Articles written by Sally Odum

Did you ever think of a shipping container as green housing? Folks are turning used shipping containers into affordable housing units. Green building just got easier.

Aug 17, 2009 - Sally Odum

A great way to teach children about the environment, visiting a famous roof garden is a treat for the whole family. Gain inspiration and insight from roof gardens.

Aug 17, 2009 - Sally Odum

World class produce, culture, atmosphere and entertainment... all can be found at the best farmers markets detailed herein. Discover an exciting green market near you.

Aug 17, 2009 - Sally Odum

Where are the green jobs related to President Obama's Stimulus Act or the Climate Bill? Here are a few ideas of where to look for green job opportunities.

Aug 17, 2009 - Sally Odum

An overview of the community garden (as termed in the USA) and allotment gardening (as termed in the UK), along with resources, with notes on a model NY community garden.

Jun 20, 2007 - Sally Odum

A list of simple ways to accomplish pest control without resorting to chemicals, poisons, or sprays, from biological control with predators to sticky traps.

Jun 3, 2007 - Sally Odum

Discover how and when to plant collard greens; how to cook collard greens; a southern collard greens recipe; and nutritional content of collard greens.

Jun 2, 2007 - Sally Odum

Peppers are easy to grow in a container garden. Gives varieties of peppers, pepper food trivia, and how to choose the container for your garden.

Jun 2, 2007 - Sally Odum

Things to consider before you create a roof garden, such as plant selection, the garden container, wind and heat tolerance, zoning, and structure support.

Jun 2, 2007 - Sally Odum

Blossom End Rot is the result of a lack of calcium in the zucchini plant. This article discusses what to do about blossom end rot and yellowing in zucchini.

Jun 1, 2007 - Sally Odum

Companion planting with herbs, vegetables and fruit trees. Deter pests, encourage growth --all by knowing what loves what! Easy organic gardening tip.

May 29, 2007 - Sally Odum

Methods of pest control, bug control, insecticide, pesticide, and herbs as organic pest and insect control, flea and tick control. Do it yourself gardening pest control.

May 29, 2007 - Sally Odum

A simple how to guide to create a butterfly garden. Environmentally friendly herb gardening to attract bees and butterflies. Insect pollinators are in serious decline.

May 29, 2007 - Sally Odum

Come into the healing garden and discover what may be the next natural cure for depression, anxiety attack, OCD and more revealed. Unbelievable, cheap as dirt discovery!

May 25, 2007 - Sally Odum

Foods high in polyphenols have antioxidant, antiviral, anticancer properties. An antioxidant food list for a heart healthy diet, cardiovascular disease prevention.

May 25, 2007 - Sally Odum

How to plant a fall and winter vegetable garden to have fresh vegetables even in snow. A list of cool season vegetables. Plan today for your fall and winter harvest.

May 25, 2007 - Sally Odum

Growing a vegetable garden is a frugal living tip to save money and stretch the home budget. Here are ways to save money when planting a vegetable garden and cooking.

Apr 24, 2007 - Sally Odum

Prepare ultimately delectable gourmet dishes with herbs, vegetables and spices harvested from your own gourmet seasoning garden or gourmet kitchen garden.

Apr 23, 2007 - Sally Odum

A low carbon diet is a lifestyle choice that involves eating food that is produced as close to home as possible to lessen the impact of pollution produced by transport.

Apr 22, 2007 - Sally Odum

A medicinal herb garden was a colonial home remedy necessity. Now, we grow them as much for beauty. Read about a cold remedy, sore throat, & acne remedy etc.

Feb 21, 2007 - Sally Odum

When you plant tomatoes with asparagus, they complement each other and help each other thrive. That is what companion planting is all about.

Feb 19, 2007 - Sally Odum

The honey bee crisis in the United States has been escalating for several years, rising to "unprecedented" levels of honey bee losses between Oct 2006 and Feb 2007.

Feb 17, 2007 - Sally Odum

Edgar Cayce wasn't just a psychic and prophet, he was a gardener too. He recommended a 3-day apple detox diet and an 80% fruit and vegetable diet. Both diets are given.

Feb 17, 2007 - Sally Odum

Simple instructions for planting avocado from seed. While it's easy to plant an avocado tree, it'll be a decade before it bears avocadoes! Links to avocado recipes too.

Feb 16, 2007 - Sally Odum

Earn money as a market grower, gardener or farmer. Market gardening can be lucrative. Article gives ideas on niche markets and sales avenues. Start a small farm business

Feb 16, 2007 - Sally Odum

Gardening Gift! Pleasant holidays for a gardener means a holiday gift basket filled with things a gardener loves. A holiday gift idea list for gardening enthusiasts.

