The first round of broccoli is in full swing and wow are we about to get buried in it. I’m going to be blanching and freezing like there’s no tomorrow before the long weekend is over. I’d like to believe we’ll keep up, but we won’t, and so we may as well put it away […]

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It actually went even hotter at one point today, up to about 93, but I didn’t have time to take a photo at that point. I’m not a hot weather girl, but somehow it didn’t bother me as much as usual - it was hot yes, but not “oh my god I’m melting hot”.
Maybe it’s […]

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Tonight we ate the rockstar. It went from the garden to the steamer to our plates to our mouths in less than an hour. And we agreed that it was pretty much the best broccoli we’d ever had.
Luckily the rock star has groupies (side shoots) that we should be able to enjoy on Sunday night […]

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Bear with me as this is a looooong post.
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Summer has finally arrived - or at least as close to it as we’ll see until July 5. The solstice brought warm humid weather for the weekend, perfect for getting the heat loving plants to perk up. It also brought the first of the strawberries to the […]

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I’m tired tonight, so the best you’re going to get is this photo of a Calla Lily from my trip to Portland and a link to the One Local Summer Western Region week 2 recap.
See you tomorrow.

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I have thoughts I’d like to share on what’s happening in Cedar Rapids and the midwest, but I’m still processing them. I’ll likely post about it on Sunday night. In the meantime, here’s our One Local Summer meal for this week.
This week I was on the road from Monday until about 2:30 this morning and […]

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It seems like the Dark Days Challenge just ended, but here we are at the start of the One Local Summer 2008 challenge. I’ll be posting not only here, but also at Farm to Philly as the West regional coordinator. Check on Tuesday morning for the first recap of the summer - I’ll be posting […]

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