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The latest articles from Chelsea Green and our authors: offering tips and techniques about how you can bring our books to life in your kitchen, backyard, or community.

Guide cover: rows of onions curing in a greenhouse with a pale overlay reading 'A Guide to Curing Vegetables for Storage'.
Leaves on soil with a brown translucent banner reading 'Turn Fallen Leaves Into Gardener's Gold'.
Close-up of crusty rustic bread loaves beside a beige panel with the headline 'From the Garden to the Bread Basket' and the text 'Rosemary Bread, Scones and Stuffing'.
Promotional banner: title 'The Surprisingly Sweet Secret of Crab Apples' over a photo of red and green crab apples.
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Ten Surprising Facts About the Energy We Use

The days of cheap oil energy have come to an end. What once was simple and cheap (i.e. driving to vacation) has become difficult and expensive. The skyrocketing cost (and limited supply) of energy has forced us to re-examine the energy we use in our daily lives. Below is a quick list of 10 facts…

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Rare and Hard-to-Find Perennial Seed Sources

Eric Toesnmeier, author of Perennial Vegetables: From Artichokes to Zuiki Taro, A Gardener’s Guide to Over 100 Delicious, Easy-to-Grow Edibles, knows the value of a good seed source. So, to encourage interesting selections for your food garden this summer, we thought we’d post this helpful seed source appendix from Perennial Vegetables. From the book: Perennial vegetables…

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