Leftover Basmati brown rice, Brussels sprouts, and Savory cabbage with parsley and chives from the garden. Season with salt, pepper, red wine vinegar. Preparation time: 5 minutes Shopping: none The wife admonishes against eating Brassicas shortly before leaving the house to meet with friends….
The radish seedlings are standing like proud little soldiers after being planted from seed just a few days ago. We are well on our way to a third crop for the year. But for my sins, the bed where I planted so many rutabaga seeds and beets and turnips–well, it was completely overrun with crab [...]
Tags: brassicas·fall planting
I was out early this morning salvaging what I could of my crops of greens. This must be the first year that I’ve planted so many spring brassicas, because I don’t remember my yard being awash in yellow, four-petaled flowers before. I planted my greens mid-March and the big disappointment is, I hardly had a [...]
Tags: brassicas
We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
What's in your turkey? We killed and butchered more than 80 birds on the farm of Mike and Michelle Klein in Prince George's County. Thankfully, Michelle did the gutting. Unfortunately, Mike bought his turkey chicks earlier than usual and they did not stop growing. Our prize for helping was a carcass that weighed nearly 40 pounds. It barely fit in the oven. Here, Mike is subjecting a slaughtered bird to the "magic fingers," a machine with a nubby, rotating barrel that removes most of the feathers. 
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