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6.24.13 Greens, Scapes, and Rhubarb

Posted on June 24, 2013 by diary of a tomato

The long spring allowed us to put off picking rhubarb until this week. It’s rare that their season coincides with that of local strawberries, and, to celebrate, we straight away made a strawberry rhubarb galette. All of the garlic is … Continue reading →

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6.19.13 Everyday Magic + 5 links

Posted on June 19, 2013 by diary of a tomato

At the end of an especially trying day, we looked up mid-conversation and saw a rainbow appearing. We drifted out alongside neighbors, drawn out of our daily life by the absurd beauty of it all. As daylight shifted into night, … Continue reading →

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6.18.13 Good Weather Days

Posted on June 18, 2013 by diary of a tomato

Though, by the calendar, Solstice is near, it remains very much spring here. The scent of lilacs mingles with that of their later companions, peonies and roses, in our daily rounds of the garden. Hailstorm aside, the warming days, cooler … Continue reading →

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Cooking with Spring Roots: Kohlrabi, Turnips and Radishes

Posted on June 14, 2013 by diary of a tomato

At the moment, local farmers’ markets are overflowing with greens, and the spring roots appearing alongside, or even attached, complement them well. At their simplest, radishes, small turnips and kohlrabi add color, flavor and texture to tender salad greens. Some recent … Continue reading →

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6.10.13 Agretti (Monk’s Beard)

Posted on June 10, 2013 by diary of a tomato

After our first planting of agretti failed, we thought we’d missed the season. However, with the return of cooler June temperatures and near to 2,000 seeds still on hand, we’re giving it another try. Reports of germination rates vary between … Continue reading →

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6.3.13 Beneficial Procrastination

Posted on June 3, 2013 by diary of a tomato

Touring other’s gardens online, we see that we’re woefully behind in our own. We’ve flats of seedlings to get into the garden, while the overwintered plants have yet to be pulled up. Several weeks ago, we’d harvested what we thought … Continue reading →

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Agretti Spaghetti with Spring Onions and Lemon

Posted on May 31, 2013 by diary of a tomato

Nothing excites a cook more than discovering a new tool, a new technique, or, in this particular case, a new ingredient. We came across agretti, an Italian specialty green, last season through Seeds from Italy, and vowed to give this … Continue reading →

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