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A Real Sandwich
Digital Photograph
2021
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There’s a sandwich and then there’s a real sandwich. A real sandwich is composed of homemade bread made with freshly-ground whole wheat, sliced turkey, and a very tall stack of freshly washed greens from the garden. Delicious!
2021
DESCRIPTION:
There’s a sandwich and then there’s a real sandwich. A real sandwich is composed of homemade bread made with freshly-ground whole wheat, sliced turkey, and a very tall stack of freshly washed greens from the garden. Delicious!
Blessed Are the Pollinators
Digital Photograph
2020
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The primary purpose of planting flowers in a vegetable garden is to attract pollinators who greatly increase your yields. Their beauty, while secondary, is a bonus as well. Here a bumblebee feasts on the blooms of a Veronica perennial.
2020
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The primary purpose of planting flowers in a vegetable garden is to attract pollinators who greatly increase your yields. Their beauty, while secondary, is a bonus as well. Here a bumblebee feasts on the blooms of a Veronica perennial.
Broccoli
Digital Photograph
2020
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Broccoli is a cool weather crop that can be sown in the garden in early spring (for spring harvest) and again in late summer (for fall harvest). Lightly steam the broccoli until it is bright green then top with a pinch of sea salt and a squeeze of lemon juice. It is a complete meal.
2020
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Broccoli is a cool weather crop that can be sown in the garden in early spring (for spring harvest) and again in late summer (for fall harvest). Lightly steam the broccoli until it is bright green then top with a pinch of sea salt and a squeeze of lemon juice. It is a complete meal.
Butternut Squash
Digital Photograph
2020
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Winter squash is grown in the summer but can be stored for consumption in the winter. Butternut squash is a prolific producer and the squash stores well all winter. Brush it with olive oil and roast it in the oven or create winter-worthy butternut squash soup.
2020
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Winter squash is grown in the summer but can be stored for consumption in the winter. Butternut squash is a prolific producer and the squash stores well all winter. Brush it with olive oil and roast it in the oven or create winter-worthy butternut squash soup.
Cabbage
Digital Photograph
2020
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Cabbage growing in the garden is one of the most exquisitely artistic vegetables. Cabbage harvested directly from the garden is surprisingly mild and delicate in flavor.
2020
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Cabbage growing in the garden is one of the most exquisitely artistic vegetables. Cabbage harvested directly from the garden is surprisingly mild and delicate in flavor.
Canning Day
Digital Photograph
2020
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Preserving tomatoes is an ongoing effort. Whenever enough tomatoes are ripened to create 10-12 quarts, it is time to can. On the left is my juicer to create fresh tomato juice for canning. On the right are the tomatoes that will be canned in quart jars. The labor is not so difficult when I continue to can these medium-sized batches. The bliss of cooking Bolognese sauces in the winter with canned homegrown tomatoes is priceless.
2020
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Preserving tomatoes is an ongoing effort. Whenever enough tomatoes are ripened to create 10-12 quarts, it is time to can. On the left is my juicer to create fresh tomato juice for canning. On the right are the tomatoes that will be canned in quart jars. The labor is not so difficult when I continue to can these medium-sized batches. The bliss of cooking Bolognese sauces in the winter with canned homegrown tomatoes is priceless.
Carrots Fresh Out of the Garden
Digital Photograph
2020
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Carrots like to grow in my garden now that the soil is amended to their liking. Children’s eyes get as big as saucers when they pull up a carrot from the garden. I convert veggie-resistant children to veggie-lovers simply by letting them pull up carrots in the garden. When they harvest it, they love to eat it.
2020
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Carrots like to grow in my garden now that the soil is amended to their liking. Children’s eyes get as big as saucers when they pull up a carrot from the garden. I convert veggie-resistant children to veggie-lovers simply by letting them pull up carrots in the garden. When they harvest it, they love to eat it.
Carrots Freshly Washed from the Garden
Digital Photograph
2020
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A freshly harvested and washed carrot is beautiful, delicious, and versatile. I enjoy them raw. Fresh carrots steamed and then sautéed with butter and candied ginger are a treat.
2020
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A freshly harvested and washed carrot is beautiful, delicious, and versatile. I enjoy them raw. Fresh carrots steamed and then sautéed with butter and candied ginger are a treat.
Fiddle Leaf Fig
Digital Photograph
2020
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Common objects viewed from a different perspective often disclose their innate loveliness. This close-up of the structure and veining of a fiddle leaf fig is striking in its beauty.
2020
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Common objects viewed from a different perspective often disclose their innate loveliness. This close-up of the structure and veining of a fiddle leaf fig is striking in its beauty.
Orach Greens after Rain
Digital Photograph
2020
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Orach greens grow in a variety of colors but the chartreuse green variety is one of my favorites.
2020
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Orach greens grow in a variety of colors but the chartreuse green variety is one of my favorites.
Peppers Harvest
Digital Photograph
2020
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Both sweet and hot peppers produce throughout the summer. But the pepper plants become prolific in late summer and early fall. Sitting in my harvest basket are Ajvorski, bell, poblano and jalepeno peppers ready to be enjoyed now (fresh) or preserved (dehydrated). Experimenting with hot pepper jellies is on the horizon.
2020
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Both sweet and hot peppers produce throughout the summer. But the pepper plants become prolific in late summer and early fall. Sitting in my harvest basket are Ajvorski, bell, poblano and jalepeno peppers ready to be enjoyed now (fresh) or preserved (dehydrated). Experimenting with hot pepper jellies is on the horizon.
Pollinator Magnets in the Garden
Digital Photograph
2020
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A gardener friend introduced me to the Calendula flower a few years ago and now the annual is part of my pollinator-attracting team every year.
2020
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A gardener friend introduced me to the Calendula flower a few years ago and now the annual is part of my pollinator-attracting team every year.
Red Cabbage After Rain
Digital Photograph
2020
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Red cabbage adds to its inherent beauty with the red leaf veining on the blue/green background. It is stunning in the garden and delicious as well.
2020
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Red cabbage adds to its inherent beauty with the red leaf veining on the blue/green background. It is stunning in the garden and delicious as well.
Snap Peas Taste Test
Digital Photograph
2020
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Planting diverse cultivars of a single vegetable is good horticulture practice. Fresh snap peas with edible pods are about as tasty a snack as you can find.
2020
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Planting diverse cultivars of a single vegetable is good horticulture practice. Fresh snap peas with edible pods are about as tasty a snack as you can find.
Tomatoes End of Season
Digital Photograph
2020
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Tomato plants continue to produce and ripen fruit until the first frost. Tomatoes left on the vine will be damaged by frost. Every year on the afternoon before the first frost, I pull all the tomatoes and store them on my back porch picnic table. As they bask in the morning sun protected from the frost, they continue to ripen for several weeks. Typically 90% of these end-of-season tomatoes ripen and are eaten fresh or are canned.
2020
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Tomato plants continue to produce and ripen fruit until the first frost. Tomatoes left on the vine will be damaged by frost. Every year on the afternoon before the first frost, I pull all the tomatoes and store them on my back porch picnic table. As they bask in the morning sun protected from the frost, they continue to ripen for several weeks. Typically 90% of these end-of-season tomatoes ripen and are eaten fresh or are canned.
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