Another of the rites of spring is starting a new compost pile. I’ve been extremely busy lately–the warmer weather brings on a flurry of activities–and with the intermittent rains my lawn just kept getting taller and taller. Not such a horrible thing, as the grass clippings make an excellent addition to the compost pile. The […]
The chickweed pesto was a sensation at yesterday’s schoolyard greening lunch. So imagine my chagrin when, after getting up at the crack of dawn to make a last-minute vinaigrette for one of my pasta salads, and after pulling platters to display the lunch on, and after hauling all this equipment plus a cooler full of […]
Chickweed, or stellaria media, normally is the bane of the vegetable garden. It grows in great creeping matts, insinuating itself into the beds, twining itself around the plants we are trying to grow for food. This time of year, chickweed is just beginning to bloom and form seeds here in the District of Columbia. So […]
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