Joy Williams's Groups (34)

Native American Heritage Group

29 members Latest Activity: Oct 26 For those who share a Native American heritage by blood, and those with a spiritual kinship to the original people of the US, who wish to explore that…
Permaculture

50 members Latest Activity: Nov 16 Permaculture design is a system of ... components in a pattern which functions to benefit life in all its forms.

Community Gardeners

23 members Latest Activity: Oct 19 A place for Community Garden coordinators and members to exchange info and advice.
Michigan gardeners

21 members Latest Activity: Nov 2 This group is for gardeners in Michigan who can share their collective knowledge and experiences about gardening in our area.

Urban Farmers

124 members Latest Activity: Nov 16 This forum is for those interested in bringing food security to our city limits. Urban farmers, those interested in Community supported agriculture,…
orum

3 members Latest Activity: Jul 14

Vermiculture

53 members Latest Activity: Nov 1 It's about time to discuss it! Especially since a lot of people don't understand it.
Tomatoes

56 members Latest Activity: Oct 14 I think this might need it's own category, don't you? Tomatoes are one of the most popular things to grow and we've been placing them in all kinds of…

Preserving the Harvest

81 members Latest Activity: 1 day ago We will focus this group on different methods of preservation. Canning, drying and freezing are common, but do you preserve your harvest by some othe…
Berry Growers

31 members Latest Activity: Nov 11 My kitchen wouldn't be complete without fresh fruit. The focus of this group will be berrries! What do you grow? Do you have favorite varieties? H…

Wild Edible Hunters

33 members Latest Activity: Nov 13 DIscussion group for people who hunt wild edibles.
Garden Irrigation

19 members Latest Activity: Nov 2 This group is for anyone who wants to discuss, learn, or teach others about different methods of irrigation.

Gardening General

50 members Latest Activity: Nov 18 Just plain no matter where you live share you gardening stories, give advice, just a general site for gardeners to communicate.
Sacred Gardening

36 members Latest Activity: Oct 25 For all interested in the Sacred aspects of gardening, regardless of your beliefs or religion or spirituality.. come join us to share thoughts on how…

Identifying plant diseases

16 members Latest Activity: Oct 7 A place to post photos of diseases that need to be identified.
Orchards

45 members Latest Activity: Oct 19 For those who are growing small orchards, fruit and nut trees, and grapes. Let's discuss growing, pruning, harvesting, care and maintenance.

COMPOST

65 members Latest Activity: Nov 11 This is so universal a subject, and so important I think it deserves its own space!
The Recycle Bin

45 members Latest Activity: Oct 20 Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! It's the new mantra. What are you doing, and how are you doing it, especially in your garden! Do post pictures!

The Farmer's Market

26 members Latest Activity: Sep 7 Most of us shop at farmers' markets and/or sell our produce there. Let's talk about it. Let's talk about where the markets are, the best and the wors…
Recipe Exchange

69 members Latest Activity: Nov 16 This is so silly. I just realized we have this KITCHEN Gardeners International group and we have no category with the things we DO with this food, ho…

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Glenn Fletcher commented on Glenn Fletcher's blog post 'What is an Allotment'

I pay £50 pounds a year approximately for my allotment. This amount has doubled in the last few years as their popularity has increased. Mine is 300 square yards, although there are smaller ones. The trend nowadays is to split them in two, so they...

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Glenn Fletcher added a blog post

What is an Allotment

Allotments are now very popular in the UK. I used to have empty ones around mine for years. This site describes what an allotment is. The main advantage of an allotment is that it does not have to be too tidy, so is ideal for trying out different ...

39 minutes ago

Glenn Fletcher commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'

I believe the British allotment system was developed in the late 19th & early 20th centuries to feed the urban poor mainly in the north of the country. Areas of land in urban areas were owned by local government and small parcels [300 square yards...

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My Allotment

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Kathryn left a comment for Mussarat Nadeem

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Kathryn commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'

I am not in Pakistan as you know but there are very many similarities. The populace is very poor with the basic wage being given to most and usually without health insurance included, even though that is illegal here. The basic wage is not enough ...

3 hours ago

amna mufti added 6 photos to the album 'My farm'

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amy left a comment for Everett H. Scott

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amna mufti commented on amna mufti's photo 'turnips'

I don't eat turnip greens but some people use them in a mixture of other leaves i;e.mustard, fenugeri ,spinach and turnip greens.These leaves are collected when very young, the variety is also different.

8 hours ago

PiscesGirl replied to PiscesGirl's discussion 'Seed Sources?'

Cool! Thanks Mike - I'm off to check it out now! :-)

8 hours ago

Mike Taylor replied to PiscesGirl's discussion 'Seed Sources?'

I like seeds of Italy as well. My southern California coastal climate suits many of their varieties well. I also get excellent results from Renee's Garden seeds. Renee's seeds are tested in a number of different climates. Another source is Seeds...

