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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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Oct 12, 20243 min read
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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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Sep 3, 20242 min read
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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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Jun 3, 20214 min read
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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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May 21, 20212 min read
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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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Mar 7, 20214 min read
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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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Dec 9, 20204 min read
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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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Nov 17, 20203 min read
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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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Sep 20, 20201 min read
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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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Aug 8, 20204 min read
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The Sweet Taste of Roses
I enjoy the taste and scent of roses in my jello.
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Jun 9, 20202 min read
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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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Nov 26, 20195 min read
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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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Sep 16, 20192 min read
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Bone Broth Basics
Ancient and New, Slow Cook or Instant Pot Bone Broth Provides Nutrients
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Jun 8, 20192 min read
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