What to do when your garden is overflowing with lettuce? Besides giving it away to neighbors and friends, you’ll have days when leafy greens are the foundation for breakfast, lunch and dinner. On a recent morning I grabbed handfuls of green and red lettuce from the garden bed, pulled a few green onions from the…
Our living rototillers
The cool, rainy weather we’ve had lately is making my small, young crop of Walla Walla sweet onions grow plump and happy. Meanwhile, just outside of our small, fenced garden, two of our chickens sing and chuckle to themselves as they cruise about the yard in search of unsuspecting insects to snack on.
Based on yolk color, guess which egg came from my backyard hen and which came from the supermarket:
A few weeks ago, I started buying plants at the local farmer’s markets for my first-ever cool-weather garden. Kale, chard and spinach will make tasty springtime salads. Broccoli and Brussels sprouts for use as wholesome side dishes. Shallots and onions will flavor dishes raw and cooked. Meet one of my helpers. She can loosen the…
Bicycles and Blueberries 