Not So Plain Vanilla
Vanilla is anything but ordinary; in fact, it is the second most expensive spice in the world, after saffron. Different grades and types...
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Sep 32 min read
Let Grandma Carry Her Groceries
..with the right approach, you can take proactive steps to improve your bone health and reduce your risk of fractures.
Here are some tips:
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Jun 3, 20214 min read
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...
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May 21, 20212 min read
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...
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Mar 7, 20214 min read
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...
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Dec 9, 20204 min read
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...
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Nov 17, 20203 min read
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.
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Sep 20, 20201 min read
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...
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Aug 8, 20204 min read
Q&A In the Garden, Compost Happens
Here are the steps and resources to get beautiful, rich, living, friable soil from your compost.
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Nov 26, 20195 min read
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
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Sep 16, 20192 min read
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,
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Jun 8, 20192 min read
Bone Broth Basics
Ancient and New, Slow Cook or Instant Pot Bone Broth Provides Nutrients
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