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kristen holtz
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  • Chicago, IL
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Gluten Free Garden recipes

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Help with Chard

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kristen holtz commented on Joy Williams's group 'Vermiculture'
its amazing how much liquid is in produce! i think i just got overzealous with all of our seasonal food scraps. strumelia, thanks for the tips! i will implement them next time. do you use gravel and a drainage hole in yr worm bin?
August 25
de Moffarts Eugène and kristen holtz are now friends
August 24
kristen holtz commented on Joy Williams's group 'Vermiculture'
my worms have indeed drowned. i am so sad. thank you for all the advice. i will definitely try the gravel and drainage hole next time around.
August 23
kristen holtz commented on Joy Williams's group 'Vermiculture'
i am new to vermiculture and up until recently things have been going very well. the bin has become very full, wet and has a stinky odor. i have another bin to separate the castings from the worms but want to get rid of the smell first. what can i...
August 7
kristen holtz commented on Donna Smith's group 'Urban Farmers'
mama taney, i heard about using tires too, but not about discovering nothing there. that is strange. maybe it wasnt a seed potato? spuddy, i purchased seed potatoes and i am trying out the burlap bag method. so far its been slow going and the weat...
August 7
kristen holtz and Scott " Spuddy" Bebry are now friends
August 7
kristen holtz joined Chris Bocchino's group
Wild Edible Hunters
DIscussion group for people who hunt wild edibles.
August 7
kristen holtz joined Joy Williams's group
Vermiculture
It's about time to discuss it! Especially since a lot of people don't understand it.
July 27
kristen holtz joined Joy Williams's group
Recipe Exchange
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, how we cook! So here we are with a Recipe Exchange.
July 27
kristen holtz joined Katherine Turcotte's group
Backyard Kitchen Herbalists
I would like this group to focus on kitchen herb gardens, be they culinary or medicinal. What do you grow, what do you use it for, do you make any medicinal products from your herbs?
July 27
kristen holtz joined Joy Williams's group
BeeKeeping
Bees! How they benefit us, how to keep them, how to maintain them! Experts invited, and welcome.
July 27
kristen holtz commented on Donna Smith's group 'Urban Farmers'
hello, i am a new KGI member and not sure if this is the right forum for this question. i have a small veggie patch in chicago and am interested in trying out potatoes this year. i believe there is a method to grow them in burlap bags to save spac...
July 27
kristen holtz replied to Pamela's discussion 'Gluten Free Garden recipes'
i work at a gluten free kitchen. i would be happy to share some recipes. are you looking for baked goods or cooked foods?
June 17
kristen holtz replied to Susan Singley's discussion 'Help with Chard'
Another idea for using chard is to eat it raw in the form of a wrap or spring roll for an easy snack. Use the leaf like a tortilla and spread hummus or your favorite dip/cheese, add some shredded carrots, cucumber sticks, or other veggies. Then ro...
June 17
kristen holtz joined Donna Smith's group
Urban Farmers
This forum is for those interested in bringing food security to our city limits. Urban farmers, those interested in Community supported agriculture, backyard farmers, Spin Farmers, and those who care where their food source comes from. Welcome!
June 17
kristen holtz is now a member of Kitchen Gardeners
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June 17

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Where do you live and garden?
Backyard veggie patch in the Avondale neighborhood
How long have you been growing food?
1-3 years
Dream garden travel destination:
Any cuban organic farm
Favorite foods:
my current crush: kale, coconut, cashew, thyme
 
 

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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...
6 hours ago
Amanda Williams and Georg Strafella joined Kitchen Gardeners
11 hours ago
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...
20 hours ago
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...
20 hours ago
Mussarat Nadeem is now friends with Kathryn and amna mufti
23 hours ago
Everett H. Scott joined Chris Bocchino's group
Wild Edible Hunters
DIscussion group for people who hunt wild edibles.
23 hours ago
Everett H. Scott left a comment for amy
23 hours ago
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.
23 hours ago
Kathryn commented on Glenn Fletcher's photo 'My Allotment'
great shot, yours seem to have the most on it.
23 hours ago
amna mufti commented on amna mufti's photo 'Flight of fancy'
Thanx!
23 hours ago
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...
yesterday
Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal added 4 photos to the album 'TURKY'
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Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal updated their profile photo
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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...
yesterday
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 ...
yesterday
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...
yesterday
Glenn Fletcher added a photo
My Allotment
yesterday
Kathryn left a comment for Mussarat Nadeem
yesterday
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 ...
yesterday

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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.

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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.

Ian

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Created by Ian May 28, 2008 at 6:19pm. Last updated by Ian May. 28, 2008.

 

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