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Mushrooms in the greenhouse
One cool morning a few weeks ago, I arrived at the greenhouse to find a half-dozen or so logs propped up next to the chard. Greg arrived shortly afterward and confessed that the logs were his. He pointed out that … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornell University, eating, Edible Fungi, gardening, greenhouse, hoop house, Hudson Valley, Mushroom, Shiitake
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One beet, two meals; plus fennel and potatoes
We’ve reached the time of the spring season when the weather can’t make up its mind, zigzagging from hot and sultry to cool and rainy. The heat is causing some of the tender greens to bolt, but it is also … Continue reading
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Tagged Beet, Cooking, fennel, gardening, greenhouse, hoop house, Hudson Valley, New York, Potato, salad, Slow Food, winter harvest
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A harvest meal in May; transition time
It’s a busy time of year for our greenhouse crew. Like many gardeners, we’ve been preparing for summer, but for us, that means finishing off last season’s harvest. We have pulled up patches of carrots, kale and other greens that … Continue reading
Winter Bounty year two: a late season wrapup
A few weeks ago, I ran into an acquaintance I hadn’t seen in awhile. She asked about the greenhouse project and said, “With this warm winter, it’s probably even better than last year.” That’s a fairly typical sentiment, but I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Aphid, Chard, gardening, greenhouse, hoop house, Hudson Valley, Winter garden, winter harvest
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Winter Bounty sweetens up dessert
Last winter, we discovered how sweet our green leafy vegetables can be when they’re grown in cold weather. Marsha halfway joked that she was going to create a dessert using our spinach–a tart or some other preparation that would showcase … Continue reading
Preparing for the deep freeze
It has been an unseasonably warm winter in the Northeast; other than our freaky October snowstorm, we’ve had above-average temperatures and very little snowfall. Remembering last year’s day-after-Christmas “Snow-maggeddon” and all of the other ensuing snow events, we’ve felt very … Continue reading
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A harvest dinner and an October snowstorm end the summer growing season; Looking ahead to Winter Bounty
A little over a week ago, we shared a potluck at Logan’s to mark the end of the summer growing season. Before dinner, we poured glasses of wine and walked over the hill to visit the greenhouse. In anticipation of … Continue reading
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Tagged eliot coleman, gardening, greenhouse, greens, high house, hoop house, Hudson Valley, locavore, Slow Food, winter harvest
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The $5 Challenge
Slow Food USA is taking on the fast food “value meal” by challenging people to make a meal that costs $5 or less per person. What would you cook? Since the weather has taken a crisp turn overnight, my inclination … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooking, eating, food, gardening, greenhouse, Hudson Valley, Lentil, locavore, Sausage, Slow Food, winter harvest
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A rainy day, with a promise of Irene to come
Today’s agenda was planting mizuna, spinach, and other greens in the last half-bed of our winter garden. This year we are working with five long rows, and in previous weeks, we had filled most of them with leeks, kale, collards, … Continue reading
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Tagged Brussels sprout, garden, gardening, greenhouse, hoop house, Hudson Valley, Mother Nature, vegetable, Winter garden, winter harvest
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