By John, on September 29th, 2010 |
 The last weekend of September and another nice harvest. This has been the growing season that just keeps on giving. Yet all good things must come to an end and it’s time to begin clearing out the beds so we can prepare them for next growing season which, by the way, begins in February  .
It’s a bittersweet moment, pulling up perfectly healthy plants still …continue reading
By John, on August 29th, 2010 |
 Today was the zenith of our eggplant harvest; eleven in all and there are many more still growing. All this from six happy plants. Needless to say I have been using them as quickly as I can manage but finally had to admit that I have more than I can possibly use before they start to decline. So most of these will be given away to some lucky coworkers. Some readers will scold me for not freezing my harvest for use in the dead of winter. The truth is that we have limited freezer space in our kitchen and I’m ambivalent about getting a chest freezer for our garage because of the extra electricity it would consume. Of course I would probably save a lot more in food costs than the added cost of the freezer and the electricity. And I would be increasing my consumption of locally grown food and reducing my consumption of food that has been transported across the globe. Hmm, I’m starting to sell myself on the idea. I suppose I should look into it a little deeper. …continue reading
By John, on August 25th, 2010 |
 Overwhelmed by an abundance of eggplant? Here’s one tasty way to use up your harvest. Beef and oyster sauce is a winning combination. Garlic and succulent, sweet eggplant make it so much better. My family ate it up in a flash. …continue reading
By John, on August 20th, 2010 |
 I apologize for boring you with yet another August harvest photo but please allow me my indulgences. The eggplants, acorn squash and tomatoes are just so visually luscious…and they taste as good as they look. This has been our best year ever for eggplants, probably due to the unusually warm weather and the luck of having chosen …continue reading
By John, on August 18th, 2010 |
 As I walked through my kitchen it popped into my brain that I should post a photo of my counter top as it looks today. What this doesn’t show you are the additional tomatoes sitting off to the side in a basket, the many pounds of vegetables stuffed into my refrigerator, not to mention …continue reading
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The last weekend of September and another nice harvest. This has been the growing season that just keeps on giving. Yet all good things must come to an end and it’s time to begin clearing out the beds so we can prepare them for next growing season which, by the way, begins in February 
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