The only thing better than farm-to-fork is garden-to-fork. Little compares to picking your own sweet ripe tomato and pinching off basil leaves for a homemade lunchtime caprese salad. Or, harvesting squash, eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, and onions to make a delicious caponata This year,

— Nan Sterman When I dine out, my first choice is always farm-to-fork and farm-to-table. When I cook at home, my first choice is my own farm-to-fork. My little “farm” is the vegetable garden where I’ve grown all kinds of edibles, from artichoke to zucchini, for

— By Nan Sterman This week’s episode of A Growing Passion is “Distant Roots and Tasty Shoots,” a visit to the San Diego Zoo’s amazing plant collections. We tour the Zoo’s orchid house in one of the segments. The orchid house is actually two small greenhouses and an outside area

— By Nan Sterman Poinsettia season is upon us!  Growers ship out the bright red and soft yellow colored plants every day, sending them to nurseries and garden centers across the country. Thanks to late Encinitan Paul Ecke Jr., poinsettias are the plants we mostly closely associa

Gardens introduce kids to the magic of planting, growing, and interacting with elders at Sunshine Care Assisted Living Facility in Poway, CA.  At this memory-care facility, children and seniors garden together in innovative ways that gives all ages and abilities a sense of purpose.  C

Can you imagine what its like to stand in a greenhouse of gerbera flowers in full bloom?  Its like standing in a confetti factory.  You are surrounded in big, bright blooms in a riot of tangerine, raspberry, cantaloupe, ruby, watermelon, lemon yellow, pale white, and coral. At Dramm &