The Baker family in Alabama spent 5 years building this home almost entirely with reclaimed supplies. Green AND gorgeous!

And our third and final Garden Photo Competition winner: Stuart Griggs from Elburton School in Devon, UK for the School Garden category! He and his students grew an amazing victory garden, for which they have a blog located here: http://1940s-dig-4-victory-garden.blogspot.com/

Stuart won a free 1-year educational Garden Planner subscription to use in class with his students!

Another one of our Garden Photo Competition winners, this one for Community Garden: Christian Hepworth from the UK! We are seriously impressed by this beautiful allotment. Christian won a free 1-year subscription to the Garden Planner for this photo!

One of our Garden Photo Competition winners, selected for Readers’ Choice: Ellen Alley of Wyoming, US! Ellen won a free 1-year subscription to the Garden Planner for this fantastic polytunnel, which our social media friends and ourselves love!

mykidsreallyeatthis:

This time of year pumpkins and winter squash are in season and there are so many wonderful ways to use them. I made a few great dishes lately: butternut squash soups, ravioli, triple layer pumpkin pie, roasted squash.

One quick treat I make is pumpkin muffins with the Trader Joe’s Pumpkin…

yackattack:

Keepin’ it simple and super delicious: A veggie sandwich on toasted whole grain bread!

Read about it at Vegan Yack Attack!

You just can’t go wrong with this!

We’ve highlighted the use of old bottles in gardens before on our Facebook page - here’s a great photo example!

(Source: urbanfoodproduction)

londonclay:

get your autumn chops around these ones

Been waiting for a Garden Planner app for the iPad or iPhone? It’s almost ready! Here’s a video preview of what’s coming. Please contact us and let us know if you’re interested in participating in beta testing of Garden Plan Pro for iPad:

http://www.growveg.com/contact.aspx

It’s the end of October, so that means no more growing for many parts of the world, right? Right…except for fava (broad) beans! These legumes are extremely tolerant of cold climates and can be planted now for harvesting in this winter. Check out our new article by expert Ben Vanheems for more info!