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Berkeley, (California) Lifestyle

Cabbage almost ripe for the picking

Sadie resting in the evening shade.

Matt points out the six different varieties of apples on his apple tree.

Honey Bees in Berkeley
West Oakland Edible Garden
Artists Jo and Leah used their creativity and vision to create an urban oasis in their West Oakland home. When I showed them their home four years ago they saw past the cigarette stained walls and 70′s wood paneling and put an offer in. The first thing they did was refinished the hardwood floors, re-plastered the walls and installed a working bathroom. Later they created an edible garden in the backyard complete with raised garden beds, tomatoes, corn, strawberries, an apple tree grafted with four varieties of apples and peas. When a friend was about to rid their garden of a pluot tree, they rescued the tree and reap the benefits with annual bowls of sweet fruit. In between the fruits, vegetables and herbs are poppies and other flowers. In Jo’s spare time you will see him re-seeding poppies and nurturing his plants.

Leah standing next to her tomato bush that is nearly as tall as her.

Leah and Jo's edible garden in West Oakland

Home grown apples


Leah and Jo's son Phoenix ready to go to the Grand Lake Farmer's Market
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The front and back of the brochure. 4138 Coolidge Avenue.

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Living in Oakland and Berkeley

Living in Oakland and Berkeley, energy conservation is an important way of life. I have found that many of my friends and neighbors are conscientious of our energy shortage and are trying to make a difference in some way.
I was recently on my colleague’s blog and saw that she took a test to find out her carbon footprint. I took the short test and found it fun and informitive. Click here to take the Carbon Calculator Test.


