By Recycla
When Recycla is not busy in her roles as Eco Warrior, wife, mother, blogger, and more, she is an enthusiastic gardener. Alas, her enthusiasm does not mean that she has vast stores of knowledge in her brain. In fact, Recycla feels that she has a great deal to learn, particularly in the area of food gardening. She has piddled around with it for several years, growing herbs (nearly idiot proof), blueberries, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, edamame, and asparagus — all of which she has grown in small, eat-as-you go quantities.
This year, however, things are going to change. She wants to branch out and try new things, as well as grow more of everything so that she can freeze, dry, and can for the winter. This means that she has been doing her research so that she can learn as much as possible. She has mentioned before that one of her favorite resources is Organic Gardening, but she also has a new resource that she likes a lot.
If you’ve heard of Mother Earth News, you probably have an image in your head of hardcore gardeners who live off the grid, use leaves for toilet paper, and dress their children only in homespun hemp. And while that may be true for a small part of the target audience, Recycla suspects that a large number of readers are people who are weekend warriors like herself. People who want to take control of their food and not rely so much on Big Agriculture.
Mother Earth News is not just a magazine for gardeners — it’s for anyone who wants to save Planet Earth. Or, as the tagline says, “The guide for living wisely.” Each issue contains a range of advice from information for the beginner to advice for the professional. Recycla has read tips for such topics as increasing her tomato yield, but also why organic Fair Trade chocolate is best. The magazine covers gardening, DIY, renewable energy, natural health, green transportation, and more. It really is a magazine for everyone.
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The Eco Women are not employed by Mother Earth News, nor were they paid to do this review. Photo credits: Flickr, Mother Earth News.
…..well, they SHOULD pay The Eco Women.
See, it’s that whole “Mother Earth” thing that makes me fear them;)
Our food co-op carries this and is always sold out right away, so I’ve never seen it, although I confess I feared they were Eco Nazi’s!