Monthly Archives: August 2011

Simple Roasted Tomatoes

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A farmer here in Vermont once told me to eat one of her just-picked heirloom tomatoes with only a sprinkling of sea salt. She said it would be a life-changing experience — and it was. Freshly harvested plum tomatoes become more intensely flavored in my simple technique. Athough fresh tomatoes are available year-round, I enjoy them most during the summer, especially from my own garden or a farmer’s market. A farmer here in Vermont once told me to eat one of her just-picked Read more [...]

Service and Sustainability

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Gardener's Supply is in business to spread the joys and rewards of gardening. One of the ways we do that is working with groups that teach young people to garden, such as the Green Education Foundation and, locally, at the Sustainability Academy, an elementary school here in Burlington, VT. Planting a new garden at the Sustainability Academy. Photos by Andy Duback Gardener's Supply is in business to spread the joys and rewards of gardening. One of the ways we do that is by working Read more [...]

Attract Bug-Eating Birds

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There are many reasons to make your yard and garden more welcoming to birds. But here's one more: pest control. Most backyard birds eat a combination of seeds, berries and insects. A rose-breasted grosbeak There are many reasons to make your yard and garden more welcoming to birds. But here's one more: pest control. Most backyard birds eat a combination of seeds, berries and insects. But in late spring and early summer, birds are busy filling the mouths of their hatchlings and baby Read more [...]
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A Mosquito Lure in Your Laundry Basket?

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Using a lure made from a blend of eight chemicals that mimic the odor of smelly socks, a researcher in Tanzania recently built a trap to attract and kill mosquitoes. It turns out that human foot odor is irresistible to mosquitoes. Using a lure made from a blend of eight chemicals that mimic the odor of smelly socks, a researcher in Tanzania recently built a trap to attract and kill mosquitoes. It turns out that human foot odor is irresistible to them. In Tanzania, mosquitoes aren't Read more [...]