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Milestone Dinner, All Local and All Delicious

May 13, 2012 by rachelocal

Friday night my husband and I co-conspired and created a delicious dinner made with local ingredients. Every single thing on our plate was local. And most of it was grown in the backyard (or John’s backyard)! I feel like this is a milestone for me, because I grew some of the food we ate. Walked outside and picked it. This milestone seems even bigger, given the fact that it wasn’t hard to make this meal. Everything was on hand. No […]

Categories: Farmer's Markets, Gardening, Recipes • Tags: food, gardening, local, locavore, radishes

Radish Revelations

May 4, 2012 by rachelocal

Because of all the rain here as of late, my garden is fairing splendidly. Yesterday after a chat with John, I realized an entire row of plants I thought might be beet seedlings trying to make their way into an actual beet were weeds! I pulled them up, so now my garden will thrive even more, I hope. Who knew you can tell if it’s a weed by the red root? Thanks, John! After the weed pulling, I checked the […]

Categories: Gardening • Tags: food, gardening, life, local, radishes

Phew! I Am Not a Gardening Failure

April 14, 2012 by rachelocal

The other morning I walked tentatively to the garden bed to find an excellent surprise: the garden is growing! I’m not sure why I’m so surprised by this “phenomenon.” Don’t gardens grow? Isn’t that what they do? Wasn’t that the purpose of sowing seeds and watering incessantly? All true, but I am still heaving a sigh filled with relief and anticipation. So far, here’s what my labor produced: The arugula is coming along nicely, but I do believe the little […]

Categories: Gardening • Tags: arugula, food, gardening, life, local, locavore, radishes