The number of farmers’ markets has nearly doubled in the past 10 years. “Locally grown” is a buzz phrase that is no longer reserved for the conscientious consumer. Veteran farmers’ market goers and organic-cotton-tee-wearing yuppies alike are giving local products a more thoughtful glance before making their produce purchases. Despite local produce being all the […]
I noticed a few days ago that some of our herb stores were getting dangerously low—especially dried oregano, a critical ingredient for the homemade pizza we often make on pizza/movie nights.
States across the U.S. are passing electronic-recycling laws that will hold electronics manufacturers responsible for e-waste. Computers and other electronic devices have become a necessary part of every day life in the United States. But if you’ve gotten blue screen of death or lost your entire music collection, you know they don’t last forever. Trashing […]
Our chickens have the run of the yard during the day and have taught me a whole lot about what chickens—or at least, my chickens—will eat.
Courtesy Stock.XCHNG Staking your tomato plant could keep the fruit from sunburning during hot July weather. It’s early July, and tomatoes are already beginning to show off their soft, red flesh. But with heat indexes rising, urban farmers need to put extra care into their tomato plants to see the benefits of a hearty harvest. Pruning […]
The cucumbers in the garden are now producing their usual early summer bounty.
After days of experiencing mostly gloom and rain, my family and I finally located that big shiny, scorching hot orb-thing … um, what do you call it again? ... down in southern California last week.
I emphatically am not a cocktail person. For me, a relaxing and civilized alternative to the cocktail is the European tradition of aperitifs.
Take a sharp knife and cut the stem of the scion wood sharply at a diagonal.
