Posted in one local summer, locavore, gardens, eat local on Jul 13th, 2008
Is there a single moment you can point to that is the moment when you know you’re on the right track? Maybe not, but this week has felt like a time that that is true. The garden is finally feeding us. And not just for now, but also for later. And that is something that […]
Posted in one local summer, locavore, gardens, eat local on Jul 11th, 2008
We don’t know what kind of cherry this is, but they are really good.
The tree is maybe 10 feet tall and got fairly abruptly moved to make room for the garden this spring. The long wet season was apparently good for it, letting it put down new roots and have energy left for cherries. There […]
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 […]
Posted in farm, one local summer, locavore, gardens, eat local on Jun 29th, 2008
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 […]
Posted in chickens, personal, one local summer, locavore, gardens on Jun 26th, 2008
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 […]
Posted in recipes, Local Foodshed, one local summer, locavore, eat local, canning on Jun 22nd, 2008
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 […]
Posted in one local summer on Jun 16th, 2008
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.