8 hours ago

Everett McDonald commented on amna mufti's photo 'turnips'

hello Amna, Do you eat the turnip greens as well as the turnips?

9 hours ago

Letti replied to Penelope's discussion 'Feeling Stuck'

Penelope, I used to enjoy watching the cooking shows ten years ago. I do not watch them any more. Turn of your TV and enjoy your cooking again. I grow lots of herbs and I enjoy adding them to whatever I am cooking. I love preparing simple and crea...

12 hours ago

amna mufti commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'

Labor is going to foreign countries since ages.In medieval times warriors were required, they left their homes and now you can see many races spread all over the world.In past decades they were called in western and middle eastern countries,its a ...

17 hours ago

Salma Kamal commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'

Dear Amna! Get ready for much bigger population flow.In past it used to be skilled and semi skilled workers,but now workers with agriculture back ground are in great demand.I recently read an advertisment in news paper ,an overseas recruiters agen...

17 hours ago

Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'

This is what we need::::: “Nation Building through Self Reliance” WHAT IS NATION BUILDING THROUGH SELF RELIANCE??? It is a bouquet of Attainable, Retainable and Sustainable initiatives and projects, addressing Best Improvement Practices in all wal...

17 hours ago

Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'

I fully agree with the issue that has been highlighted and also agree to the Amna Mufti sahiba's point of view. Please visit www.vegegarden.net and see the presentation on food crisis. I am trying to raise voice since last 3 years. PLEASE! don't w...

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2 members updated their profile photos

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amna mufti commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'

Salma apa! Problem is many fold,our syllabus should be looked again.I remember in our childhood every body have at least wheat,rice and fuel for them selves.They use to do different duties at village level.Some are laborers in fields,some are pott...

18 hours ago

Mussarat Nadeem and Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal are now friends

18 hours ago

From the KGI Main Site

Gardeners Have the Power!

Braised brussels sprouts with pine nuts

Garden Q & A: extending the salad season

New White House kitchen garden videos

KGI is going to the White House (and we want to take you with us)

Optimal timing for your garlic harvest

Garden Q & A: Harvesting tomatoloons

Roasted potatoes with basil vinaigrette

Garden Q & A: Organic pest controls

Paella with tomatoes

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HOW TO - ADD A LINK

Several people have experienced difficulty putting working links into comments and blogs etc and I know it is clumsy.... so here is how you do it.....

First type the text you want to appear.... ie IAN'S PAGE

Then go back and highlight the link text.

Then hit the hyperlink button...a pictogram of a chain link.

Your browser may intervene and request permission to allow temporary scripting or some similar message. Allow it and go back and highlight the text again

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Created by Ian Jun 7, 2009 at 7:28pm. Last updated by Ian Jun 8.

Forum Policy

Hi, I'm starting to put together a few guidlines on using the discussion forum on here.

I would be happy to hear any comments you may have. This is very much a work in progress so plese feel free to ask me to add anything you think is needed.

I don't want to make our community hide bound by rules and regulations but I think that, as the community has grown, some explanation of what is expected is needed.

Administration

You can refer any que

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Created by Ian May 23, 2009 at 1:55am. Last updated by Ian May 25.

Climate maps

Hi following recent discussion I have put climate maps of the USA, Australia and Europe on here for reference..

Climate map of the USA

Climate map of Australia

Climate map of Europe

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Created by Ian Sep 12, 2008 at 6:20pm. Last updated by Ian Apr 14.

Recipes, Recipes, Recipes

Hi Everyone, I've started to collect together recipes from various posts on the site and put them all together here.

If you have a recipe you want to add on here, just post it on the site and leave a comment on my page telling me where it is and I'll go and fetch it back here.

They are organised in Contributor Order but I'm open to better suggestions!

BEVA'S RECIPES

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Created by Ian Jun 2, 2008 at 9:54am. Last updated by Ian Apr 13.

US STATES ABBREVIATIONS

US STATE ABBREVIATIONS

AK - Alaska               AL - Alabama              AR - Arkansas
AZ - Arizona              CA - California           CO - Colorado
CT - Connecticut          DC - Dist of Columbia *   DE - Delaware
FL - Florida              GA - Georgia              GU

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Created by Ian Jan 27, 2009 at 4:27pm. Last updated by Ian Jan 27.

HOW TO - MAKE COMPOST

Recently there was an excellent discussion about composting. I’ve pulled together all the various comments here. You can also watch KGI's video on composting here.

KATE’S ADVICE

I used to have a tumbler that we made from a wine-barrel but

1 you have to fill it up all at once

2. it seemed mostly

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Created by Ian May 30, 2008 at 5:29am. Last updated by Roger Jan 15.

Notes Home

Welcome to Notes.

To view notes that are in the system hit the "all notes" button above.

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Created by Ian May 28, 2008 at 12:10pm. Last updated by Ian May. 30, 2008.

A Note about Notes

I have just written this note so that I can see what we can achieve by using this new feature.

If you read this and have any suggestions then please leave a comment on my page or email me.