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Black-tie kale
There was a party, in honor of the speakers at a Cary Institute event. Our friend and onetime guest blogger Akiko Bush has just published An Incidental Steward: Reflections on Citizen Science. She spoke and read from the book, in … Continue reading
Some more recipe links for greens
Our greenhouse group is favoring salads and simple, improvisational ways of using greens these days–like adding them to pastas or stir-fries. So I’ve gone online to find some new recipes to feature in the blog, including one rather unusual dessert … Continue reading
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Tagged locavore, winter harvest, greenhouse, Hudson Valley, recipe, Cooking, hoop house, The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year Round Vegetable Production Using Deep Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses, gardening, harvest, Spinach, Chard, Martha Rose Shulman, Ruth Reichl, Pioneer Woman
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Ladybug sex
Ladybugs are our most viable tool in the war against aphids until we can harvest some tomato leaves this summer and use them to make a tea/repellant. As I mentioned in an earlier post, several members of our group have … Continue reading
Kale for all seasons
We’ve gone from bitter cold to spring warmth in a matter of days, and it appears that we may be headed back to the chilly side of things. No matter. We have a kale recipe for every weather mood, and … Continue reading
At war with aphids
The other day, I found a ladybug at the base of a kale plant, and Marsha said, “I hope it has a napkin around its neck!” That’s because ladybugs are one of the two currently available weapons in our continuing … Continue reading
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Tagged winter harvest, greenhouse, Hudson Valley, greens, hoop house, garden, Winter garden, Winter Bounty, Aphid
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April . . .
It’s hard to know which cliché to use: April Fool or April is the Cruelest Month. Either one suits the continuing stretch of cold temperatures we’ve been experiencing the last few months and the stark disbelief of seeing a forecast … Continue reading
What the groundhog said
The rumor that the groundhog saw his shadow on Feb. 2, predicting an early spring, was quickly followed by the east coast blizzard that became known as Nemo. We are fortunate to live inland from the storm’s worst wrath; for … Continue reading
Critters in and around the greenhouse
Every fall, we move the greenhouse to cover our winter crops when frost threatens, usually sometime in mid-October here in the Hudson Valley. We often get a spell of sunny, warm days after that, before the winter cold sets in … Continue reading
Perfecting kale chips
I first “discovered” kale chips a few years ago when I tossed some chopped kale into a meaty dish that was braising in the oven. It was a lazy cook’s way of getting some green vegetables into the meal. When … Continue reading
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Tagged winter harvest, greenhouse, eating, Hudson Valley, Cooking, Leaf vegetable, hoop house, kale, kale chips, vegetarian, delicious snack
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