January in Maine means getting another ~10in of snow and missing when everything was warm and green as you pick out seeds online and over many catalogs. In an attempt to ignore how cold the house is, I sat down with my notes from last year and drew up a garden plan for 2023. OverviewContinue reading “maine garden: year 2”
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dry bean cookin’
Eating a more plant-based diet for the past few years has given me an appreciation for the humble bean. Black, kidney, great northern, garbanzo, lentil, and more have become some of my favorite foods. When we lived in Rhode Island, the closest bulk food store was Whole Foods and before putting a hard embargo onContinue reading “dry bean cookin’”
first snow of the season~❄️
Goodbye mid-60s and sunsets after 6pm, it’s winter time baby~ Now that it’s getting colder and darker, it’s time to pack up the gardening for the year. Some kale may be salvageable for soup, those beans I was waiting for may be ready to come in and the few remaining calendula flowers are soaking inContinue reading “first snow of the season~❄️”