My salad lover’s garden tips Direct sow your salad greens. It’s easier than sowing indoors and transplanting, and they pop up fast and are fast to produce—in just a few weeks. Re-sow small amounts right through into September in Vermont. I start my greens every two weeks–small, short rows of maybe 5 feet long. […]
Maple Carrot Cake
Wild Salad Greens
When you focus on perennial edibles that come back every year, it becomes beneficial to the landscape by not disturbing the soil: think rhubarb and asparagus, horseradish, and berries. Medicinal and culinary herbs, fruit and nut trees
Savory Cheese and Fresh Herb Bread
Grandmother’s Fruitcake Recipe
Makes four 9 x 5-inch loaves
Horseradish: Recipes for Health
Perhaps you grow horseradish, purely for the green ornamental leaves that resemble tropical plants. The real action happens underground, and this time of year is when horseradish appreciates digging up and dividing. Rather than tossing the extra roots onto the compost, or giving them to a friend, try making these two old-time recipes that are […]
At Home in the Garden.
Hello Everyone. It happens every September, that surge of new growth that surfaces at the end of summer. This year, perhaps more than most. As a gardener, I am familiar with this feeling of straddling the place of letting go to embrace the new. This year it is different. If you follow my Instagram posts, you’ll see that I am […]
