This is always an interesting time of year in the garden. Coming out the back side of winter, the garden looks like death warmed over. But there are signs of life and even a few things to eat. Some of the greens we were harvesting last fall–collards, kale, mizuna, arugula–are springing back. Very soon they [...]
Collard greens are an amazing thing. Despite blasts of arctic air, snow and freezing rain, the keep on ticking. Here you see what our look like this morning with the temperature around 34 degrees. Kale and certain types of mustard greens will do the same thing. If it gets really cold, they wilt and fall [...]
Tags: collards·kale·pomegranate·vegetarian·winter
The Dupont Circle farmers market here in the District of Columbia is usually jammed with shoppers on Sunday even during the winter. I made my usual walk there this morning and thought at first the market was closed, perhaps because of the Christmas holiday, or maybe because the weatherman is forecasting a possible snow storm. [...]
Tags: farmer's market·winter
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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