It’s Fava Time… I’ve planted favas every year since I started growing veggies and couldn’t find beautiful fresh ones at the farmer’s market. This year’s supply are going in the ground today (‘Aqua...
Read moreEver since I was a little girl I wanted to be a farmer. I don’t know where it comes from, this yearning to get my food from the land. Certainly it wasn’t my parents. Just a generation away from struggle they did everything they could...
Read moreUse the food processor to make 4 pie crusts at a time. Place the crusts you are not using in the freezer and you’ll be able to pull one out for a quick quiche or fast dessert after work. It takes 10 minutes to make crusts this way...
Read moreIn March, most of our garden eating comes from food we’ve preserved and herbs we’ve dried. We found some rosemary that survived the winter snow and used it over and over again in a meal we cooked for vegetarian friends. ...
Read moreHere’s the fence along which I am hoping to plant the first seeds of the season: Snap, or Snow Peas. Snow peas don’t really want to grow up through this much snow, and I’m hoping that the sun and the highs in the 50’s...
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