Much is conjured in the kitchen, over the steam and bubble of a jam pot - sweet anticipation, yes, I am bottling summer, but also, curiously, a deep lament, for the fact that I am learning this out of a …
The Chard Files
Apologies to Lisa as I have been a delinquent contributor! Back at home after most of the summer on the coast. I am now blanching and freezing veggies from my in-laws' garden. Chard and zucchini. The chard is a welcome …
Nature’s Gifts – Chanterelles
October might have caught you by the surprise. Embrace it, by going mushroom hunting. Kristina Bland effuses over the joy of chanterelle season.
Farming for Change: introducing writer-farmer John Alpaugh
What better place to wait out a global pandemic than working on an organic farm in Pemberton? John Alpaugh reflects on how he landed here.
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Bring your own bubbles: how to make a ginger bug (wild fermented soda) ie your own healthy pop
I didn't want to buy Soda Stream cartridges, so I made my own bubbles. It still makes me ridiculously happy. And it's easy, too.
To be prepared, ask a better question
I've been wrestling with the task of getting a 72 hour emergency preparedness kit together for years now. And still have made no real progress on that grab and go bag. On Thursday, as kids headed off back to school, …
An end to the fits and starts
I recently, well 33 days ago, signed up for a creative workshop that asks that you ship something every day for 100 days. It's hard. I am a "do it when the muse shows up" creative. And, this course teaches …
Thank-you Bees!
From 20 hives, our own Nurture in Nature bees have been busy buzzzyy... Our own honey is now available in our Farm-acy Stand and with the wax caps from the honey combs, came an exciting learning day of rendering the …
Rainy August Day in Pemberton – Make These Cookies!
Torrential rain here in Pemberton today. A good day for baking. These cookies I adapted from a John Bishop recipe from his cookbook At Home. They are great for road trips. I have not had luck with PB cookies lately …
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Picklepalooza: preserving high summer for my Future Self (and friends)
It's not really cost-effective, this pickling and preserving business, I realize, as I empty another $20 bottle of Bragg's apple cider vinegar into a pot. My husband keeps checking in, nervously asking "Are you having fun?" because these evenings are …
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Laughing Crow’s farm monster is alive!
When I interviewed Kerry and Andrew last year, for a story about local farmers, Andrew shared his idea that the farm is a kind of mechanical beast that they build up every year, that eventually lurches to life. I loved …
