Four Fab Edible Flowers
Some are honey bee hubs, others are pungent and peppery. There are modest, girl-next-door types while a few pack some punch. However they come edible flowers deliver an other-worldly sensory experience...
View ArticleFava Bean Foraging
Fava beans are either a cover crop with perks or an amazing food plant with perks. I haven't decided the order but it's definitely top on the list of most rewarding garden plants. One, they'll quickly...
View ArticleDirt-to-Dinner
Dirt-to-dinner, garden-to-table, farm-to-fork, fork-to-mouth... what does it all mean? Not long ago I got a call from an old friend, Greg Gearheart. He's an organizer of a Dirt to Dinner event in...
View Article3 Reasons to Love Apricot Season
It's apricot season and I'm reminded of why they're so amazing. One. They never taste as good as they do right now. Time for picking and eating. And soon it will be time for the inevitable, hurry-up...
View ArticleMy Surprise Crop: Tomatillos
This season yielded my most generous crop of tomatillos yet. It's a happy surprise and bit of a puzzler -- it's always interesting to see what takes from one season to the next. The tomato crop was...
View ArticleJam Making 101 | Hard Earned Sweetness
What could be better than picking and eating summer berries? Picking, eating and having enough left over to make homemade jam. Pie is amazing too, but jam is special -- sweet goodness and foraging...
View ArticleFall Gardening Tips: Making the Most of Your Pumpkin Harvest
When in season, it's pumpkin everything. Pumpkin soup, pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie... and that warm, fuzzy place they fill since childhood. From planting to carving and eating -- they spell fall and...
View ArticleWhat to Grow in 2015 | 5 Plants to Add to Your Must-Have List
Wondering what to grow? The year is new and it's seed catalog season. Time to sharpen your pencil and dream big. The seeds you plant speak to cultivated living and a life of growing the things you...
View ArticleIn the Garden | Food Tastes Better Outside
When spring comes and the greens are ready, the carrots sweet from winter and there's foraging at hand, I bundle up the cutting board, picnic knife and grater and bee-line for the garden, kids in...
View ArticleHow to Make Wild Plum Sorbet
Who needs store bought when you can pick them for free? It's a marvel really. These wild plums can be found peppering hillsides, gardens and parks in the San Francisco Bay Area. They're abundant and...
View ArticleKitchen Garden Obsessed
It’s no secret that great ingredients make great food. Or that simple dishes quickly become amazing when paired well. What’s less known is it only takes a handful of provisions from the garden to...
View ArticleHarvesting Pumpkins: Maple Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
We peeled off the highway, leaving bumper to bumper traffic for the quiet risk of side roads, and found this pumpkin patch. It was a lucky string of events. It always seems to be that way --...
View ArticleThe Truth About Turnips: Recipes & Growing Tips
Turnips. The often forgotten sibling of its more esteemed family members, mizuna, bok choy, Napa cabbage and tatsoi along with a handful of others. All share the same scientific name, Brassica rapa,...
View ArticleContainer Garden Carrots from Seed to Plate
Behind every carrot is a carrot lover. If that's not you, well maybe you haven't had the luck to eat one that's homegrown? Warming weather reminds us it’s time to plant carrots. They’re one of the...
View ArticleSummer Forage: How to Make Elder Flower Cordial
If you are what you eat, I'll take flowers please! I've had elder flower cordial on my mind since last summer. The thought of buying ready made cordial is much less appealing than making it myself...
View ArticleWhat To Do With a Bumper Crop
When it’s time to plant spring veggies, I do so with visions of summer bumper crops. At least with crops like tomatoes, cucumbers, and green beans. The thought of harvesting more green beans than my...
View ArticleDIY Cocktail Herb Garden: Scented Geranium + Recipes
Photo by Emily Murphy Looking for something new to plant in your summer garden? Add scented geraniums to the list. They're worth every square inch of earth they occupy and they're glamorous in a...
View ArticleFrom Seed to Plate: Radishes for Every Garden
Grow radishes from seed to plate for the easiest and rewarding garden. Radishes may not be as stylish as other, more celebrated kitchen garden crops such as tomatoes or kale, but they're carefree,...
View ArticlePreserving Herbs: Make Your Own Herb Infused Vinegar
Have fun with your harvest -- and don't let a single leaf (or flower) go to waste. Make your own herb-infused vinegar to preserve and enjoy herbs through the seasons. Thoughtfully stored herbs stretch...
View ArticleGreen Tomatoes or Bust: How to Ripen & When to Eat
Wondering how to ripen green tomatoes and when to eat them? Here are some of my best tips for making the most of your tomato harvest. Harvest, Ripen & Eat Green Tomatoes At the end of every summer...
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