Turning over a new leaf: From homegrown to homemade
Those who know me know I have a weed problem: I like to grow it, but don't partake that much. In the three years I've tended a garden,...
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Rich Kassirer
- Nov 8, 2021
- 3 min
Seasons change and so do I: a 2021 garden recap
A couple of days ago, after our first real frost, I cut down the Brussels sprout plants. They were the final crop standing in the garden,...
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Rich Kassirer
- Sep 28, 2021
- 2 min
When the choosing gets tough...
Maybe you -- like me -- have found yourself in the grocery store staring perplexed into a display of items considering back and forth:...
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Rich Kassirer
- Sep 23, 2021
- 2 min
Winner, winner, chicken (share) dinner
Karl Prahl of Underline Farm is a Local Hero (as recognized by the Western Mass. agricultural organization CISA) and one of ours as well....
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Sue Kassirer
- Aug 2, 2021
- 4 min
What is This Cool Mushroom I Just Found?
You could go ask Alice... Or a better choice might be to consult someone who really knows. For those unfamiliar with mushroom foraging...
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Rich Kassirer
- Apr 25, 2021
- 2 min
When one outgrows their garden
When we moved into our house four years ago, one of the first things I wanted was a vegetable garden. If you had seen the yard back then,...
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Rich Kassirer
- Oct 6, 2020
- 2 min
Shhhh! Shishitos are our summer secret
Shishitos are a small mild pepper with an amazing taste when lightly blistered in a pan with oil, salt, pepper and a spritz of lemon.
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Rich Kassirer
- Jul 31, 2020
- 2 min
For produce in summer, we take to the road
The real discovery is when you are driving along some back road and, like an oasis, there's this little stand of vegetables.
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Rich Kassirer
- Apr 15, 2020
- 6 min
How does your (weed) garden grow
As I go into my third season of growing, I decided to document my successes and failures so far.
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Rich Kassirer
- Jan 29, 2020
- 2 min
Just your garden-variety mid-winter dreaming
Four or five months of cold and wet and gray does eat at the soul. With that comes the beginning thoughts of what to plant in the garden.
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Rich Kassirer
- Nov 19, 2019
- 2 min
Meet the meat share
I found a farm that offers the perfect share for us.
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Sue Kassirer
- Nov 5, 2019
- 2 min
Harvesting community
A recent harvest, this time from the forest, got me thinking about community-building.
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Sue Kassirer
- Nov 2, 2019
- 3 min
Getting Comfrey in our surroundings
My first foray into sourcing local plants for healing remedies is using the Comfrey that grows at the edge of our woods.
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Rich Kassirer
- Sep 10, 2019
- 2 min
The perfect pickle
As always, the key is the right amount of vinegar/spice and the crunchiness of the pickle.
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