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Natalie Lawson
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  • Chandler, AZ
  • United States
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August 13
sandra anderson and Natalie Lawson are now friends
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June 26
Natalie Lawson commented on Michelle W. Flannery's group 'Native American Heritage Group'
Hi, I "followed" Sandra Anderson in here & I like your style! I live in the southwest. I know a number of skills that were useful to ancient Native Americans in the desert. I'd love to learn about folklore surrounding food/plants/gardening as I al...
June 26
Natalie Lawson joined Michelle W. Flannery's group
Native American Heritage Group
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 heritage through traditional Native American planting and gardening methods.
June 26
Natalie Lawson commented on Chris Bocchino's group 'Wild Edible Hunters'
I live in the desert of AZ. I know many of the wild & useful plants out here. It is a Whole Different Ballgame compared to the East! I would probably starve if I was stranded in a northern forest. If you're ever stranded in the desert, make sure y...
June 26
Natalie Lawson joined Chris Bocchino's group
Wild Edible Hunters
DIscussion group for people who hunt wild edibles.
June 26
Natalie Lawson and SaraBClever are now friends
June 26
sandra anderson commented on Natalie Lawson's blog post 'What's Fo' Suppa'? Change Yo' Name?'
You are funny Natalie!
June 26
Natalie Lawson commented on Melissa's group 'Gardening with Children'
This sounds like a great group! Just joined :-) Love kids! I'm a long-time teacher of young children (and children of all ages). I specialize in cooking classes with kids that can connect them to real, whole, straight-from-the-ground foods ! ! ! ...
June 25
Natalie Lawson joined Melissa's group
Gardening with Children
Ways to garden with small children, fun ways to get kids interested in gardening and how to teach them to love and care for our Earth.
June 25
Natalie Lawson added a blog post
Have you ever experienced a thought so funny that it tickled your funny bone the whole day? In my experience, those things that make me giggle the most are completely lost to others around me. There was a new Vietnamese restaurant near our home i...
June 25
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June 23
Natalie Lawson is now a member of Kitchen Gardeners
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June 23

Profile Information

Where do you live and garden?
Phoenix, AZ
How long have you been growing food?
< 1 year
Dream garden travel destination:
I'd like to WWOOF around the world! Wwoould You? http://www.wwoof.org/
Favorite foods:
Soup

Natalie Lawson's Blog

Natalie Lawson

What's Fo' Suppa'? Change Yo' Name?

Have you ever experienced a thought so funny that it tickled your funny bone the whole day? In my experience, those things that make me giggle the most are completely lost to others around me.

There was a new Vietnamese restaurant, Pho Sapa, near our home in Phoenix, AZ that my husband and I wanted to try out. I had driven by it on numerous occasions without paying much attention. This time, as we pulled into the parking lot and as I saw the name in large letters across the front of the buildin… Continue

Posted on June 25, 2009 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

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At 12:44am on August 13, 2009, sorn said…
Hi..greeting from a gardener from Thailand.
At 7:51pm on June 26, 2009, Beva said…
Hi Natalie
I have a friend that live in New River. I went to visit her and was totally amazed by the land there! I got curious about the "holes" I kept seeing.. and finally asked... her answer is that those are the burrows of tarantulas!! Made me pay attention where I put my feet!!! :)
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At 3:36pm on June 23, 2009, EmmaDear said…
I like your favourite food: soup. :O) It's one of those foods that has a million and one combinations! Welcome to KGI. I'm new to this site as well. Wishing you well. EmmaDear
 
 

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James R. McBride replied to PiscesGirl's discussion 'Seed Sources?'
I also recommend Seed Savers Exchange. Not only does Heritage Farm offer seeds they've grown, but you can become a member and exchange thousands of seeds with other gardeners. The beauty of seed savers is you can use heirloom seeds that you have g...
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amna mufti commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'
........So the story is that this land is under the unlawful use of big wigs.No body dares to touch them.As they are usually in govt.or are the relatives of those in power.That is why I was telling Salma,problem is not simple.It is so intricate,it...
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amna mufti commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'
Glenn! we also have the same allotment system.In which about 550 square feet ,(if I am not mistaken) or so is alloted to a family to grow fuel wood on it .Govt. only plants the trees and then the family looks it aftern grow what everthey want alon...
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DIscussion group for people who hunt wild edibles.
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Kathryn commented on Glenn Fletcher's blog post 'What is an Allotment'
I would love to have an allotment, there needs to be more of them.
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Kathryn commented on Glenn Fletcher's photo 'My Allotment'
great shot, yours seem to have the most on it.
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amna mufti commented on amna mufti's photo 'Flight of fancy'
Thanx!
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Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal commented on amna mufti's photo 'Red bugs.'
Your Organic Friends...
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Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal commented on amna mufti's photo 'Flight of fancy'
BRILLIANT...
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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
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 ...
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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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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 ...
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Hi, I'm starting to put together a few guidlines on using the discussion forum on here.

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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..

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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!

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A Note about Notes

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