I went for a walk in the rain this afternoon. It wasn’t exactly intentional. I often take a walk during lunch to get outside and breathe deeply of the day. The sparse clouds encouraged me to carry my umbrella just in case. Approximately two-thirds of the way through my walk,

It’s that time of year when I look in the freezer every week to see what’s in there that I need to use. During the rich garden harvest days of summer and fall, we freeze some of our produce, or what we get from friends, to use during the off-season.

I’m a serial restarter. I embrace the beginning of the new year, a new month and a new week with a feeling of wiping the slate clean to start fresh and welcome the opportunity to do it all again. I want to do whatever it is better, maybe to enjoy

One of my favorite winter vegetables is the sweet potato. They are easy to grow, produce pretty, shiny leaves that beautify the garden and offer opportunities for creativity in the kitchen. They add fiber, potassium, Vitamin B6, Magnesium, Vitamin C, Calcium and Iron to your diet. And they taste good!

I’m just in from picking another small batch of surprise tomatoes, one of the gifts of our garden this year. My hands smell of the fresh fruit and they hold the promise of something yummy for supper this evening.
Every spring and early summer, plants begin to grow where

After all these years of gardening and cooking, I should know the difference between a zucchini and a cucumber.
So should the people who label the vegetables at the farm store.
Nonetheless, after a busy day of work on Friday, I went by my favorite farm store to