Harvest

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Cota Tea

Cota Tea

Cota Tea (also known as Indian tea, Hopi Tea, Navajo Tea, Zuni Tea, and Greenthread) has been a favorite in our house for years. First discovered at our local farmers' market, we were thrilled to find it growing wild on the property we currently care-take and have thoroughly enjoyed its abundant nature, gorgeous bright yellow flowers, and delicious offerings. Cota Tea…
June 5, 2019

Roots & Fruits

We've been in our new home for just over three months now. Though, if I'm being honest, it feels like much, much longer. Inside, we've been figuring out storage, adjusting to a tiny kitchen with very little counter space, navigating passive solar and the beginnings to what's shaping up to be a brutal summer, and thoroughly enjoying sharing a smaller…
June 12, 2018
For the Love of Blue Corn

For the Love of Blue Corn

I've always had an affinity for corn... A truly profound draw to it. I love the way it spirals up... Encircling itself as it reaches for the sun... Capturing the rain within its long outstretched leaves... Strongly rooted... Profoundly towering... Swaying in the breeze, dancing in the wind. The sounds, the smells, the sight of it all moves me like…
September 9, 2017

Shown, Unshown – September-into-October

I've been missing this space and, being so full of so many stories to tell, unsure of how to make a re-entry. And so here we are, more than half-way through October and I'm barely editing many of September's captures. I'll chalk it up to the busy-ness of work and Studio Tour prep, farm life and family life. All good,…
October 19, 2016

Late Summer Kitchen & Garden Update – The Season of Abundance

Where the heck did summer go? How is it possibly already September?! And why is the season shifting so swiftly?! And yet it is. The shift from summer to fall is upon us... With the first leaves turning, the later sunrises, the stormy afternoons, the fruit in pure abundance, and the necessity for a hoodie during morning chores, the season…
September 12, 2016
In the Kitchen – Peaches!

In the Kitchen – Peaches!

Yes, the Peach Abundance is starting to roll in and I couldn't be more excited! I've never grown/harvested my very own peaches before and there's just something about The First Time, isn't there? So, with about 1/3 of the tree fully ripe and ready for harvest, we spent Sunday picking, sorting, eating, and putting up the bounty. There were muffins,…
August 15, 2016