The Road Taken
Observations on food, health, growing things in the ground, and New Zealand.
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Sharing Plants in Springtime
From the moment we start seeds early in the new year we’re eager to share the results. A month ago we met to do just that (and then I planted for weeks and hence this tardy post).
Happy shouts as people comb through crowded tables: “Anyone...
No Morels (yet), No Kings (ever)
…wearing our red hat with its sweet little f&*k ICE charm. Hand-knit by a dear friend and just the thing to keep spring’s chilly temps at bay.
Good news: the ramps are up and should be easy pulling after this week’s warm rains.
Over-winte...
Fresh Seed 2026
The blue beech tomato was new to us in 2025, and where has it been all our growing life? This isn’t one of those trick pictures like fisherfolks produce to make the fish look larger.
This is one hefty fruit, and they call it a paste tomat...
The Pepper Project 2025
Trevor started a remarkable 22 pepper varieties from seed last winter, among them the captivating Zebrange, above, shining like a streetlamp through the garden green. For sheer shape and variegated color, Zebrange is one sexy pepper.
The P...
Stand-up Garden Planters
This year we built a few stand-up gardens and added them to the driveway area where we get variable sun throughout the growing season. Art added the upright extensions (recycled from an old futon frame) so I could wrap the planters in fine...
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