since last year, we have had a home-built wooden box about 4′ x 2′ by 6″ high on the floor of our basement. we built this to experiment with vermicomposting–using worms to compost our organic waste. having read the book, worms eat my garbage by Mary Appelhof, we decided to give it a shot since […]
on saturday, we went to rosby’s berry farm to pick raspberries. the berries were bountiful, juicy and sweet, despite a few problems with sun spots (which doesn’t effect the taste). after about an hour, we had 6 qts of berries (plus a tummy full of goodness from all our sampling…thank goodness they didn’t weigh us […]
in addition to harvesting tomatoes, we are also enjoying peppers! last year, we barely got any peppers and this season, we have red and yellow peppers and they are super tasty. tonight we grilled them….see recipe below. Recipe: roasted veggies with sweet potatoes (serves 4-6 people) 3 large sweet potatoes, diced 3 medium peppers (red […]
have you ever eaten a tomato in the middle of winter that tasted like cardboard? well, let me tell you, picking a tomato off the vine, slicing it open and watching the juice drip onto the cutting board is a beautiful thing. i add a little salt and eat it just like that, letting the […]