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Daily Archives: April 1, 2012

In the Garden

What Can Gardeners Learn from Grizzly Man?

Posted on April 1, 2012 by SweetHollowAlmanac • Leave a comment

Reblogged from : “Human place in nature”  is a topic I’m semi-obsessed with right now, and though it seems sorta esoteric, I think the issue has huge implications for gardeners and designers. Here’s what got me all stirred up this time. I just finished showing the 2005 film Grizzly Man to my English classes as part of a unit on … Continue reading »

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Why “Sweet Hollow Almanac”?

Our little neighborhood has had many different names over the years. A neighbor who's family has lived here since the area was settled was telling me some of the many aliases, and "Sweet Hollow" stuck with me.

As an urban transplant, I wanted to write about the many little things that are SO different out here from daily life "over the hill," just forty minutes away in the city.

This blog features photos from my own personal garden. For photos of gardens I design professionally, visit www.greenwoodlandscape.com.

For updates about local (peninsula and the southcoast) garden events, garden photos, tours, workshops, etc., please "Like" Greenwood Landscape Design on Facebook.

Here’s what we’re talking about:

Local Resources

  • CASE
  • Peninsula Open Space Trust
  • Pescadero Conservation Alliance
  • Pescadero Memories
  • Pescadero Municipal Advisory Committee
  • Plants of Pescadero and Bean Hollow
  • Puente
  • Recycleworks
  • San Mateo County News blog
  • Stream Gauge
  • The La Honda Voice

Gardening Resources

  • Freshman Farmer Blog
  • Greenwood Landscape Design
  • http://www.homegrown.org
  • Native Sons Nursery
  • Peaceful Valley Garden Supply
  • Renee's Garden
  • UC Garden Web

Heirloom Seeds

  • Annie's Annuals
  • Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
  • Seed Savers Exchange
  • Seeds of Change
  • Victory Seeds

Agriculture and Farming

  • Kickstart local sustainable agriculture projects

Political Change

  • Food Democracy Now
  • Kickstart local sustainable agriculture projects

What's For Dinner?

  • 100 Days of Real Food
  • Sunday Suppers
  • What Katie Ate

Parenting Resources

  • Cool Mom Picks

Make Something

  • Angry Chicken
  • Lost and Taken

Cheese Making Resources

  • New England Cheese Company

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