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Category Archives: food
Vanilla extract is done
The vanilla extract, she is done. She also helps make cookies. I can’t have real chocolate, so for me, white chocolate it is. They were delicious.
How does your garden grow, Root Riot Madison?
It’s growing like this: A little greener than it was two weeks ago.
Posted in community gardens, eating in season, food, gardening, local food, Oak Park
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Spring Seasonal Salad
Do you ever find you have to use up a lot of produce before it goes bad? I do, and tonight was one of those times. I had spinach, asparagus, strawberries, and some goat cheese begging to be eaten in … Continue reading
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Update on The Great Potato Experiment
I thought at first that my Great Potato Experiment, aka growing potatoes in a garbage can and training them to grow up instead of out, would be a flop. It took what seemed like a long time to see any … Continue reading
Posted in container gardening, diy, food, gardening, organic, potatoes, small spaces
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It’s strawberry season! Preserving strawberries
Strawberry season has begun here in the Midwest, and I’m going to take advantage of the local bounty. But I can’t eat it all in time by myself, and I’m the only one in this house who likes them, so … Continue reading
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New Forest Park Farmers Market
Check it out – Forest Park will have a new farmers market on Fridays from 3:30 to 7:30. It’s at 7640 W Jackson in the Howard Mohr Community Center parking lot and it’s close to the Forest Park blue line … Continue reading
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Champagne mangoes and making greener choices
Tonight after work I went to Costco. My plan was to buy a few non-perishable items, but I found – and was tempted by – champagne mangoes. Costco calls them Ataulfo mangoes, but they’re the same thing, and they’re in … Continue reading
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Community Garden Workday with Root Riot in Oak Park
This past weekend, I didn’t go to the Friday workday for the new Root Riot community garden in Oak Park, but I did attend Saturday’s. A productive day was had by all. We mulched, we shoveled, we filled raised beds, … Continue reading
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The First Oak Park Farmers Market of 2010 and freezing asparagus
So, locals, did you go to the farmers market? We did, and we bought chèvre, handmade bread, a couple of parsley plants, asparagus, and eggs. This is less than our usual haul, but we were pretty good on food for this … Continue reading
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Ample Harvest donates excess garden bounty to food pantries
One day in 2007, Gary Oppenheimer did a good thing by donating the excess from his garden to a food pantry. When he realized how little fresh food was available to those depending on food pantries, he registered domain name … Continue reading
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