Category Archives: garden

Behold the Jimmy Nardello!

Posted on August 17, 2011 by susanmsink@gmail.com

The Jimmy Nardello is a sweet pepper that is long and red. It is gorgeous, and I worked hard to grow these suckers– starting with a heating pad under the little seed trays in the spring after the first set … Continue reading →

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A Nice Nicoise

Posted on August 13, 2011 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’ve been whining so heartily about the garden recently that I’m embarrassed when we sit down to a lovely and delicious meal from its harvest each night. As a reality check, here is a photo of the Salade Nicoise we … Continue reading →

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Shared Misfortune

Posted on August 10, 2011 by susanmsink@gmail.com

The movement toward eating local and growing food is never more apparant than in the amount of press coverage it gets around here. Although large vegetable gardens have always been the norm around here, I think the entrance into gardening … Continue reading →

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Abundance and Scarcity

Posted on August 3, 2011 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last Sunday’s Gospel reading was on the miracle of the loaves and fishes. I attended the local Mass at Mary Magdalen the First Apostle, a congregation of women and men who meet once a month for Mass presided over by … Continue reading →

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Havest Mistake

Posted on July 26, 2011 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Two weeks ago, I made a significant harvest mistake. I haven’t wanted to admit it on the blog, but hey, I am a new gardener. As Steve said, “You won’t do this next year!” I just can’t understand why I … Continue reading →

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Vacation and the Garden

Posted on July 23, 2011 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I was on vacation for a week in Washington State, and while I was gone, it seems like all havoc broke loose in the garden. The first two days of my trip, it rained heavily here, and the last four … Continue reading →

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One Night of Cauliflower

Posted on July 7, 2011 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Remember when I bought four cauliflower plants back in May, thinking they were cabbage? Well, I can’t remember a single time I have cooked cauliflower before tonight. I pulled out two of the four plants to make room for the cabbage … Continue reading →

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Locavore

Posted on July 6, 2011 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It’s easy to be a locavore come July in Minnesota. Between the garden, the St. Joseph Farmer’s Market and our new Minnesota Street Market Co-op that carries Forest mushrooms grown right up the road and local, organic milk, I’m even making local pizzas! Friday … Continue reading →

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Fruit

Posted on July 2, 2011 by susanmsink@gmail.com

In Barbara Kingsolver’s book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, when the family contemplates what they will miss most during their year of eating locally and seasonally, her older daughter laments the loss of fresh fruit. With good planning, after a year one could … Continue reading →

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Snow Pea Season

Posted on June 29, 2011 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This week marked the beginning of snow pea season. Snow peas are the crop where I feel like I’m starting to get my money’s worth from the garden. Snow peas are expensive, and there is nothing like them. My other … Continue reading →

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