This is the salad I always make when the first round of summer produce begins trickling in, and many, many times after that throughout the rest of the season. The combination of cucumbers, basil, and …
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Recipe: The Ultimate Summer Salad
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We Grew Zucchini!
And we have so much more to come, friends! We planted our zucchini plants back in mid-April into our first freshly re-wired bed. Our plants have truly taken off since then, and have produced their …
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We Grew Garlic!
Back in November, we put in a bed of garlic to grow over winter. Neither of us have ever grown garlic before (as adults – my Dad planted some a few times when I was …
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4.21.20 Bakersfield Garden Update
We’ve been doing quite a bit of work around the garden recently, spending our weekends in the Santa Barbara garden and doing some updates around the Bakersfield garden as well. Wanted to give a quick …
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3.16.19 Garden Update
Spring is upon us, which means it’s time to start planting and planning for the summer. Over the weekend, we started a bunch of our seeds, including these varieties: Tomatoes: San Marzano Dakota Sport Crimson …
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Recipe: Garlicky Chard with Tomatoes
We harvested a big, beautiful bouquet of chard leaves from the garden last weekend, along with a handful of tomatoes from my Early Girl plant. I turned this early spring harvest into a delightful lunch, …
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2.19.20 Garden Update
We had a happy little harvest from Bakersfield this weekend, including most of my peas from my two little plants, two banana peppers, and another handful of tomatoes. Pictures of the Bakersfield harvest and garden …
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Recipe: Pickled Peck of Peppers
My jalapeno plant (or, as we affectionately refer to it as, my jalapeno bush) has been quietly cranking out another large round of peppers throughout the winter. Surviving the winter nights, it’s been working away …
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1.22.20 Garden Update
We did some good work in the garden this weekend, and I wanted to share a quick update on our winter gardening adventures! I’m going to include both a Bakersfield and Santa Barbara update, so …
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Row 7 Seeds Adventures!
I finally got to gift my order of Row 7 Seeds this weekend, and I’m so excited to plant them and share updates along the way next year. Row 7 Seeds is a company that …
