Category Archives: garden

Blueberry-Rhubarb Jam

Posted on July 4, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

A friend of the blog, DeAnn Kautzmann, gave me a lovely jar of blueberry rhubarb jam last year. I enjoyed it on winter popovers and English muffins and toast, with cream cheese or just butter. It could really get in … Continue reading →

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Raw Kale Salad

Posted on July 3, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Now that all the tender greens are done, but it’s 95 degrees and I don’t want to cook, I decided to try something I’ve been wondering about: raw kale as a salad green. The common wisdom on kale, like collards … Continue reading →

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Midsummer Salad

Posted on June 30, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Just had to post this to prove that miracles do happen (or global warming is worse than we thought). This salad I had for dinner last night does indeed have two cherry tomatoes on it from the garden. Tomatoes in June … Continue reading →

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Broccoli Gorgonzola Pasta

Posted on June 27, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

The food situation is so good right now, solidly in the middle season in terms of the garden. Last week there was the first great stir fry with broccoli, snow peas, onion, radishes and swiss chard that showed the complexity … Continue reading →

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Garlic Harvest

Posted on June 26, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last night for my birthday I wanted to, of course, make a special dinner. I made cavatelli using ricotta and a duck egg in the dough and it was lovely. I topped it with a medley of sauteed mushrooms from Forest … Continue reading →

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Back to the Garden

Posted on June 23, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

After a week away, this morning I ventured out into the vegetable garden. The flower garden in front of the house was looking great, but I wasn’t sure what I’d find out back. It has rained and rained and rained … Continue reading →

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Communal Weeding Project

Posted on June 17, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last year Steve and Tim decided to cut down on the mowing in the Commons area of the farm and move the prairie in toward the center. They planted large, curved areas of wildflowers and mowed it to keep the … Continue reading →

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Now Things Get Interesting

Posted on June 14, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Beets! We’re still eating greens, and not the least of them are the beet greens themselves, but the move from lettuce and spinach salads to more variety, including kale and Swiss chard, feels complete with the first beet harvest. Last year I … Continue reading →

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No chicks

Posted on June 9, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

For those of you who, like me, were completely enamored by the ten baby teal chicks on our pond, I have bad news. After watching them happily play all day Sunday and again seeing them out there swimming Monday after … Continue reading →

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Produce Progress

Posted on June 6, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Things seem to be happening in the garden much faster than usual this year. Maybe this is what people in temperate zones experience! Here is a photo of the lettuce/greens bed on May 2, 2012. Here is a photo of … Continue reading →

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