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Dave
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USDA Zone 6bAn organic (mostly) gardener shares his thoughts about gardening, nature, food and striving to be self-sufficient.
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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Fall Garden Update
I’ve been a little under the weather this week (I’ll spare you the gory details) but the veggie garden goes on. We’ve still got fresh turnips, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, lettuce, radicchio, and tatsoi to harvest as we need them. Amazingly, … Continue reading
Hanging On
After reading the great photography write up Composing With Color by Saxon Holt over at Gardening Gone Wild, I was inspired by the scene right out my home office window. The few red leaves of Euonymus alatus left hanging on the … Continue reading
Another Broccoli Bonanza
One of the things I like to make when we have a lot of broccoli is this Broccoli and Walnut salad. It’s a lightened up version of the old standby broccoli-bacon-raisin salad of my youth. Some of those recipes actually called … Continue reading
I Got A New Tent, But It’s Not For Camping
My wife loves gadgets. In fact, she is the first woman I ever met who has more toys than I do! When we first started dating, I was truly amazed (and impressed) by her collection of kitchen tools and accessories. She says … Continue reading
Cauliflower and Other Follies
This recipe is one of my favorite things to do with the wily, sometimes elusive cauliflower.



