Rising in the dark on the morning of the shortest day of the year I light the fire, grind fresh coffee and set off for a morning kayak trip. I used to dread the dark and cold but over time this quiet part of the year with its mists, frost and cool pale light have […]
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A Joyous Winter Solstice
Posted in Cooking, People on the Move, tagged mulled wine, winter solstice on December 21, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Six Top Urban Farm Hub Posts of 2014
Posted in Cooking, Crafts, Growing, People on the Move, tagged top post, top posts for 2014, top urban farming posts for 2014 on December 17, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
2014 was a great urban farming year! A mild winter and warm summer boosted yields and best of all Kathleen and I got a chance to connect with more readers both virtually and in-person. Each year it’s interesting to look back through the analytics and see what posts were on top. Here are the top […]
Real Snow Cones
Posted in Cooking, Foraging, tagged natural snow cones, real snow cones, snow cones, use of orange simple syrup on December 7, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Waking up last week and seeing snow my first thought was how beautiful it all looked and my second thought was that it was time to pull out the orange simple syrup from the candied peel adventure.
A Backyard Thanksgiving
Posted in Cooking, tagged backyard thanksgiving, feast, garden feastnksgiving, Tha on November 5, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
It’s almost Thanksgiving and time to search the garden and plan out a backyard menu. This year there are beets, apples and kale ready to be harvested, a pumpkin from a neighbor and potatoes and oats in the basement. We’ll give the plum and grape wines a try too. I’m ordering a turkey from Smith […]
It’s Quince Time With Elaine Corets
Posted in Cooking, tagged fall fruits, quince on September 30, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
With Elaine Corets Have you ever eaten quince? Quince are in the Rosaceae family, as are apples and pears, and when ripe they are bright yellow and have a wonderful fragrance. This fruit is a bit unusual in that it must be cooked before it can be eaten; when raw the flavor is astringent and […]
2014 Washington State Fair
Posted in Cooking, Crafts, Growing, People on the Move, tagged fair, state fair, Washington State Fair on September 16, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
“Those pumpkins are going to invade Puyallup” said a small boy looking in awe at a pair of Atlantic Giant Pumpkins on display in the Agriculture building at this year’s Washington State Fair. I had to agree that he had a point; they were huge and had the misshapen look of something about to morph […]
A Late Summer Dinner
Posted in Cooking, tagged garden dinner, homemade noodles, summer dinner, vinaigrette on August 24, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I went out into the garden and was amazed at how much was ready to pick. I know people here in Seattle have not been thrilled with this year’s hot summer but it has done wonders for tomatoes, squash and other warm season crops. With a basket full of squash, beans, herbs and […]
Wild Blueberries are Ripe
Posted in Cooking, Uncategorized, tagged blueberries, pie, wild foraging on August 11, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
I went on a hike today in the South Cascade Range Alpine Lakes Wilderness area and everywhere I looked were more blueberries than I have ever seen before. Yippee!!! Wild blueberries and huckleberries are a bit more tart than their domesticated cousins but they are packed with flavor and have been dubbed “nature’s anti-oxidant super […]
Zuchinni for Days!
Posted in Cooking, tagged garden recipes, healthy cupcakes, zuchinni on August 8, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Today is National Zuchinni Day and our lovely hot summer is resulting in huge amounts of squash and zuchinnis pouring out of the garden. What to do? Get creative with these delicious recipes shared by P-Patchers. From Karyn Brownson here’s a recipe adapted from allrecipes.com by members of the Eat, Drink, and Be Merry Cooking […]
Gardens in the West African Country of Mali
Posted in Cooking, Growing, tagged Africa, Mali, tropical urban agrictulture on July 10, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
The last couple of weeks I have been in the West African country of Mali doing work for my master’s degree. My first day in country, on the way from my house to call a taxi at the paved road, a woman working in a small garden plot called out the morning greeting of “I […]
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