garden Pests the Organic Way: My Arsenal of Pest Weapons (June 20, 2018)
• Making Lacto Bacillus Serum (organic fertilizer) to Fortify My Garden (June 15, 2018)
• Iris Love (May 28, 2018)
• Heirloom Tomato Seedlings for Sale or Trade – May 20 (May 11. 2018)
• The Quest for the Perfect Tomato:  The Maglia Rose  (August 2, 2017)
• The Ice Saints of May (May 19, 2017)
• Seasonal, Succession and Companion Planting – Workshop at Ute Trails Garden, (5/7/17)
• Can I Show You My Jugs and My Rack? (April 19, 2017)
• Heat Mats, Seeding Trays and Milk Jugs: Sowing Spring Crops (March 31, 2017)
• End of Season Report: Brothers’ Garden Competition (March 23, 2017)
• The Creative of Mario’s Garden at Harvard Gulch Golf Course (March 21, 2017) 
• Extending the Season with Hoop Houses (Oct. 7, 2015)
• 4 X 4 Garden Plan (Feb. 2, 2016)
• DUG Talk:  Starting a Produce Donation Garden (Feb. 27, 2016)
• A Summer Competition: 2 Brothers, 2 Gardens (June 1, 2016)
• The Dog Days of Summer in the Garden (Aug. 30, 2015)
• Presentation:  Building a Community Donation Garden (Aug. 14, 2015)
• Starting a Community Donation Garden at St. Philip’s Church (July 26, 2015)
• My Son’s Garden Plan (June 2, 2013)
• Clay Pot Irrigation: A Workshop on Water Conservation (May 7, 2013)
• Coffee, Homemade Jam and Water Conservation (May, 7, 2013)
• The Old Seeds are Sprouting!  (May 7, 2013)
• The First 6 Weeks in the Garden (May 6, 2013)
• Need an Alternative to Rototilling?   Try a Broadfork.   (April 28, 2013)
• Measuring and Mapping My Community Plot (April 28, 2013)

Places

• Aquaponics: Behind the Seeds Tour at Epcot (May 1, 2018)

• Late Summer Produce and Planting in The Donation Garden — August 6(Aug. 17, 2017)
• A Tour and a Taste at Tabal Chocolate (July 14, 2017)
• Alpine Flowers at Their Peak: Hiking the Upper Piney Lake Trail, Colorado (Aug. 8, 2015)
• Measuring and Mapping My Community Plot (Aug. 8, 2015)
• Christine’s Garden, Easthampton, MA  (Aug. 7, 2015)
• Capen Gardens in the Spring – Lovely (May 9, 2015)
• New Butterfly Pavilion at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield (June 14, 2014)
• The Best Farmer’s Market is in Madison, WI (May 4, 2014)
• Spring in Littleton: The Crabapple Trail (May 2, 2014)