I have huge plans for my garden this year, but before planting, I decided to make sure that I am able to keep Pablo, the new puppy, out of the garden (yes, he is a 60+ pound, 8 month old Aussiedoodle). Looks lovely, yes?Once again…success! Pablo did not get in to the garden. BUT SOMETHING HAS!…
Thanks to my local farmer’s market I have become more aware of the seasons. Moving beyond the knowledge that daffodils open in the spring and trees drop their leaves in autumn, my awareness has expanded to which herbs and vegetables are available locally during the first of the three growing seasons we have here in…
Iron Chef, I’m not Spring asparagus “three ways” Not delicious. Next.
I was fighting a nasty cold recently and got my hands on a huge reference volume called “Prescription for Nutritional Healing” by Phyllis A. Balch. The author is a certified nutritionist who offers drug-free remedies like whole foods, herbs, vitamins, and mineral supplements for ailments like the head congestion, sore throat and annoying cough I’d…
Last Saturday was the 2011 season opener at the Capital City Farmer’s Market in downtown Boise. It was good to see several familiar vendors, like the man from the Almond Tree, whose reliable presence and stoic stance make him a familiar fixture. Susan and I always swing past his table for a sample, and he…
Bicycles and Blueberries 