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
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 […]
A Rant On Asparagus
I found a video by a passionate man on the do’s and don’ts of asparagus…. if you have a desire to cook your own asparagus, or purchase in the groceries. Asparagus video-how-to A few posts to remember:Artisan AsparagusMolly Fisk on Asparagus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ © 2010 written for Ilona’s Garden Journal. An excellent blog.Photo credit: […]
Just Quick Carrot Posting
Carrots are one of my favs I haven’t grown my own carrots for years and years. They just weren’t worth it financially or the way I went about it. Carrots need a deep soil of good tilth without clumps so they grow nice and straight, and other such concerns. I had the idea “been there, […]
What’s Cooking?
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 […]
Expectedly, We Re-entered Winter
I hope no one else in Ohio is disappointed, since there is no real end of winter weather here before April, and last blasts of it can happen into May. I look outside onto snow frosted fields, the upturned furrows breaking the surface are like a choppy sea. More winter storms are coming this week, […]
