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Homesteader Heirloom Apples and Real Cider

Ilona Erwin

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The Heirloom Apples Renaissance Traditionally, an old fashioned fall treat has been the availability of aromatic heirloom apples and the rich complex flavor of pressed cider. Although grocery stores attempt to carry “cider” in pasteurized containers all year, the taste is insipid in comparison to the special flavor that blended heirloom varieties give to their […]

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Ready To Eat Local? How About Slow Gardening?

Ilona Erwin

Go Slow Slow Food and Slow Gardening are related. What is slow food you ask? Sourcing your ingredients locally and using high quality is the gist of it. Growing your own would be a part of it, but patronizing the farmer’s markets and encouraging your grocer’s to supply locally produced products would be part of […]

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Good Reason To Eat Locally Grown Tomatoes

Ilona Erwin

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If you weren’t convinced already, the truth about your store bought, commercially grown tomato is out and being broadcast. Everything You Wanted To Know About Tomatoes But Were Afraid To Ask gives everyone a heads up on the new book, Tomatoland, by Barry Estabrook If ever there were a plethora of reasons to grow your […]

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Responsible and Remarkable Resource

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I like to shop at Whole Foods, and this spring I picked up a free magazine called “Edible Columbus”. I got a chance to really read through and get into the articles within, and was surprised at the range and depth of this great resource. It was a complimentary issue, and I hope it is […]

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What’s Cooking?

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Many very fine garden books I had purchased in the past had recipes included in a chapter towards the back. ‘Herbs: Gardens, Decorations, and Recipes’ was one. I am wondering if that isn’t a trend to look for again in the future. Not predicting it, but it seems that everywhere food and cooking is moving […]

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Alisa Barry of Bella Cucina Features Branzini Baked Cod & Salsa Verde on…

Ilona Erwin

Delicious light cooking is in season for both fall as well as springtime. I always look for fish dishes I think my family will eat. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~© 2010 written for Ilona’s Garden Journal. Copyrights apply.

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I still love writing, gardening, and art after all these years, although travel and grandchildren have become a big part of my life, now.

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