743 days It’s been 743 days since I last sat down to write in this space… And almost that long since the world shut down and all of our lives slid into wildly unprecedented times. The truth is, I can’t imagine any one of us had a real read on…
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With spring right around the bend, the season of new beginnings, with it's warmer days, endless dreams, and mile long task lists , it seems like the perfect time to share a bit of news... But first I should probably give you a bit of context.
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I know I haven’t been in this space much this year, despite all the best intentions and half starts, but I simply cannot let 2019 pass without a bit of a review, for your sake and my own đ Hold on tight, it’s been a trip… Winter What is it…
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Years ago I discovered that one can preserve fresh herbs in olive oil in the freezer and started immediately doing so with my favorite herb, basil. Each year, at the height of the season, when the rich aroma of basil fills my gardens and the Farmers’ Markets, I bring as…
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Want to grow your own vegetables but are short on time? Whether the season has gotten away from you, youâve just recently been inspired to grow some of the food you put on the table, or you have a hankering to grow several veggies quickly and over the course of…
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It’s garlic scape season and what better way to celebrate than to make a bit of Garlic Scape Pesto? What the heck is a garlic scape? It’s the curly stemmed flower of hard neck garlic that appears a few weeks before harvest time. The stem is cut off of the…
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The abundance of spring often shows it first blaze of glory in the form of perfectly ripe, richly red, amazingly sweet, little strawberry gems. We wait rather impatiently for them as they shift from green to white to red and then eat as many as we can straight off the…
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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…