My garden is moving into high gear after our serious heat and humidity last week. Eggplant, green beans, broccoli, sunflowers, zucchini, crookneck squash, chard and peppers are all producing well. The only thing lagging behind are my tomatoes. Read more ›
I love local products. And when I say local, I mean small producers making and selling quality goods near their own back yard. When I’m at home in Minneapolis and whenever I travel, I like to see what food, drink and products are made where I’m at. Read more ›
My daughter and I are on vacation this week in California with my brother, sister-in-law, nephew, mother, father, step-father and step-brother. Yep, that’s my modern family. Read more ›
Mother Nature is giving me a sign. Not sure if it’s a thumbs up or the finger, but it’s definitely a sign. In the last week my friends and I have encounters wild creatures far to numerous to miss. Read more ›
I spent the morning doing my community garden hours at Southside Star. I put together our new 4 stroke weed wacker and did some edging around the garden plots. The Minneapolis tour of gardens is coming up and we want our place to look good. Read more ›
I picked this little beauty from my backyard garden, in all it’s Sun Gold glory. Then I made the mistake of showing it to my 4 year old daughter. She is a tomato fan like I am. The whining was brutal! So we split this tiny morsel in half. Lovely. Now my plants better hurry up and produce or I’ll never hear the end of it. Read more ›
I am a garden hoarder. Officially, I have three vegetable gardens; my backyard pottage, my first plot at historic WWII victory garden Dowling Community, and my latest plot at the freshly unveiled Southside Star community garden. Read more ›
My Southside Star Community is finally producing something. The weather in Minnesota has been very wet this summer until July. Consequently, everything is very late. I should have had that cherry tomatoes at least 2 weeks ago. But today Read more ›