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Book Review: Talking Dirt

August 5, 2010
talking dirt: organic gardening book

Talking Dirt: The Dirt Diva’s Guide Down-to-Earth Guide to Organic Gardening Author: Annie Spiegelman Ms. Spiegelman has a sassy writing style that may put some people off, and make others feel like they are getting advice from an old friend with a sense of humor. Here’s an example where she recounts her experiences as a [...]

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Now Is the Time to Plan Your Fall Garden

August 4, 2010

Although it feels like fall and winter are a long way off, the months of July and August are the time to plan and start your fall garden. If you’ve never grown a fall garden before, you’ll need to do some planning and calculating backwards from your first frost date. In Colorado Springs, it is [...]

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Recipe: Summer Squash Sandwiches

August 1, 2010

I grilled some summer squash to have with dinner the other night, and was looking for something to do with the leftovers. This may sound a bit boring, but it actually is quite delicious. The key is a really flavorful bread. If you can’t find Rudi’s bread, (in Colorado Springs it is available at Sammy’s, [...]

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Garlic Salt from Garlic Scapes

August 1, 2010
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Not sure what to do with those garlic scapes you got in your CSA share? Try garlic-scape garlic salt. I heard about this recipe on the Earth Eats podcast, and decided to give it a try. I took the suggestions from the recipe and tweaked it a little to make it more garlicky, and more [...]

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CSA SNAFU & Great Customer Service

July 30, 2010
Great customer service from Grant Farms

This week, my Grant Farms veggie and egg CSA-shares went missing. I showed up at the pick-up sight, and the only thing left were two fruit shares — no eggs or veggies! — Some CSA member took the wrong shares. This wasn’t the first time this happened, two weeks ago, my fruit share was not there. I [...]

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This Week’s CSA Shares: July 28, 2010

July 28, 2010

Here is what we received in this week’s share, and how we used it: 1 dozen eggs: went into various baked goods, and made hard-boiled eggs (egg-salad sandwiches) 1 bag salad greens: washed and bagged. Ate these quickly, as they do not last long. Used in salads. 1 bag English peas: shelled and froze the [...]

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Is Cheap Food Worth the Real Cost?

July 28, 2010

I just read a piece in High Country News by Mike Callicrate from Ranch Foods Direct called “Our cheap food comes at a high price.” Americans are eating more and more “food-like substances” — as Michael Pollan likes to call processed food — without thinking about the health implications, or why food has gotten so [...]

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CSA Preserving Share: Drying, Freezing and Canning 2010-Part 2

July 20, 2010
canning and preserving, making pickles

Planning and Preparations If you read my recent post on preserving for 2010, you know that I’ve signed up for a preserving-share from Grant Family Farms. I really want this endeavor to be a success, so I am planning everything as much in advance as possible. I have canned before, so I have most of [...]

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What To Do With the Kohlrabi You Got in Your CSA Share

July 18, 2010
kohlrabi from our csa share

We got a small kohlrabi in our CSA share last week. It weighed about 6 oz. This can be the challenge of your CSA share – getting one lone vegetable, and an unusual one like kohlrabi. As I considered the options, I thought it might make a good cold salad, if it was shredded. As [...]

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Monthly Drawing

July 14, 2010
Gardening giveaway, contest

Since I did not do a monthly drawing last month, I plan to make it up to you by announcing three winners for July – one each from my Twitter followers, Facebook fans and E-mail subscribers. I will be giving away two seed collections and a gardening gift card. I will announce the winners in the [...]

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