putting the garden to bed

The harvest from my backyard garden continues well into the fall, with pumpkins, herbs, scallions, and a great selection of delicious greens.

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tomato time

In keeping with my philosophy of preserving the harvest, I roasted many tomatoes. Roasting tomatoes is a very simple process, and also allows me to use fresh herbs from the garden: marjoram, oregano and thyme.

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turnip revelation

Tokyo turnips served with fish for our family dinner

Yes, yes–more about my garden.

I am really enjoying my garden this year. So far

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Would you drink raw, unpasteurized milk? We do.

Raw milk coming to stores in Wexford, Greensburg, and Uniontown

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serendipity spreads

a delicious selection of Serendipity Spreads

I am a strong supporter of everything local–I will do whatever possible to make sure most of my

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winter beet salad

Those who know me know how much I enjoy gardening. We had a long fall, but it’s almost December and gardening in Pennsylvania is

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Golden Hill Farms

Many of you have probably heard all kinds of things about the current situation with the beef that we find at the grocery store. Most

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When should you spend more for organic?

When you’re shopping for fruits and vegetables, it’s not always easy to convince yourself to spend an extra $2 a pound for organic produce. Sometimes

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