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Peel n’ Eat
One of the great privileges of growing your own corn, is, when it’s ripe and you’re hungry, you can peel n’ eat. My grandmothers always had fresh corn, but I never ate corn raw till I was in my 30’s. I know this ear is a bit small and homely, but it tasted great! Only […]
New Arrival!
My third crop of sunflowers is now ready to pop. Here’s the very first arrival. Upon a closer look at the center, thousands of sharp seed enclosures look like talons! A bee wasted no time finding this first bloom. It got a little annoyed my camera was two inches away, and took off after the […]
Attention, Beneficials!
I took the advice of Lisa and Kathleen in Wild Farm – Episode 15 and brought some umbels into my garden. These are Achillea millefolium, or Yarrow, “Island Pink” and “Moonshine.” Umbels are umbrella-shaped with a cluster of flowers, that are rather flat on top, and beneficial insects are especially drawn to them. This is Cinderella Butterfly […]
Protein-rich Beans and Rice Lunch
A protein-rich beans and rice lunch filled the bill after working up an appetite reading blogs today. I’ve had so many salads of late, that, even though it’s August, I was ready for some comfort food. Okay, I was feeling the need for protein yesterday, so I soaked the beans overnight. These are Organic Anasazi “Heirloom […]
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The good, the bad, and the ugly: The chopped and melted buckwheat is reseeding itself on my flower island. I think that’s a good thing; My Brandywine tomato plant, the really huge one, has Blossom End Rot (thank you to a blogger who wrote in and told me). That’s bad; A critter, a suspected raccoon, […]
What’s Going On?
Is this some insect, nutritional defect, or fungus? Or, some alien hieroglyphic that I need to interpret? Whatever, it seems to be all over my garden. Cucumber 1 (Bushy): Cucumber 2 (A&C Pickling): Cucumber 3 (Japanese Climbing): Japanese Melon: Patty Pan Squash: Yellow and Green Bean: Even the Nasturtium! These plants are in different soils […]
Stephen Ritz: A teacher growing green in the South Bronx | Video on TED.com
This is amazing inspiring. Please read and watch Stephen Ritz on TED.com.
Wild Farm – Episode 15
Kaye visits organic, sustainable Wild Farm in Woodside, California on a windy day in late June, 2012. Owners, and master gardeners, sisters Lisa and Kathleen Putnam give Kaye a fast-paced tour of their large, family farm. Please watch here, or high quality on YouTube. “Maxine the Chicken,” set to motion by Late Bloomer motion graphics wizard, Mika […]
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