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Greenhouse Visit
Last Wednesday (pre-junket) I went to visit a greenhouse in Buffalo, Minnesota. The greenhouse is part of the alternative/technical high school in Buffalo, but was not being used this year. Two farmers rented the space to grow greens and plant … Continue reading
Posted in garden, the Farm
Tagged co-op, farmer's market, food hub, greenhouse growing, greens, sunflower sprouts
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Coolest Small Town in America
I am here in the coolest small town in America, Grand Marais, Minnesota. So says Budget Travel magazine. They have a point. Here at the very northern point of Minnesota along the Lake Superior shoreline, there is a town with some mighty … Continue reading
Posted in Minnesota history
Tagged cool small towns, Grand Marais, Minnesota, Saint John's Bible
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spring forward (and drink kombucha!)
Tonight the clocks, if modern enough, will spring forward all on their own. The sun is already setting near 7 p.m., so starting tomorrow it will set at 8. We spring forward into more sunlight and, although it will snow more before … Continue reading
Posted in garden, recipe
Tagged early greens, garden vegetables, kombucha, kombucha mother, potatoes
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The Coop
A friend on Facebook recently woke up on her birthday and went out of her house to find her husband bought her a shiny new car and there it was with a big bow on it. We all know this moment– from television commercials, … Continue reading
Posted in garden, the Farm
Tagged chicken coop, chickens, homemade chicken coop, raising backyard chickens
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Squash and Pepper Soup
At certain points in the gardening season, when things are coming in fast and furious, many gardeners give up careful canning and preservation strategies and just start chopping up stuff and throwing it in the freezer. I made quite a … Continue reading
Posted in garden, recipe
Tagged butternut squash, frozen vegetables, red peppers, squash soup, vegetable soup, zucchini
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Fine Dining Begins at Home
I’m officially announcing the end of an age. The age of fine dining. It went out with a bang, namely a trip to Restaurant Alma. I’ve been wanting to eat at this restaurant ever since I saw the film Dirty Work: … Continue reading
Posted in garden, recipe, reviews
Tagged art and food, brunch, eggs with salmon and asparagus, Feast, fine dining, gourmet at home, performance art, Restaurant Alma, Weisman Museum
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Prom
If you click on the link, you’ll see what is inside this box. You’re going to want to see what is in this box, and what happens next. http://cowbird.com/story/109654/Prom/ Thanks to Sarah, Tom, and Hannibal Scott and Emily Steere for … Continue reading
New Plant Room
The plant room, formerly known as the basement, is up and running! I love it from the ice cold floor and new storage boxes along the western wall to the super-bright shop lights hanging over the planting bench. A word … Continue reading
Posted in garden
Tagged cold storage, cold storage boxes, grow lights, planting bench, planting room
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Farming
Yesterday I attended the Minnesota Sustainable Farming Association’s (SFA) annual conference at the College of Saint Benedict. It is only a mile from me and brings together small farmers from all over the state. Last year it was at this … Continue reading
Posted in garden, the Farm
Tagged beyond vegetable gardens, community farming, CSA, food hubs, organic farming, small farms, sustainable farming in minnesota, vegetable farming
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Potting Room
I know. I’ve been gone. Not actually, but from the blog. This is, I believe, the longest I’ve gone without posting since I started in 2008. It feels like a really long time. And I have no excuse except, well, … Continue reading