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A farewell from Winter Bounty
Over the next few months, the Winter Bounty Project will be drawing to a close. Several of us are moving away from the area, and the greenhouse will be sold along with the property it stands on. For now, a … Continue reading
Tale of two tarts
Our group held a potluck awhile back, and amongst the wonderful offerings were two standout tarts, one served at dinner and one at dessert. Marsha’s savory rustic tart featured chard from the greenhouse, along with goat cheese, caramelized onions, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooking, Food & Wine, greenhouse, greens, Hudson Valley, recipe
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Eat more kale!
The bumper sticker on my car reads Eat More Kale, and we’ve been living up to this slogan, as recent posts will attest. My most recent kale-fest involves last summer’s crop. At the end of the summer, Caitilin brought home … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooking, garden, greenhouse, Hudson Valley, kale, locavore, Pesto, recipes, vegetable, winter harvest
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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 Chard, Cooking, gardening, greenhouse, harvest, hoop house, Hudson Valley, locavore, Martha Rose Shulman, Pioneer Woman, recipe, Ruth Reichl, Spinach, The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year Round Vegetable Production Using Deep Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses, winter harvest
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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 Aphid, garden, greenhouse, greens, hoop house, Hudson Valley, Winter Bounty, Winter garden, winter harvest
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The Winter Bounty Project 