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don’t waste garden thinnings: a recipe for braised whole baby beets

July 26, 2011 By support Leave a Comment

I always feel a little lost, a little wasteful when it’s time to thin my garden as though all those little plants, doing their best to grow in our very rocky mountain soil, are being plucked early with no chance of reaching their potential. It’s a curious thought, but I’m known for being particularly sentimental when [...]

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Five Spring-weather Crops that Do Great in Containers

April 20, 2011 By jenny Leave a Comment

It may be officially spring, but here in the heart of ski country, we woke to six inches of fluffy white powder and my heart has begun to ache for bees, for the sweat of the summer sun and, undoubtedly, for something green. I itch for the view from our plot in the community garden, [...]

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Five Winter Greens You Don’t Want to Miss

December 28, 2009 By jenny 14 Comments

Winter greens, teeming with micronutrients, nourish my family during the darkest days of the season when the fields offer little else but stored apples and pumpkin. As days grow shorter, spinach, Swiss chard and other winter greens slowly replace the tender mesclun lettuces of spring and summer before the cycle begins anew. At the height [...]

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Beef Consomme with Autumn Vegetables

September 20, 2008 By jenny 3 Comments

You’ll need: Beef Stock or Bone Broth 1 Turnip 1 Bunch Small Carrots ½ Patty Pan Squash If you don’t have bone broth already made, you’ll need to do so. First take 4-5 lbs of bones and roast them in a 350-375 º F oven until the meat attached to the bones is browned. [...]

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