October 2009
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Farmers Market
I rode my bike to the farmers market today. There were a lot of tomatoes - some ripe, mostly large heirloom green ones that are still hard. perfect for fried green tomatoes, were I willing to go through the trouble. But, I’m not. I’m almost content to know that the glorious days of the summer tomato season are past, and i’ve moved right into the Winesap apple phase. I must eat...
Fall
Its sad to see the fall weather coming in. It means the end of a bountiful summer. Already, I’ve found that I no longer look at tomatoes the same way at the farmers market -as if because they weren’t baked in hot august sun they are somehow inferior. Maybe they are, or maybe I am just totally spoiled. I am excited for squash season, truth be told, but its not just quite as exciting as...
August 2009
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July 2009
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Paula Crossfield: Organic Versus Conventional... →
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Water.
We had a lot of rain in May. I hated it, but frankly, it worked out with my busy 3-job, 2-serious volunteer position, triathlete training, urban gardening lifestyle.
We haven’t had as much since then, and I think that might be why my squash isn’t doing as well. I’ve thinned a few of the vines and am making a conscientious effort to water daily. Fingers crossed.
Tomato vs. Pepper
I think the tomatoes have finally won, once and for all — we have an almost ripened tomato on the vine! The pepper plants are still all very tiny. I don’t know why.
In other news, the cucumbers are learning to climb the trellis and the stakes I have for them instead of each other. I have smart cucumbers. The newest tomato plant has a few budding fruits on them. I still have a...
June 2009
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Right back where we started....
I planted again today. After taking out the spinach and lettuce last week, I dug up Green Bin I and II and while I waited for my lentils to cook (added them to celery and CSA carrots, a touch of olive oil, thyme from the garden, salt, pepper and a bit of white wine), I planted another sewing of leeks and carrots. I’m hoping that the leeks do better in this bin than they have been sharing a...
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Harvest Tally
*To Be Updated As The Harvests Continue
1. 4 radishes, 5-9-09
2. 1/3 cup (15 leaves or so) of spinach, 5-13-09
3. 11 more radishes, 5-15-09
4. 1/2 lb Mesclun Greens, 1 radish, 2 tsps of oregano, 20 leaves of basil 5-17-09
5. 4 lettuce leaves, 5-23-09 (given to neighbor who realized in the middle of making burgers they had no lettuce)
6. 6 radishes, 5-24-09
7. 6 bok choi, 5 sprigs of...
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Summer Reading at the Farm - The Atlantic Food... →
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Civil Eats » Blog Archive » Step One, Hone the... →
Possibly way to limit CAFO’s… interesting.
De Gustibus - A Fish Lover Fights to Get Off the... →
The restaurant Hook here in DC that opened a couple of years ago has the right idea. I’ve been a vegequarian for a while, altho since realizing a while back that some fish and shrimp etc. are farmed, where they can be fed pretty much whatever (ahem, antibiotics, hormones), I’ve severly cut back on what seafood I will eat. I figure vegan is healthier in the long run, altho I really do...
Obamas 'changing' food culture - Patrick Gavin -... →
Tigers & Strawberries » How Green Was My Garlic... →
Any other ideas as to how I should use the Garlic Scapes from my CSA this past weekend? Stirfry, Scape Pesto… A Cooks Illustrated search came up with nothing….
Recipes for Health - An Elegant Gruel - Polenta -... →
Must find more things to do with polenta…
Lazy summer days?
I’ve been lazy. Well, with the garden. :(
I have three peppers that need bigger pots. I added dill to the rosemary tub last night, and last week a friend who is moving gave me the terracotta pots for those peppers. I just need to get back there…
I have several green beans already, in addition to the four I ate last week. And I have the most glorious beet greens and carrot greens in...
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The ‘Organic’ Stamp - Does It Mean That Food Is... →
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May 2009
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WORMS!
Yay! Josh sent me worms! They are so cute! Well, as cute as worms can be. And I think they are happy in their new home. (Can you tell if worms are happy?!?) The first of three trays is full of food and dirt with the second on its way, so they should be. Right now, we’ve got a few handfuls of dirt, lots of coconut fibers, a sweet potato, some apples and a couple of weeks of scraps from...
Food, Inc →
Great new movie coming out called Food, Inc. I hope it comes to the E street theater sometime soon. Watch the trailer -it might make you think.
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The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating - Well Blog -... →
Foods You Should Be Eating, But Aren't on Yahoo!... →
Eat more kale!
The Bok Choi Invasion Begins!
I gave away two fine looking Bok Choi today. And I cut four for myself to use tomorrow. The plan is to sautee with ginger, garlic and a smidge of olive oil then dowse with oyster sauce. I have a bunch more than need to be cut and eaten, so if you have good uses for them, please, please tell me. I need to clear them out of Greens Bin 2 so there is space for the carrots that are currently underneath...
Commencement Speack by Paul Hawkin - Read This! |... →
This. Is. Awesome. Congrats, class of 2009. Make us proud.
FarmToSchool.org About Us -- FarmtoSchool.org →
This is a really cool program. I wish it didn’t seem so novel — Yes, let’s feed our kids real food, rather than processed crap, candy and soda. Good for our kids, good for us, good for our planet.
Hot Chicks: Backyard Chicken Keeping Is Catching... →
OMG. I kind of want chickens. Really, I do. Even if I don’t eat meat and try to avoid animal products 2/3rds of the day. How awesome would backyard chickens be?! NPR had a story on how backyard chickens WEREN’T illegal a month or so ago, but this story says they aren’t allowed in DC… I wonder which is right.
“‘Chickens are America’s cool new pet,’...
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Where are the Red Worms?!
They aren’t in DC. Really. We’ve looked. No one fishes with Red Worms around here, apparently. Josh might send me some from Chicago. That would be awesome. Because the house is ready.
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Holy Squash....
The zucchini is coming! Its going to take over my backyard! I know this because five days after I planted it, i’ve already got three sprouts coming up. I hope my sister is ready for zucchini bread. Or Miriam’s Kitchen has a plan…
[Update on Friday May 15th - The CUCUMBERS have also started to grow like crazy. :)]