Winners

Just some of the many immaculate visions popping out at me lately...

Herby bath:)

Lemongrass = current fav

-B. Pearl

Problem...

No outdoor growing space?

Solution:
Have a window with some light?

 I love using chalkboard paint on just about anything. It looks cool and it great for easy and changeable labeling.

-Marchelle Renee

Lechuga

Favorite thing growing right now

Bright and delicious flavor.

Poached egg on top, yolk as the dressing. Lovely.

-Marchelle Renee

Long Love Eggplant

My approach to preparing this beauty was rather informal, no recipe required (like most of what I prepare). Here is what I used, enough for two people to enjoy comfortably:

One Japanese long eggplant (of course)

One Roma tomato

One fourth of a yellow onion

Two cloves of garlic

One Shishito Japanese sweet pepper (also from the garden)

A couple big pinches of salt

A few grinds of white pepper

A hearty dash of curry powder

A lil water to give the dish some juiciness

A cup and a half of brown rice, already cooked

A bundle of fresh basil leaves, chopped for a fresh garnish 

'Shishito' Japanese sweet pepper plant

Shishito pepper fully ripened

-B. Pearl

Sunrise and the Rise of New Life

Yesterday, I awoke early enough to witness the break of dawn.

I spent the morning doing deliciously tiny things, like this...

Thrift store pot: $1. Plants: priceless

I fell upon a marvelous website totally worth sharing (http://www.urbangardensweb.com/). Full of awesome ideas from cinder block gardening to sustainable fashion design (featuring a wedding dress fashioned out of recycled paper embedded with wildflower seeds, crafted by Tessa Zeng).

Emerging bedroom garden

I brought the outdoors in. Wow, what a difference.

Being indoors inspired me out again at dusk... 

Huichol tobacco seedling

Psychedelic nosher 

-B. Pearl