Real Food | The Urban Hearth

Planting My Stack and Grow

Posted on May 10, 2012 by LeolaApril 21, 2015

My dear mother-in-law gifted me with a Stack and Grow a few years ago, and I love it! It’s perfect for my deck, and because it is on casters, I can move it to keep it in the sun and turn it around so each side gets the proper amount of sun. The first year I used it, I planted blue lobelia and a few other flowers. It was very pretty. This year, though, I’m all about vegetables so I can help supplement my husband’s income and grow my own food organically. I’ve been told I have two green thumbs, … Continue reading →

Save That Cut Parsley

Posted on April 16, 2012 by LeolaJune 1, 2012

Let’s say you don’t have access to fresh organic parsley, so you purchase a big beautiful bunch at your local farmer’s market or grocery store only to find that before you can use it all up it has turned into green mush at the bottom of your vegetable bin. There must be a way you can have a consistent supply of fresh parsley! Well, read on, friend. I will show you how to keep it fresh for longer, and it will make a pretty little addition to your kitchen window. On the same day you bring your bunch of … Continue reading →