It’s still blackberry season at our house. Just yesterday afternoon, as our neighbors very kindly handed JR a half-dozen ears of (very sweet and delicious) corn from their garden, the three of them waxed on about how many freaking berries there are this year. The canes around our garden abut their hay field, and so… Continue Reading
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Planting Daffodil Bulbs
Daffodils are the tenth wedding anniversary flower, so, this year, on our tenth wedding anniversary (who are we to buck tradition?), we ordered 100 daffodil bulbs to fill out the very unkempt garden that sits right in front of our barn. The garden is also directly in front of our kitchen window, though at a… Continue Reading
Planting Garlic
Despite the growing season having come to an end here, there is still much to do in the garden. There is the clean-up, of course, the asparagus fronds require a haircut and some mulching, the salad bowl bed requires a tilling (but only half of it, as the collard greens, kale, and leeks are doing… Continue Reading
Saving Season-to-Season with Organic Gardening
If ever you stop by our house during the growing season and don’t find us milling around the pig meadow or the chicken coop, be sure to look in the garden. That’s where we can usually be found, particularly in the evening. Not only is it easiest to work in the garden after the heat… Continue Reading
Poor Girl Gourmet Pointers: A concise feature, for a change
A writer friend of mine has been suggesting that I set up an “Ask Amy” section of the blog, an idea that I like, but that I feel should be its own separate space here, and as my dance card only just cleared out yesterday (I delivered the copy edited PGG cookbook manuscript back to… Continue Reading