We didn’t know what we had until it was gone. I grew up in Minnesota, an area of the world that has fairly decent soil. As spankin’ new gardeners in Michigan we were able to dig up some ground, plant some seeds, water only rarely, and grow lettuce, leeks, tomatoes, herbs, and other bits and…
A year is how long it has taken me to sink into this new home here in central Texas. I can tell that I’m just above treading water when a few funny looking jars of stuff start sitting around my kitchen, all fermenting. Milk kefir has been happening for a while now, though I’m not…
I grabbed the baby out of her crib, wrapped her in a soft green blanket and headed out into the windy 50 degree day to see what all of the hubbub coming from the kitchen garden was about. Us girls stepped around the corner and found the men of the family participating in a…
I stood in our little kitchen, busying my hands with the food which lay before me on the plywood counter top. Sweat dripped down my face, my back, and my legs as I stood in that 100 degree kitchen. And then it wasn’t just sweat streaming down my cheeks. I turned to my husband, seated…
