I didn’t grow up eating Swiss chard, probably because it wasn’t readily available in stores back then, but it is now. I see it everywhere. It’s also very easy to grow and it produces all summer and even lasts after a few frosts. It can be cooked just like spinach and can be added to […]
This time of the year, for anyone who has a reasonable size garden, is both awesome and overwhelming. The garden is bursting with perfectly ripe peppers, tomatoes, beans, tomatillos, egg plants, broccoli, not to mention crowed rows of kale, Swiss chard, spinach and herbs, just to name a few. It’s pay-off time for all the […]
On Saturday I had the privilege of being a judge for the chili cook off at SASHA Farm’s Fall Festival. I had heard much about SASHA Farm but had yet to visit until now. SASHA Farm is the largest farm animal sanctuary in the midwest and is sheltering and caring for more than 200 animals. […]
We grew dill this year to make pickles but, unfortunately, the variety of cucumbers we grew ended up being a poor choice for pickles, so we were really happy to hear about dilly beans. Dilly beans are basically pickled beans, and in all my years of canning, I have never canned anything this easy. […]
