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a very welcome happening
first indoor market was quite wonderful. a very welcome happening. … Read entire article »
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still digging..
still digging – in previous years i would have been sloshing around in mud or fighting with half-frozen soil to harvest these sunchokes (jerusalem artichokes) in the middle of november – this year the digging experience is comparatively enjoyable.. … Read entire article »
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thank you
thank you to all for coming to our open house and walk around.. it’s always nice to talk about the processes – challenges, hopes, plans, interesting tidbits.. and really beautiful to share ideas and experiences with food.. we will try to do this more often. … Read entire article »
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as golden as the setting sun
today this made lunch and tomorrow’s soup/stew.. beautifully golden as the setting sun.. tomorrow’s (open house) menu is stew, buttercup soup, boiled daikon, crackers, roasted sweet dumpling, roasted sunchokes, and braised greens.. … Read entire article »
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sweeter and sweeter
our first Big Frost.. everything that is still around has just gotten sweeter.. … Read entire article »
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christmas at lansdowne
the ottawa farmers’ market at lansdowne will continue outside until nov 13th, then we move INSIDE the Aberdeen Pavillion (cattle castle) for 4 weeks – nov 20, 27, dec 4, and 18th. jambican will be there with some veggies, preserves, dried stuff, and… music.. … Read entire article »
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you say stew, i say soup…
will have some of these this weekend.. they will be cut in pieces as they are a little unwieldy (14lbs +) … have given us three tasty and hearty stews so far… truly, however, in my heritage these are used in ’soup’ – made with lots of ‘food’ (or ground provisions) – and are an essential part of caribbean life. … Read entire article »
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all hands on board
trying to complete planting garlic a little later than usual required all hands on board… … Read entire article »
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pumpkin!
a little frost has served to uncover some of these beauties.. and it would appear that we will have climatic cooperation in their journey to maturity.. … Read entire article »
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‘bitter’sweet..
embrace the escarole!! – pleasantly bitter could describe the green around which this salad is based.. shown here with cucumber, ‘latah’ tomatoes, parsley, nasturtium leaves and flowers, sea salt, garlic-infused oil, and balsamic vinegar.. nice.. .. served with homemade ‘just out of the oven’ thyme and sage sourdough bread.. seriously.. summer is sweet (‘bittersweet’).. … Read entire article »
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