Last summer Red Earth Farm’s CSA offered locally grown fruits through their buying club each week. In addition to my fruit share I was able to order extra delivered with my share every other week. This summer I am not so lucky. I did not buy a...
Topics: eat local, General

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A recent comment reminded me of my failed, but delicious, leek and swiss chard tart a few months ago. Earlier this week I decided to give it another go and I picked up a box of puff pastry at the store. The next day I went to work. I didn’t have any...
Topics: Vegetables

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A friend emailed me about toddler mealtimes, both to commiserate and ask if I had any advice. Her daughter, like Sam, is no longer interested in eating at dinner time. I know that there are exceptions, as some kids are just good eaters all around, but...
Topics: General

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How can it be August already? The summer is flying by and all I have to show for it are two cups of frozen shredded zucchini. Half a CSA share does not provide enough food for us to preserve for the winter, but with the new baby it’s a good thing we...
Topics: eat local, fruit, Vegetables

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I started my garden late this year and haven’t been paying much attention to it. My husband’s been doing all of the watering without any instruction from me. I should have told him that tomatoes tend to do better when they’re watered...
Topics: eat local, Pasta, Quick and easy

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