A Bit About Brussles Sprouts
Unlike the chunky, dry, strong flavored mini-cabbages many of us were first introduced to as children real homegrown Brussles Sprouts are tiny nubbins of concentrated yummy taste. Here are what the harvested plants look like. While this picture was taken…
Ok, Kids, It’s Time to Roast Garlic!
Of course the house smells a bit but in one fell swoop you can have the entire winter’s worth of roasted garlic in your fridge with just one afternoon of work. I buy several sleeves of fall harvest garlic (it’s…
Milk Cow Retrospective
Here’s me and my favorite cow ever with her new heifer ‘back in the day’ on our farm in South Dakota! It was the spring of 1982 and the calf was the first heifer after a run of 6 bull…
2nd Wednesdays – Summer 2010
Munch, Dig, Laugh!!! The summer weather was hot and the stink buds a drag BUT I had 2nd Wednesdays to look forward to – a gathering of friends old and new to talk food and gardening on my front porch…
More Vertical Gardens
Charlottesville’s Landmark Hotel – Perfect location for a Vertical Garden
I’ve seen lots of images of roof gardens topping contemporary buildings but there is also a movement to create vertical gardens in European cities. The picture of what I suggest for the Landmark Hotel is so completely clear, amazing and…