Archive for June, 2010

A Tip For Transplanting Tomatoes

June 8th, 2010 - posted under: The Farm » Flora

Ahhh, tomatoes, the ruby gems of the garden treasure chest. Fresh-from-the-yard tomatoes are one of summer’s true delights, the crowning jewel in countless warm-weather dishes. If there was only one thing I could grow, it would easily be tomatoes. Hands down. No questions. And you can too! No matter where you are in the northern [...]

MMM #12 First Check-In

June 7th, 2010 - posted under: Furthermore » Monday Monthly Mission

1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 * 7 * 8 * 9 * 10 * 11 * 12 * 13 * 14 * 15 * 16 Our mission this month is all about facing down a demon, besting a bad habit to better ourselves. Because there is a great potential [...]

The Friday Feedback Forum

June 5th, 2010 - posted under: Furthermore » Feedback

So . . . *ahem* . . . the Friday Feedback Forum comes to you on Saturday. See, last night Waits and I passed out directly following dinner, and didn’t so much as stir until after midnight. Whoops! Don’t know what all that was about, but I do know that it felt reeeeeally good. So [...]

A Tip For Thinning Your Garden: Don’t Waste Those Babies!

June 3rd, 2010 - posted under: The Farm » Flora

It’s late spring and hopefully your gardens are beginning to take shape. If you sowed your seeds directly to soil, now is about the time to thin out your rows. It’s important to overplant in case some seeds are sterile, but then it’s just as important to remove the excess, preventing competition. Sad for the [...]

Recipe: Smokey Baba Ganoush

June 2nd, 2010 - posted under: The Food » Recipes

Okay, I have to admit something to you. I’m . . . not so into eggplant. I know, I know. Bad foodie! Bad veg*n! I’m not proud. But every so often I’ll get one in a dollar bag or something. And when that happens I’ll make that eggplant do the one thing I like eggplants [...]