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Salmon Are Running!

August 12th, 2009 · No Comments · dinner, garden, Sustainability

Have you noticed fresh Alaska sockeye salmon at your local seafood counter? We eat as much as we can afford from Whole Foods. Recently we harvested our remaining chiogga beets to make a simple side with olive oil and red wine vinegar. And the finest greens of all are the beet tops, gently sauteed with […]

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Grow A Row For The Needy

July 30th, 2009 · No Comments · food news, garden

Do you have room in your garden for a few extra vegetables? Or perhaps you are already growing more than you and your family can eat. Now there’s no excuse not to direct the nutritious extra food from your garden to people who can really use it. The Capitol Area Food Bank has started a […]

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Canning, Interrupted

July 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · garden, Recipes

Do you set aside a day to can tomatoes? I know I don’t. If I spent a day canning tomatoes, we’d have enough canned tomatoes to feed an army. We’ve found that just two healthy Roma tomato plants provide enough tomatoes to last us the entire year. In fact, we just used the last pint […]

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