Chicory is a fantastic plant—it has anti-inflammatory properties and is a common additive to coffee—but my favorite feature is its flowers. Chicory flowers open in the early morning, ready to greet the sun, but then—like me—they’re ready for a nap by the early afternoon. Unlike many flowers, each chicory bloom only lasts for one day and then never blooms again.…
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Sunflowers are totally new to me. I’ve never really been around them, I just know I appreciate that I’m not allergic to their seeds and they make a great substitute for nuts in many recipes. This year was apparently just not a great one for flowers–my parents’ dahlia farm suffered, and so did everyone else’s sunflowers and other water-hungry blooms.…
They say every gardener comes to loathe zucchini at some point in the season. I don’t loathe it, though! I just… I understand why someone might. The thing is, even though zukes are not my favorite veggie, they work super well as filler. My personal favorite recipe is homemade veggie bouillon using those sneaky giant zukes (the ones I have,…
I love pickled anything, and it turns out that’s just the fastest way to preserve the harvest when there’s excess. One of my friends was craving crunchy pickles, but everything at the grocery store was letting her down. I decided to make things right with a small batch of this recipe. My sister is also obsessed with pickled red onions,…
Every garden year is so different, which I both love and hate. But I suppose the unpredictability of it all is what helps me learn the most! Last year, peppers that were supposed to be green turned out delicious, while anything that was supposed to take on color failed to mature. But this year, the color is vibrant and the…
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If someone asks me how I am, I don’t have to say ‘living the dream’… I can say ‘cultivating the dream.’ It’s about now and the future. Every day I choose: "today, I will savor the now"; or, "today, I will work for tomorrow." This blog is about both of those choices and finding a balance between them. Read More
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