Articles by Cathy England
Cathy England grew up in Indiana, and went to Pennsylvania to go to college at Allegheny College where she holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology.
After the birth of her child, she started thinking more about the food that would be put into his body.
After endless hours of research about organic vs. conventially grown food, a passion for raising organically grown produce became an obsession.
Additionally, Cathy and her family do everything possible to buy local and live sustainably.
Cathy lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, son, 2 cats and a dog.
While her dream is to move out to the country to farm more land, she currently produces everything that she can in her backyard.
She sells at the local farmer’s market, mostly to meet people in the community, and to educate them earth friendly growing techniques.
The past couple of weeks have been both discouraging and humbling for a gardener, who cockily at times, find myself to be well versed in all of the quirks and difficulties in organic gardening. This led me to want to share this article for pre-organic and beginning organic gardeners as well as those who have been gardening this way for years.
Admittedly, there are no two years alike in the world of gardening. Sometimes the weather ...
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Unless you began your life as an organic gardener, this time of year can get frustrating as you try as hard as you can to keep bugs, insects, worms, and caterpillars from chewing through your precious crop.
You really want to do the right thing, but the pull toward the "just this once", application of mass-destruction full spectrum insecticides and toxic chemicals are calling out to you. Perhaps you still have some lurking in the corner of garage, ...
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Many organic gardeners already use composting practices in their yards, on their decks, or in their kitchens. However, what if city composting became a mandate in your area, and you complied or were fined? Would you be as much of a fan of composting at that point?
Well San Francisco has very recently passed a law requiring that all city residents separate their appropriate food waste into a separate bin. So now instead of ...
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English Rain Barrel, from GardenersWhy use a rain barrel when you can just hook your hose to the outdoor spigot and get all that you need? Because water is not an infinite resource, and it often freely falls right out of the sky and can be harvested by the responsible organic gardener. The ...
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There are some plants classified as cool weather plants that cannot handle the scorching sun during the growing season's hottest months. In this case, you must find ways to keep your garden cool. For those in the south, this may be needed more months out of the year. Northerners generally need only worry about July and August.
Some may wonder why plants should not get sun in the summer months. Most of the seed packets and ...
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