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Month of Berries
We are nearing the end of our month of berries, and I admit to some relief. The berries have come from our CSA box, our current yard, and (thanks to freezing) the yard of our previous house. Our last house, a rental, had a very tidy raspberry patch. The patch was contained in a neat 2'x8' area from which wooden posts rose to support wires that ran the
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Chard Times
"Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. " That is the thinking beind the monolithic meat and potatoes food culture that marked my first dozen years. More than two dozen years later, I still approach certain new foods with caution and an excess of butter to tame their strange flavors. While
Small But Potent
When I unpacked our first CSA box, I wondered if there was some trend toward erotic foods among CSA producers. I took our two pints of strawberries from the box and out popped a tiny strawberry that looked so well-endowed that it was forced to rest on its
Mutant carrots need love, too…
I have to admit to feeling a tad apprehensive when I saw my CSA box this week. There seemed to be a lot of green. A cabbage the size of a basketball, a giant bundle of kale, another of Swiss chard, English shelling peas, lettuce, beets with greens, and small pale-orange carrots with green tops. Mutant
Drinking responsibly — and organically
Just back tonight from Florida, and I succeeded in my two goals for this family visit/vacation: not getting sunburned, and not having to eat anything gross. (I also learned a lot about my grandmother and the town she grew up in, but that was an unexpected bonus.) Somewhat to this snob's surprise, we
Boxy lady
We signed up for a CSA box! I am so excited I can hardly wait until Thursday when I get to pick it up. I had avoided doing this before because I felt like it would create too much pressure to have to cook when
Steak-tastic! (Kinda)
In an effort to chow down on more local produce, we signed up for Planet Organics last weekend and the first box arrived today. We got the requisite seasonal veggies, and they were delicious. Started dinner with a Deep Flame Lettuce salad with local tiny tomatoes
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