Archive for May 2008
Springtime Salad
Hurrah, it’s our first big harvest of the year! To celebrate spring, the Family Garden ended the month of May with a picnic. ...
Canuco Farms
It’s a rare treat when I get to visit Union Square’s Friday Greenmarket, but yesterday morning, up early and unable to fall back asleep, I took a jog over the bridge from Brooklyn to see if anyone else was up in ...
Asparagus: Don’t Knock It ’til You’ve…
Here in New York City, springtime at the Greenmarket is a stumble towards the oh-my-God glorious harvests of our rich summers. Don’t let the slim-pickin’ fool you: there’s a wide range of tasty delights to be found on farmers’ tables even these rainy ...
Chicago Honey Co-op
This past summer, a visit to the Chicago’s farmers’ market yielded more than sweet August peaches and heirloom tomatoes. Fresh off the boat (plane) from adventures in the South Pacific, I was looking for info on bees. For three ...
Sprouts!
What says “springtime” better than the delicate little umbrella of a baby plant’s Cotyledon leaves? Like two thumbprints, like a wee butterfly, like little rabbit’s ears, these precious troopers pop up out of the soil and grant the plant its first taste ...
Flowers: If you can’t eat ‘em, Enjoy ‘em!
As May wraps up, tulips are on their way out. We’ll cut the flowers, let the green leaves gather up a bit more energy and die back, and then dig out the replenished bulb and growing bulblets to save for next ...
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