It’s that time of year when we are racing to harvest our okra. It grows so fast in the heat and humidity here in the District of Columbia that we have to check our okra plants twice a day. You can practically hear the okra pods getting bigger. But my purpose here is not to [...]
Tags: basil·coconut oil·eggplant·okra
This week has been hot here in the District of Columbia, plenty hot enough to move the eggplant and pepper seedlings I started in flats out into their new beds in the garden. This is more peppers and eggplants than we’ve ever planted before. But there’s still plenty of room in these beds. Should I [...]
The miracle of seeds sprouting never gets old. Only the annual ritual of showing photographs of seeds sprouting gets old. Did you know that seeds are actually little embryos, waiting to be born? All they need are the right conditions: moisture and warmth. Some, like these tomatoes, need more warmth than others. I sprouted these in [...]
Tags: eggplant·germination·peppers·tomatoes
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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