The Edible Schoolyard is an admirable program, founded by Alice Waters, that encourages food and gardening education in our schools. It’s a great idea, and one that has taken hold nationwide, from elementary schools to colleges and universities. The one … Continue reading
A little more than a year ago, we launched the Winter Bounty Project with great optimism. Little did we know that our first winter harvesting in the greenhouse would be the snowiest winter in years. At first, we greeted every … Continue reading
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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A few chilly nights earlier in the month seem to have knocked back the caterpillars, and now our winter bed is thriving, with five rows of lettuces, kale, chard, carrots, radishes, turnips, beets, rutabagas, leeks, fennel, spinach, and other assorted … Continue reading
“Hey, Logan,” I asked. “Have you ever tried to grow fennel?” “I have, but it always bolts,” she said. And that’s why I ran right out and bought fennel seeds after another workday at the greenhouse. Based on our experience … Continue reading
A nearby restaurant, Millbrook’s Aurelia, offers a kale salad that is so good that riots would ensue if it were removed from the menu. It has shredded kale (possibly blanched), currants, pine nuts, aged balsamic vinaigrette, and some shredded aged … Continue reading
Sometimes, a piece of information falls into your lap at precisely the moment you need it. That’s what happened when I read “Yes, Carrot Tops are Edible…and Delicious” in Gilt Taste, a new online magazine and specialty shop selling artesanal … Continue reading
This morning, Logan and I spent some time at the greenhouse, trying to get a bit of work done before the impending heat wave. We spent about a half-hour inventorying projects and identifying items recently planted (that is, Logan identifying … Continue reading
Since we rolled the greenhouse off the winter bed awhile back, crops have gotten plenty of water, and finally, a good dose of sunshine. The chard that we planted in February under the greenhouse is now lush and mature. One … Continue reading
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