Our garden has been pumping out the greens for the last several weeks. Our CSA also started a couple weeks ago, which we were very excited about since this is our first time participating. The main thing from the CSA so far is also greens. Yes, there have been a few radishes, kohlrabi, herbs, and […]
My goal these days is to eat as much salad as possible. This is in part because our backyard garden is bursting with lettuce, kale, spinach, and more, but also because we joined a CSA and they have lots of leafy greens too! However,there’s also the reason that I want to stock up on the […]
Finally! It has taken soooooooooooooooooooo long! None of us has any memory that compares to this past Winter. Even the old timers seem a bit shell shocked. And yet Winter is quickly forgotten on a wonderful sunny Spring day when the kids in the neighborhood all emerge from their homes at the sound of other […]
Have you read the first part about soaking sprouting seeds? Go back and do that now, then come back here! The main reason I’m so excited about alfalfa sprouts is the time it takes to make them. I began soaking the seeds on a Sunday and they were ready to eat by Friday. I really […]
It’s about that time of year when I start planting seedlings. But those seedlings won’t give me anything edible for a few months. So in the meantime I wanted to grow something more immediately available. I can’t remember why but somehow I decided I’d grow some pea shoots. They seem like an expensive thing to […]
Pizza is my favorite food. It’s my favorite food to make from scratch. It’s my favorite to go out for. Frozen pizza is even my favorite store-bought food (and one of the only ones I’m willing to eat)! Since pizza varies so much depending on where it’s from—homemade, pizzeria, grocery store, etc.—I don’t mind eating […]
“You could make zucchini bread.” Those were Madame’s parting words the other day as she left for work. I looked at the large zucchini sitting on the counter. I smiled and sighed. Waiting in the garden were two more. (And this is in spite of the squash vine borers!). Zucchini is wonderful, but it is […]
Same picture, just looking more closely. Gardening is a huge part of my life. Gardening is also a source of tension in my life. It brings me great joy yet often brings great sadness too. I suppose it is a bit like children. Well, maybe not quite like children, but the point is most of […]
Ok, so I know I’m stretching things with my Wednesday variations but anyways… here’s another song about plants. It’s called “If I Leave You Too Long You Might Rot.” I think the title pretty much sums it up, but if you want to know what I’m talking about give it a listen: Oh yeah, that’s […]
While we were visiting my assistants’ Granny and Boppa we found this spider lurking between the leaves of a lettuce plant in their huge garden. In the video my young assistant is more interested in finding out more about the deer that had been visiting the garden the night before…. As best as I can […]