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The first seedlings arrive

February 2nd, 2009 by Jess · No Comments · Miscellaneous, Plot Updates, arugula, beets, broccoli, carrot, onion, radish, seedlings, spinach

The garden has been moving along rather quickly since we bounced back, and I’ve gotten a little behind in the posting. It ought to take me this week just to catch up. There are a number of stages in this process that are particularly exciting, and sewing seeds is one of them (harvesting, of course, […]

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Are we eating fewer vegetables?

January 29th, 2009 by Jess · No Comments · Growing Politics, Miscellaneous

The United States grew fewer fresh vegetables last year than the previous one. This, even as concepts like organics, whole foods, and the overall food supply chain grabbed the public’s attention. This is kinda interesting, isn’t it? We’re growing less, and we’re also planting less land for veggies. And here’s the kicker: the value of […]

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Garden Salad with Spinach-stuffed Shells

June 6th, 2008 by Jess · No Comments · Miscellaneous, Pasta, Recipes, Veggies

The lettuce greens are so incredibly fresh that all I added was a little chive, grated zucchini, and evil store-bought croutons (one of my big weaknesses). The shells could have used less cheese and more spinach, but were pretty darn good nonetheless.

Sorry, no recipe this time around as I didn’t measure anything! But essentially, I […]

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