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May 13
4 min

Water in the Organic Garden

When I became a true organic gardener, I also became a biological gardener. That’s when I metamorphasized and made the transition from

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Randy Ritchie

Apr 27
7 min

Practical Pest Management for the True Organic Garden

Here are the things that I do in my garden to mitigate and minimize pests and disease:

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Randy Ritchie

Apr 20
12 min

Faux Organic... the Snake Oil of Gardening

This is where on the organic journey one needs to become aware of the “snake oil salesman.” We’ve all heard this phrase. We’ve heard stories

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Randy Ritchie

Apr 6
8 min

The Truth About Growing Safe and Healthy Food at Home

Because we are relying on a system of farms, co-packers, wholesalers, distributors and farmers to feed us. Most Americans do not have the

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Randy Ritchie

Mar 21
8 min

The Week the World Changed

Just a few weeks earlier, I had been getting ready to head to Seattle for the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival, when the news first hit

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Randy Ritchie

Jan 13
5 min

Why gardeners need to support their local Nursery or Garden Center?

We remember the value that a wonderful garden center brings to our town in terms of beauty and culture and knowledge. Wisdom is a tough sale

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Randy Ritchie

Oct 29, 2019
5 min

What are the 3 greatest payoffs of gardening?

One of things that I think is so great about gardening is that there are so many different things to be done in the garden from composting,

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