Food

My friend Kelly gave me a cutting from her blackberries and I planted it outside the kitchen door, near the herb garden.  I realize this means that someday soon I’ll have to carry a machete to hack my way through the patch into the kitchen, but with the fruit growing closer to the house,...
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A Senior Engineer/Scientist/Tech Officer for Ontario Power Generation recently sent out a call for participants in what I think is a very cool program: Do You Grow Fruits, Vegetables or Use Well Water? If you live within 10 km of the Darlington or Pickering sites and grow fruits, vegetables or use well water as a drinking...
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Last summer a local resident of my town responded to an ad I placed on Freecycle looking for a rhubarb cutting.  This year the plant is doing spectacularly, and although I didn’t harvest any rhubarb this season, the dramatic plant is a welcome addition to my vegetable garden. Something unexpected has happened, however: the plant...
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Whether you prefer to call this time of year “late summer” or “early autumn”, there is no doubt that tomato season is in full swing. Local farmer’s markets, grocery stores and home garden stands are bursting with fresh tomatoes of countless varieties. One of the easiest ways to preserve the unique flavour of summer vegetables,...
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Over the weekend I got back out into the garden after over a week away.  There are a lot of weeds everywhere, since it’s been raining daily for the last week or so, with warm temperatures and high humidity.  My favourite thing growing in the back yard right now is a white acorn squash. ...
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