FullCircle Florals Gardening

Open forum! Got gardening questions? Fire away! We're headed into winter full bore here in Northern California with a series of whopper storms threatening to take out power, limbs, trees and flooding the rivers and streams all over the North state. But I'm thinking about SPRING! And of course spring planting! Can I sway you to think about it as well? If so, please let me know what your thinking of growing this year. If you are still holding out, tell me whats holding you back, maybe we can work out the kinks and get you growing up too! We have a Facebook page for Full Circle Organic Gardens too! Come ask there or message if you like! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Full-Circle-Organic-Gardens/153242518077764

In the aftermath of a possible No vote from Californians on prop 37, the right to know prop, what shall we do? Well, FIGHT like mad! Thats what we do. No on Prop 37 spent $45 million on advertising that used lies and fallacy to confuse the issue surrounding the Prop. Here is a site with some interesting info regarding the prop. http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Proposition_37,_Mandatory_Labeling_of_Genetically_Engineered_Food_(2012) I'm going to try to keep the momentum going for labeling in California and the US both here and our Facebook page for Full Circle Organic Gardens Here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Full-Circle-Organic-Gardens/153242518077764 Please go "Like" our page to stay informed and up to date with this critical issue.

Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! (Repurpose!) Three words that speak volumes.   Around the farm, these concepts have been applied for decades. My husband, Eric, has an impressive local family history. According to the land deeds recovered while organizing paperwork from the other house on the property, his ancestors purchased this particular plot in the 1930’s.    The family was in the area for quite some time before that, however, and are rumored to have been numbered in the Stevens Party who came over via none other than the Stevens Trail. Frances Lenninger, a local Vina historian and author wrote in her book, Vina’s History in Photos and Stories, that Eric’s great-great-great-great grandmother, Matilda Foster, came over the trail from Iowa in 1848. This photo (Left) of Sam Henry Stephens, Eric’s great-great grandfather was taken in front of the Vina Hotel circa 1910. As locals during the time period prior to the great depression of the 1...

 Hello followers! Sorry I dropped off the face of the Earth there! The photography biz has really been booming! Just posted some more wedding favs so check them out if you like! http://www.facebook.com/E.HendersonPhotography  . Hopefully I am back on the wagon here! We are right in the heat of plant our winter garden. Yesterday we planted Spinach, carrots, beets, cilantro, and LOTS of lettuce! All from seed of course! Today was Brassica day; we planted Purple cauliflower, regular cauliflower, several different cabbage varieties, broccoli and two kinds of Pak Choy. Tomorrow we are hoping to get the beans and peas going so wish us luck! I will post pics in short order. For now, Since I have worked to get my pics organized (7 external hard drives full) I've posted some eye candy from the gardens of the past. Some plants are still here while some others have long since gone! Enjoy!

The season for fresh veggies is definitely upon us! So much so that I can’t even keep up in my garden! I have an entire counter full of Zucchini. This summer favorite is almost surely in abundance in home gardens as well as a popular favorite at farmers markets. Tasty, nutritious and versatile, this summer Grand Slam has got it all. I have been hard at work trying to preserve some of its summer savvy as well. I done everything from blanching and freeing for soups, to dehydrating as chips, shredding for bread and grilling and freezing for a quick steam in the cold of winter. It this part two of this series I hope you too will be inspired to preserve some of this seasons abundance as well as try some of these tasty recipes I have found and or created this year. Enjoy! For a little healthy sweet tooth action, try these! Zucchini and Blueberry Muffins ·       1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini (about 1/2 of one large zucchini) ·       1/...

Blueberries! As 6AM rolled around I was excited to hop out of bed this morning! I jumped in my car and drove the 11 miles to the town of Corning, CA, my hometown, to do something totally new to me…pick Blueberries! A few days ago a sign appeared on the corner of Houghton and South Avenue that boldly announced, “u-pick Blueberries”.   I was elated to see such a novel proposition in Corning. When my sister called last night to invite me to go with her this AM I was thrilled! We arrived at the site not having any idea what was in store for us except for a few helpful hints from some relatives who had been going daily to pick there. One, go EARLY! Less people and the berries are firmer as is the case with most harvesting. Two, pick from underneath the plants where the berries are bigger, juicier and firmer. We grabbed ourselves a bucket, which we informed we should fill up for $5. They are easy to pick with no thorns unlike our other summer favorite, Blackberries! My sister and I ...

A friend of mine just submitted a post to her blog http://mealsandsteals.blogspot.com   that made me think. actually, it made me listen and think. So in response to her prose, I write this….LISTEN. It really does go a long way. My husband tells me I don’t listen sometimes and he is SO right. There are so many beautiful sounds in this world that get muffled with the high paced life we live. I many have, from time to time, given the impression that living it the country on this farm is all peaches and cream. Which would be wonderful, but, it is incorrect. However, if I listen to Lindsey, the above mentioned blog author, I could change some of that chaos in to calm if I practiced listening in the moment. In my garden I have found that there is a peace that exists. I get a sense of calm and relaxation from simply visiting it. I find a bed and observe what is happening there whether it be the tips of potato vines just peeking through the soil, or new baby plants and flowers emergin...