Tag: garden
group name: slowfood
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February 24, 2009 11:52 AM EST --
There are several reasons why now is the right time to learn to grow your own food ...cost savings, certainty of production methods, supporting your local community. Lots of writing and conversation . . .
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April 22, 2006 12:36 PM EDT --
The E-box--How to make one for your deck!
Last year someone told me about an E-box that she had ordered and grew amazing veggies with just three of them. She paid somewhere between $40-$50 for them. . . .
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June 30, 2008 11:15 AM EDT --
Like a lot of herb gardeners , I grow basil plants. Like a lot of cooks, one of my favorite things to do with basil is make pesto - that sublime blend of basil leaves, olive oil, nuts, Parmesan . . .
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August 08, 2006 02:08 PM EDT --
It is exciting today to see organic produce at the supermarket. Organic growing is a common practice now. Organic farming methods involve methods to minimize pesticide use and avoid chemical sprays. These . . .
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June 09, 2008 12:19 PM EDT --
This year, for the first time, we've been growing garlic in our vegetable patch. We've been eagerly anticipating the results, but recently we learned about a bonus you get with growing garlic . . .
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July 04, 2006 10:19 PM EDT --
planted my eboxes with tomatoes, bell and hot peppers and cukes. I wanted to give you an update on this July 4th here in northern Michigan on how my plants are doing. They are twice the size of the plants . . .
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August 02, 2006 10:03 PM EDT --
It's too hot to cook, Baby! That's okay, we'll eat anything you set before us. It's almost too hot to eat anyway. What's in the fridge? Okay, just boil some potatoes up and a few eggs . . .
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April 08, 2009 03:26 PM EDT --
Last week, “conventional” agriculture advocates at the Mid America CropLife Association took umbrage at Michelle Obama’s organic garden on the White House lawn. They sent her a courteous and outrageously . . .
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August 31, 2006 09:56 AM EDT --
While I was sitting at the supper table tonight enjoying my meal, I realized I knew where everything on my plate originated. How many consumers can claim that today? Take a look in the produce department . . .
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September 12, 2006 05:23 PM EDT --
Long legs draw the eye and set the tongue to licking quivering lips. Desire surges within. With what shall I anoint these silken legs?
Bedded in hollandaise sauce they tempt me, bathed . . .
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October 23, 2006 02:45 PM EDT --
Cordoba, Spain: Salmorejo
(c) Dorine Houston, 2006
After publishing my A and B contributions to Around the World in 27 Recipes, I got stuck on C. I know other Gatherers who are much better . . .
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September 05, 2006 03:05 PM EDT --
Pick Of The Morning's Peppers
Much of the garden may be in a pitiful state, but my sweet Aconcagua peppers haven't failed me yet.
I've probably tried growing at least fifteen different . . .
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August 24, 2008 05:27 PM EDT --
By what I'm reading and seeing in magazines and newspapers, tomatoes seem to be at their best all across the country right now.
Whether you buy them at the supermarket, a farmer's . . .
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July 26, 2007 03:19 PM EDT --
Bamboo is a grass. That was news to me. I knew you could eat the bamboo shoots or young canes, as I've eaten the canned varieties many times, but did not know what to look for . . .
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July 24, 2008 09:02 AM EDT --
Just a few shots I took wandering around the vegetable garden this morning:
My basil plants, from being puny little specimens three weeks ago, have really taken off.
Shh... be vewy vewy . . .
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September 14, 2007 02:14 AM EDT --
Weeding Supervisor at 3:17 pm
Weeding Supervisor at 3:24 pm
It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it. And because nobody gets away with having only one job around here, Robin was, among . . .
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June 25, 2008 10:52 PM EDT --
The INNER SPRINGS NEWS
Granny CG's Good News For Today:
Well, friends and neighbors, if you happened to be passing by my open kitchen window around lunchtime today, you might . . .
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September 11, 2007 10:05 PM EDT --
Cavorting Around On A Zinnia
Speaking of the kitchen garden, after an unplanned two month hiatus (where does the time go?), I'm back to posting at InMyKitchenGarden.com, the garden blog I started . . .
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June 03, 2006 11:14 AM EDT --
It's About the Food
By Chef Kurt Michael Friese
Planting a Seed - The Philosophy of Stewardship
Visit the author @ www.KurtFriese.com
"And . . .
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July 14, 2006 08:55 AM EDT --
The Cook's Garden
By Chef Kurt Michael Friese
Visit the author @ www.KurtFriese.com
Basil
This time of year always brings the same delightful dilemma; what to do with all that basil.
Few herbs are . . .
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