Herban Lifestyle’s recent post reminded me that this is the time of year when you can forage for wild wineberries in our area. Wineberries, I learned last year, are of the genus Rubus, the same group as raspberries and blackberries and all manner of delicious little cross-breeds. If I can’t go home to Washington State [...]
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It’s Wineberry Time
Posted in Food, foraging, tagged DC, foraging, wineberries on June 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Seed saving is the new canning
Posted in Gardening, tagged genetics, seed saving on June 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Vegetable gardening and home canning have had a resurgence, so it was only a matter of time before seed saving became the next new trend (of course, it’s not really new at all). Seed saving is really easy, at least for certain types of veggies. Right now all the arugula plants that I let go [...]
All Beans, All The Time
Posted in Food, Gardening, tagged beans, string beans on June 24, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I planted three rows of yellow string beans, each row about four, maybe four and a half feet long. So we’re not talking a huge plantation of beans here. But I’ve already gotten at least 4-5 pounds of beans from this little patch, and more are on the way. It’s a crazy surfeit of beans! [...]
Zowie, what a harvest!
Posted in Food, Gardening, tagged basil, beans, carrots, dill, harvest, herbs, mint, shallots, string beans, swiss chard, tomatoes on June 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
On Friday after work I zipped out to my garden, hoping to do a little weeding before the sun went down (and to avoid going out there in this weekend’s oppressive heat and humidity). I ended up spending most of the time harvesting a huge amount of produce that was absolutely ready to be picked/dug/thinned/etc. [...]
Save Keswick Creamery!
Posted in Food, tagged cheese, CSAs, DC, Keswick Creamery on June 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I subscribe to the DC Food For All email list, and recently Michele Levy sent out a call to lend a hand a family-owned dairy farm that many of us know and love. Keswick Creamery, which makes the most wonderful cheeses (and yogurt and pudding), is in a bit of a sticky situation right now [...]
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Carts & Cocktails: July 7th Happy Hour
Posted in Commentary on June 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Save the date! July’s food blogger happy hour is at The Passenger, and rumor has it that DC’s finest food trucks will be make an appearance nearby. Craft cocktails and the best of DC street food? Sounds pretty awesome to me. The hostess this month is Sylvie from Thrifty Cook DC! RSVP here!
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