More apocalypse, less angst
This feels so hypocritical after all my raving about how great our community is, how much we want to know our neighbours and so on…. but Brian and I are thinking that we might just have to build a taller fence around our yard… Continue Reading “Something there is that doesn't love a wall”
At 11:30 I was notified that today at 1:30 was the last, last chance to submit a grant application to the community small grants, urban agriculture program. So what did I do? Wrote three grant applications for possible fall workshops/projects in under an hour.… Continue Reading “Planning for canning (and workshops)”
Well, not quite saffron. But safflower. Which is a thistle-like flower I decided to grow in the garden this year. I could have grown saffron crocus instead, but the notion of having to grow hundreds of crocuses in order to get a few grams… Continue Reading “Locally sourced saffron?”
Admittedly, my edamame plants haven’t been doing so well as of late. Spindly plants, mottled with brown spots. Clearly there is something about soya bean growing I just don’t understand. But my other bush beans? Wowza, they are green and luscious and making loads… Continue Reading “Bumper Crop of the Week: Beans”
Even at almost-bolting, this is by far one of the most beautiful veggies in the garden right now with it’s tongue-shaped leaves curling out from the center stalk. Chosen on a whim from the West Coast Seeds catalogue, this is for sure a keeper… Continue Reading “Favourite Green 2010: Amish Deer Tongue”