We moved to Cleveland. Here’s a picture of the new backyard. The dogs love it! We are trying to figure out where to put the garden in this interesting space which is roughly 10,000 square feet. We are continuing to focus on our lot in Lakewood for the market this season and hope to figure […]
The weekend brought sunshine and mild temperatures and indicated it’s time to get hands in the soil and seeds in the ground. We planted two flats of spinach and kale and did a bit of clean up as we get ready for outdoor planting. Spring flowers are starting to emerge and the bees were active […]
Well, it’s that time of year again. The mailbox is flooded with colorful seed catalogs and we start getting excited about spring (despite the cold, frozen ground!). Last weekend we attended the OEFFA conference and got a good nudge in the direction of getting started with planning. Usually the winter months are spent relaxing, though […]
The second class of Edible Education 103 is presented by the American theatre director Peter Sellars. Certainly a person I had not heard of and seemed an unlikely candidate regarding food policy or agriculture. But then again, the class is described as stories about food, and I suppose he does eat, so he must have […]
I recently ran across an entire college course recorded at the University of California Berkeley in the Fall of 2012 all about food and agriculture. It is moderated by Michael Pollan and features a number of heavy hitters “telling stories about food and agriculture”. The 1st lecture is done by Micheal Pollan and is entitled […]
Happy New Year! Tis the time when many are making resolutions for the year ahead and more often than not eating healthy (or more healthy) falls somewhere on the list. Well, this year, after reading Nina Planck’s book Real Food: What to Eat and Why, I intend to consume more whole milk and butter in […]
The cool, crisp fall weather has arrived and it is time to put the garden to bed. Lots of items to put up for the winter through canning, freezing and dehydrating. The latter is new to us, so this post will be dedicated to that process. We purchased a basic dehydrator – Nesco 700-watt – […]
The chilly fall weather has hit us suddenly with temps dipping into the 40s and 50s at night. We have closed up the hoop house to try to retain some heat for the spinach and ginger that is growing inside. We planted a bed of parsnips a few weeks ago and are hopeful they will […]
So, I thought we had all these great beneficials on the plot, but today when I was harvesting chard, I noticed a number of these black spotted yellow beetles. Upon closer investigation, it appeared they were actually eating holes in the leaves. And, they seemed to be everywhere! Sadly, I learned these are cucumber beetles, […]
Last week I reported on finding tomato fruitworms on my tomatoes. Apparently, the hornworm quickly followed. These guys are huge and scary looking with a sharp pointy horn on one end…and, wow, do they do some damage! I couldn’t believe how stripped some of the plants looked. I was also pleasantly surprised by the presence […]