articles by: Judi Gerber

5 Green Ways To Show Your Graduate Some Love

With the end of May coming up fast, college graduation season is now in high gear. If you have been wondering what to get your beloved graduate and don't want to get her more useless stuff that just c…

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12 Lessons I Have Learned From Being 50

Today is my 51st birthday. That means my 50th year is officially over. For those who have been following, I have spent the past year reflecting on what I have learned from being alive for half a c…

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5 Ways To Celebrate American Craft Beer Week

I love supporting locally grown, produced, and hand-crafted items, even beer. So, when I found out that it was American Craft Beer Week, I jumped at the chance to share this news with Care2 readers. …

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5 Ways to Celebrate Public Gardens Day

Each May, the American Public Gardening Association (APGA) designates the Friday before Mother’s Day as National Public Gardens Day -- “a national day of celebration to raise awareness of America’s pu…

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5 Life Lessons I Have Learned from Being Self-Employed

For those who have been following, I have spent the past year reflecting on what a half-century of living has taught me. My observations have come with increasing speed as I am winding down my 50th ye…

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It’s National Gardening Month: Go Plant Something!

Not only does April honor Earth Day but also growing plants -- that's right, April is National Garden Month. Each year, the National Gardening Association (NGA) sponsors National Garden Month to encou…

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5 Life Lessons I Have Learned From Baseball

As I wrote last week, I have learned a lot about life from spring. These "deep" observations have come with increasing speed as I am winding down my 50th year and fast approaching my 51st birthday. Fo…

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5 Life Lessons To Learn from Spring

As I have written here several times, I turned 50 last May and have been reflecting and writing about the lessons I have learned in the past 50 years. These include those I have learned from nature an…

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4 Smart Pranks For April Fools’ Day

While not an “official” holiday, April Fools’ Day aka All Fools’ Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It’s a day that can be filled with not so funny, not so clever, and not so nice p…

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Grow an Edible Themed Garden!

Since spring officially started on March 20, many gardeners have already planned what they are going to plant; still others are working on gardening prep. But, if you haven’t planned yet, or even if y…

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Judi Gerber is a University of California Master Gardener with a certificate in Horticultural Therapy. She writes about sustainable farming, local foods, and organic gardening for multiple magazines. Her book Farming in Torrance and the South Bay was released in September 2008.

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