We just picked another load of cucumbers and I knew exactly what I was going to do with them. There are so many ways to pickle cucumbers, but we have our favorites. Besides the classic deli-style dills, we like this spicy “Cajun” version that’s packed with hot red peppers, red onion, oregano, chili powder and a bevy […]
We harvested enough garlic last week to last the rest of the year. Here you see the softneck variety, which produced big, luxurious bulbs. Softneck garlic is the kind you normally find in the grocery store, with an indeterminate number of cloves of various sizes. A second type of garlic–hard neck–produces a more uniform bulb […]
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It’s not every day you see potatoes being pulled from the ground in the middle of the city. Since our garden is in the front yard (no back yard here), people stopped on the sidewalk to watch and ask questions and simply marvel at food happening within spitting distance of a busy thoroughfare, about a […]
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