Photo by Judith Hausman Spiced tomato jam pairs well with leftover meats. This year, I intended to thriftily use up and give away my “stash” of jam before next strawberry season or at least before Florida citrus and marmalade season this winter. But I ran across a new formulation of pectin that allows you to pick […]
Yesterday, Uzzi and I were lounging, chewing cud, when Uzzi said, "What’s that?” There was a long-legged, spider-like thing crawling along his back.
Photo by Audrey Pavia My lame hen sits in her carrier waiting for the vet. This is the first time in my life that I’ve owned chickens, so I don’t know if it’s common to have periodic problems with birds in such a small flock. Over the last few years, I have lost two hens […]
Learn how to inoculate a shiitake mushroom log, and grow shiitake mushrooms for production.
Photo by Rick Gush These snails have been farmed specifically for escargot. A couple of times, back when I was in college, my friends and I collected a big mass of common brown garden snails, threw them into an empty, plastic garbage can with a head of shredded lettuce, kept them in the garbage can […]
Photo courtesy Southern SARE Each year, Camp T.U.R.F. provides at-risk youth with hands-on activities at botanical gardens, field research stations, greenhouses and more. Over a two-week period this June, Oklahoma State University Extension hosted its 2012 Camp T.U.R.F. (Tomorrow’s Undergraduates Realizing the Future). Through the program, at-risk youth — all entering their freshman or sophomore […]
Grow oyster mushrooms inside your home—no log required.
I spent yesterday morning digging potatoes. There's probably no more rewarding garden task this time of year.
Photo by Judith Hausman Caponata siciliana is even better the next day, so try doubling the recipe. It’s been a bad year for eggplant in our garden, but another local garden provided me with a shiny-smooth, purple one the other day. Because I recently ate a very good version at a New York restaurant, I […]
Lack of easy access to mammography centers increases rural women’s chances of late-stage breast-cancer diagnosis.
Watch out for these top diseases and pests that threaten your garlic crop and could keep you from growing this culinary favorite for years to come.
Vote for my mom in Casey's Famous People Contest, running Sept. 11 to 25, 2012.
