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Shaari

Jun 3
4 min

More Edible Flowers!

Spring is rushing into summer here in the US Pacific Northwest. We’re still getting rain, drizzle, and intermittent showers. The lilacs...

Shaari

May 21
2 min

Go Ahead. Eat the Centerpiece!

It’s the end of the short lilac season. The botanical name, Syringa, harkens to the beautiful wood nymph of Greek mythology. Lilac...

Shaari

Mar 8
4 min

Have Your Cake and Beet It

It’s a crazy season. Winter leaves slowly, haltingly. Spring crocus and freckled hellebore flowers appear out of nowhere. Chard and kale...

Shaari

Dec 9, 2020
4 min

Of Sun and Shadow

Soup of Sun and Shadow The shadows of the momentary sunshine reach across the newly planted field and beyond the deer grazing there; a...

Shaari

Nov 17, 2020
3 min

Africa's Morning Glory

Choose a sweet potato which is firm and has no sign or smell of mold. Scrub just before cooking and enjoy those skins.

Shaari

Sep 20, 2020
1 min

Chatting with the Kingston Garden Club

Last Spring I was invited to give a talk at the Kingston Garden Club's September meeting. Questions loomed including, Would we still be...

Shaari

Aug 8, 2020
4 min

Q&A In the Garden, Compost Happens

Here are the steps and resources to get beautiful, rich, living, friable soil from your compost.

Shaari

Jun 9, 2020
2 min

The Sweet Taste of Roses

I enjoy the taste and scent of roses in my jello.

Shaari

Nov 26, 2019
5 min

The Serpent and Me

Between the fall and spring equinox and beyond 37 degrees latitude the sun’s energy is too diffused for our bodies to manufacture Vitamin D3

Shaari

Sep 16, 2019
2 min

Quince Harvest

I was pleased and surprised to find about eight large ripe yellow green quinces ready to pick. I brought my floral smelling bounty inside,

Shaari

Jun 8, 2019
2 min

Bone Broth Basics

Ancient and New, Slow Cook or Instant Pot Bone Broth Provides Nutrients

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More Edible Flowers!

Go Ahead. Eat the Centerpiece!

Have Your Cake and Beet It

Of Sun and Shadow

Africa's Morning Glory

Chatting with the Kingston Garden Club

Q&A In the Garden, Compost Happens

The Sweet Taste of Roses

The Serpent and Me

Quince Harvest

Bone Broth Basics

Figuring

On

Food

Well Being:

Nutrition, Movement, and Gardening