The summer is still hot, but we’re already looking toward fall. Join us for a tour of our summer garden. Some of the plants in our garden have been harvested completely, some are finishing up and looking a little sad in the summer heat and unusually dry weather, but we still have some we’re very much looking forward to harvesting. Find out what we planted for the first time this year, what did well for us, what didn’t quite work as planned. In addition, what will be in our fall garden.
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This iced tea tastes better than the international coffee chain version, plus making it at home makes it cheaper and better for you.
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Growing garlic is so easy, even I can do it! I bet you can, too!
There are two types of garlic, but many varieties.
Hardneck varieties have larger cloves, but fewer per head, develop a flower stalk also called a scape, can be easier to peel, produce better in colder climates, don’t store as long. This type will have cloves that develop around a hard stalk that runs up the middle of the head.
Softneck varieties have more but smaller cloves per head, don’t develop a scape, can store longer
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Eating food grown locally and in season go hand-in-hand. So, let’s talk about why we consider these two traits as part of a healthy real food diet.
What are some of the benefits of choosing local and in season as part of a healthy real foods menu?…