Dec 22, 2006 - Sally Odum

Is a pumpkin fruit or vegetable? Tomato fruit or vegetable? Do you know? Find this amazing nutrition fact herein: the difference between fruit and vegetable.

Nov 29, 2006 - Sally Odum

A look at the trend of singles turning to single dating service to find soul mates. Why should single farmers differ? Four successful love stories from farmersonly.com

Nov 20, 2006 - Sally Odum

The pizza farm is a growing cottage industry. Pizza farms are examples of inventive land use or agri-tourism. Read about three pizza farms offering tours, pizza, and fun.

Nov 18, 2006 - Sally Odum

You can plant potatoes in late November following these tips for a bountiful spring harvest.

Nov 17, 2006 - Sally Odum

Nutrition fact: A fruit and vegetable diet provides extensive health benefits. A diet rich in fruit, grains and vegetables may prevent stroke, heart attack, and cancer.

Nov 16, 2006 - Sally Odum

The history of Thanksgiving in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States; a bird's eye view of a traditional Thanksgiving and holiday meal in the Southern U.S.

Nov 14, 2006 - Sally Odum

This article accompanies "Tips for Freezing Vegetables." Specific vegetable blanching or cooking times for freezing vegetables artichokes to mushrooms and tomato juice.

Nov 13, 2006 - Sally Odum

Preserving vegetables by freezing retains more of the vegetable's nutrient value than canning. This article contains the basic guidelines.

Nov 12, 2006 - Sally Odum

Pumpkin patch open! How to plant; pumpkin growing; pumpkin pie recipe; pumpkin bread; pumpkin soup; pumpkin seed; pumpkin carving pattern; Halloween idea; fall decoration

Oct 7, 2006 - Sally Odum

How-to article for growing garlic, from preparing soil to planting, harvest and preserving. Uses of garlic for pest control, cold and flu remedy, insect repellant, etc.

Oct 5, 2006 - Sally Odum

Science News: A study by Jacobus Biesmeijer and William Kunin (Leeds University), showing declines in pollinators and insect-pollinated plants in Britain and Netherlands.

Sep 28, 2006 - Sally Odum

Discover food preservation techniques to store vegetables many months. Dry and store vegetables. Preserving garlic, onion, shallot, beans...How to for storing vegetables.

Sep 28, 2006 - Sally Odum

Information about Farm Aid, Farm Aid concert, food drive, grants for farmers, and the organization's mission, as well as Willie Nelson's biodiesel company.

Sep 27, 2006 - Sally Odum

E. coli spinach outbreak prompts FDA warning.183 from 26 states infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli. E. coli spinach traced to spinach grown in 3 CA counties.

Sep 27, 2006 - Sally Odum

Pike Place Market in Seattle is a famous farmer market, on the national register of historic places. A tourist attraction, the Seattle farmer market is one-of-a-kind.

Aug 1, 2006 - Sally Odum

What is an heirloom seed, heirloom plant, or heirloom vegetable? Where can I buy heritage or heirloom seeds? Want to know? Learn the answers here.

Jul 31, 2006 - Sally Odum

Garden pest control tips for Japanese Beetle. The #1 lawn pest, Japanese beetles feed on 300 plant species. Discover organic pest control for Japanese Beetle.

Jul 30, 2006 - Sally Odum

Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews headlined the 2006 Farm Aid Concert. Farm Aid is the USA's leading family farm advocacy organization.

Jul 21, 2006 - Sally Odum

Do it yourself pest control: Homemade natural pesticide, organic pesticide, fungicide, organic pest control, insecticide, insect repellent, to control gardening pest

Jul 16, 2006 - Sally Odum

A child's garden teaches more than just gardening skills: your child will learn math, science & more! Gardening for kids can be easy, educational and fun.

Jul 15, 2006 - Sally Odum

Vermicomposting (Worm Composting) saves money, recycles, and benefits the earth. Worm castings are natural fertilizer. E-Z vermiculture with this basic worm bin plan.

Jul 14, 2006 - Sally Odum

Community Gardens and City Farms focuses on the United Kingdom. Gardening information on starting or locating a community garden or city farm near you.

Jul 13, 2006 - Sally Odum

A community garden brings people of all ages and descriptions together. There is no "typical" community garden. Each community garden is as unique as each community...

Jul 12, 2006 - Sally Odum

Farmers and consumers are losing in battles re: genetically modified organisms (GMO) and GM seeds. I cite 2 court cases against farmers & a study showing nutrient loss.

Jun 30, 2006 - Sally Odum