Rebel Collard Green Hummus

We love hummus in the Rebel Gardener crew! We decided to take a new spin on an old favorite, old- fashioned collard greens. Take your taste buds on a ride with this unique recipe! Ingredients: 2 TBS olive oil 5-6 large collard green leaves and stems (diced) 1 can garbanzo beans (rinsed) 1 apple (diced) […]

Rebel Roasted Eggplant

Rebel Roasted Eggplant Ingredients: 1 medium sized eggplant, sliced 4 medium garlic cloves, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest 1/2 teaspoon olive oil 1/4 teaspoon sugar Salt and freshly ground pepper Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 375°. In an 8-inch square nonreactive baking dish, rub the sliced […]

A Pesto Critique

‘Today I’ve had another meal from the SCRG (Southwest Child Rebel Gardeners). It was a whole-grain pasta topped with a completely veggie pesto consisting of zucchinis, basil, kale, and pumpkin seeds mixed with oil and garlic. The pesto itself was visually unappealing to most, but you would be surprised how well it tastes mixed with […]

Eastwick Reflections

‘Today we took a trip to the Eastwick Community Garden. It’s our neighboring garden and is currently in danger of being replaced by an airport parking lot. I don’t know what tunnel-visioned supervisor thinks industrialized urban parking lots beat luscious multipurpose gardens that many people rely on. It upsets me that people still think so […]

Tying a Tomato

Eastwick Interviews (1)

Pulling Weeds

Professor Mike at Eastwick

‘Today we went to the Eastwick Community Garden. We got to meet Professor Mike who told us a little bit about the garden. He told us that the garden might be turned into a parking lot for the Airport. I think that is bad for the senior citizens because they will not be able to […]

Basil Lemonade

Building a Cucumber Trellis