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articles by: Judi Gerber
5 Garden Tips For Small Spaces
With spring’s arrival on March 20, you might be feeling the urge to start a garden. But if you live in a space with no yard, or in the middle of the city, you might be thinking you can’t satisfy …
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5 Surprising Health Benefits of Beer
It’s no secret that St. Patrick’s Day is a beer lover’s favorite holiday. What might be a secret is that beer actually has some health benefits. That’s not to say that if drinking one beer is good, dr…
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5 Tips for Starting a Vegetable Garden
With spring just around the corner, you may find yourself getting the urge to start your own vegetable garden as magazines and newspapers are full of gardening stories. There are plenty of places to l…
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5 Things You Should Know About Women’s History Month
Did you know that March is Women’s History Month? Do you know why? The whole purpose of Women’s History Month is to pay tribute to the unrecognized contributions of women in American history, and how …
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6 Reasons To Drink Local Beer
Being LA Farm Girl, I am used to writing about, and sampling, all kinds of wonderful, locally grown produce. And Los Angeles has seen some amazing urban farms sprouting up all over. But, if you would …
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13 Tips to Create Your Own Healing Garden
Since ancient times, many civilizations have realized the healing qualities of gardens with their fruit trees, flowers, water, and songbirds. The earliest hospitals in the Western world were infirmari…
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5 Ways to Love the Earth on Valentine’s Day
While I have written about my general dissatisfaction with Valentine’s Day, I do know that the reality is that most of us will do something to commemorate Valentine’s Day, even if it is buying a box o…
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5 Love Lessons I’ve Learned from Valentine’s Day
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, f…
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Sow the Seeds of Love: Valentine’s Gifts for Gardeners
Those of us who garden know that starting your own seeds might require more patience, planning, and time, but it is definitely worth it. Or, maybe I just think that because it helps calm the control f…
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5 Positive Lessons Learned From Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This is being published on the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday. I have a poster of Dr. King in my home office and as I sat down trying to come up with a topic to post for the week, …
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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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