A novice's attempt to get 15 percent of his food from his suburban fifth acre
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 13th, 2010
Sunday we decided to finally do something with a few of the Delicata Squash that have been ripening in a bowl on our counter for about four weeks. I have been extremely skeptical of how edible they’d turn out to be because they were grown way out of season, and for the last few weeks [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 1st, 2010
There’s little chance of growing 100 percent of anyone’s daily calories in a suburban yard. It’s true for us, and our near fifth of an acre is a pretty good size as far as yards go. It’s true for most people. Beyond lot size, there are also light and soil quality concerns, not to mention [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 19th, 2009
We had my folks over for dinner a few days ago. I served up a Caesar salad with Husky cherry tomatoes from the garden, which went well alongside my wife’s excellent meat loaf and baked mac and cheese. But my mom one-upped us with her homegrown contribution: a pie stuffed full of Anna Apples from [...]
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