You can only eat so many cucumbers. With the rest, make pickles!
Summer is winding down but in many places, there are still fresh cucumbers to be had. If you’ve never pickled before, I promise it’s easier than it sounds. And you’ll never buy a jar of pickles at the grocery store that will [...]
Square pizza may be one of the universal experiences of American childhood. In the 1980s, when I was in elementary school, square pizza was very much a fixture in school lunchrooms across the country. Apparently, it’s still around — a friend whose son just started kindergarten told me last week that he was excited about [...]
The summer vegetable harvest is slowing down, and the days without fresh squash, tomatoes, and beans straight from the garden are getting closer. But with just a little effort, you can preserve some of summer’s bounty and eat it all year long. Canning and pickling may seem daunting, but anybody can use a freezer (open [...]
If you arrived here by way of Jodi Torpey’s excellent blog, WesternGardeners.com, welcome! I hope you’ll stick around and leave a comment if you see anything interesting.
If you didn’t get here via Jodi’s blog, I hope you’ll take a look there today and read my guest post, Tips for Gardening with Kids. Let me know [...]
Whether you like President Obama’s plans for healthcare reform or not, who can argue with his idea to open a farmer’s market right outside the White House?
At yesterday’s National Health Care Forum, while responding to a question about how his family stays fit, Obama offered up this latest idea:
“So, you know, Michelle set [...]
If you’ve never picked okra, you’re not missing much. The funny-looking vegetable known as a chief ingredient in gumbo grows on a plant with leaves that are itchier than any I’ve ever encountered. Last night I picked a bucketful of okra while the kids played in the garden, and because I forgot to bring gloves [...]
This morning my four-year-old and I were discussing what birthday gift to buy for his almost-five friend.
My Boy #1: “He’s really into dinosaurs.”
Me: “I thought he liked rockets.”
Boy #1: “Yes, he loves rockets and space too. And he’s into superheroes.”
Me: “What are you into?”
Boy #1: “I’m into fishing and hiking and farming. [...]
Gardening is a lot like parenting; they both involve guilt. More than once this summer, I’ve left a couple of tomatoes or cucumbers on the windowsill above my kitchen sink to ripen, and before I know it, I’ve neglected them until they’re overripe, brown and spotted, and have to be thrown away. I’ve been too [...]
