Well, I went to the garden yesterday afternoon (didn't go in the morning b/c it was so COLD!) and it was obvious that Jack Frost had paid a visit. After talking to my farmer, he confirmed that they had...it work?, etc. Thanks for having the courage to step up and be the first sharers to join in this new concept to Portage. Together, we CAN create a safer world for us all to live in. -organicsheri :
eggplant scallions bell pepper cayenne pepper summer squash (zucchini, patty pan [green & yellow]) beets (golden Detroit) tomatoes (roma for sauces and Persimmon for eating...these are not quite ripe yet...one) and purple peacock) herbs: marjoram (in small bin by itself) oregano & thyme (in small bin together) basil (purple ruffles...might this be the end for the basil?) wow...that's quite a bin...
melon (Minnesota midget) leave it out for a couple more days I think. The one we ate was 'almost' perfect. cayenne pepper tomato (eating and roma for sauces) bell pepper eggplant beet (golden and...bad little bugs and I stopped the mass squishing. Then I spied one with its sucker in a tomato and I knew I'd caught it red handed. This has been a great year for bugs and weeds it would seem. :
In today's bin: Tomatoes: -roma (for sauces) -eating - cherry (black & Andrina) New Zealand spinach beets (3 kinds) carrots scallions bell peppers (these are red ones and they will likely turn if left for a bit) lettuce mix with round leaf mallow summer squash -patty pan -zucchini yellow beans broccoli garlic basil marjoram And lots of rain!!
In today's bin: carrots - the regular orange roots as well as little thinnings from the second planting beets - chioggias, dark red Detroits and one albino scallions Swiss chard green pepper a bulb of...summer squash, once they come, they really come! No fear, you'll have zucchini in abundance one of these days, and enough for the freezer for that zucchini chocolate cake in the dead of winter too
NZ spinach kale (Red Russian) Swiss chard beet (chioggia & cylindra) carrot green beans purple beans romaine lettuce mesclun potato (warba, eramosa, norland) rhubarb green pepper basil parsley (Italian...lots of flowers for the future weeks. cherry tomatoes. They are "this far" from being ready for you this week. The Andrinas and black cherry will be in your bin next week, barring a natural disaster
In today's bin: green pepper snow peas purple beans Swiss chard mesclun Romaine lettuce potatoes rhubarb beets carrots raspberries basil mint There were a few hot days this past week, very early in the...it helped me in any way) which is more than my house in Portage had. Our hydro wasn't back on until mid-afternoon! I hope they are doing some sundances at the pow wow in Long Plain this weekend!!
This potato salad can definitely be a stand-alone dish. Hey, it does have meat in it! I'm not a huge fan of sausage, but the kielbasa was actually quite good. We used Swiss chard instead of kale (what's...bacon
Sautéing Swiss chard
Boiling potatoes
Boiling potatoes
Recipe source: Rachael Ray's 365 No Repeats: A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners
African Pineapple Peanut Stew 1 cup chopped onions 2 garlic cloves, minced or pressed (or garlic scapes) 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 bunch kale or Swiss chard (4 cups sliced) 2...luck with that, but oh that herb is picky and difficult! Maybe I need to take a trip to Mexico to see how it's grown. My guess: by the ocean where the temps are more reasonable than here. ~Sher
