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Nightshades

March 18th, 2008 · 10 Comments · Uncategorized

Tomatoes? Already? In fact, I may be a few weeks behind some of the more ambitious–read organized–gardeners out there. It’s time to start seedlings for transplanting after the last frost. I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t have a seed starting mix to fill my trays. A sterile starting mix is recommended to protect the germinating […]

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Kids Make Granola (to go with their homemade yogurt)

March 14th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized

Kids have been conditioned to expect things sweet. And smooth. And perfectly homogenized. This is a cultural phenomenon especially prevelant here in the United States where families simply do not make much food from scratch at home any more. Whole ingredients have become a rarity in favor of processed foods out of boxes. Consequently I […]

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Too Many Seeds

February 29th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized

Some people thrill over a stack of seed catalogues. Not me. It’s much too much, more than my poor brain can handle. That may be because I’m never satisfied with just one of anything. If one variety of tomato sounds goods, three or four sounds much better. Last year I had at least 16 varieties […]

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