Now that your summer vegetables are starting to wind down, it's time to get your garden ready for the next step.... fall vegetables! Here are a few simple chores to do before you plant your last seeds and seedlings for fall; Clean and clear up any weeds, spent plants, or debris from the garden. If the soil is compacted, loosen it up! Work organic matter into the soil to revive it. Organic matter includes compost, composted manure, leaf mold, peat moss, coir, and any other pla

Ever think about how delicious soup tastes, especially when the weather starts to get cold and that north wind blows? Soup is not only a warm comfort food. It offers so much more! I call it a "flexible food"! It's flexible because it's easy to make. On those days or nights, when you don't want a big production, you can put it together quickly. Soup offers variety. You can make it with leftovers, low fat, dairy free, with meat or fish, all veggie, or with a cream base. To me,

Now that October is upon us, it’s time to plant the garlic! There are two varieties of garlic, softneck and hardneck. The “neck” of garlic is the stem of the plant. Hardneck garlic tends to grow larger, produces a garlic scape (an edible stalk that is great for pesto, stir fry, and etc.), is hardier in Northern climates, and has more of a complex flavor than a softneck garlic (softneck is what is in the grocery store). Garlic is one of the easiest crops to grow! Like any crop

Say what?! Yes! Ok, I will admit I’ve never really been a follower, so it’s in my “jeans” to go left when the crowd goes right. So when everyone is on a diet, I'm looking at how to change my lifestyle. Here is my thought: At the beginning of the year, people start off with their “Diet Resolution”. In my experience, by this time (mid/late January) a whole bunch of people have jumped off the boat!! WHY? Some reasons could be...Not convenient…Weird food..Too expensive… Why resol