Too Many Tomatoes

Imagine you’re a rock. You’ ve just been sitting around since the last Ice Age. Doing nothing. Now and then an animal walks by. The animals...

It was mere months ago when my strawberry rhubarb bed was fresh and manageable. That has changed. Despite pulling yellow leaves from the r...

I'm tired. I'm tired of fruit flies. I'm tired of every basket and enamelware bowl, bucket and pot being full of potatoes and...

This is going to be a banner year for apples in our neck of the woods. Every wild apple tree you pass on the side of the road is loa...

Dear Farmer who rents my land; Thank you for the cow paths. When I walked the pasture today, marking boulders for removal, I was delighted ...

We are, errrr... outta space. My hod was in the basement full of potatoes. All my yard sale plastic strainers that I pick into were full of...

Endeavoring to grow your own food, and put it up for the winter, is a pretty big commitment . I remember with fondness, the July heat wave w...