Sustainable Eats

Dear Tomato Army,
I’m hoping this makes you all feel better about your gardens this year. The tomatoes are not even ripe in Eastern Washington yet! The produce buy is still on but it won’t be happening next weekend as planned.
I’ll be in contact with the farmers and post a date when they seem [...]

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Shallots and garlic curing on the fence for winter meals
It seems odd to be thinking of winter so soon after midsummer and just after summer has finally decided to arrive in Seattle.  Most folks don’t even have ripe tomatoes, zuchinis are just poking up and my fourth and finally not slug-eaten round of cucumbers are [...]

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I’m only 3 weeks behind posting this. Practically early for a change!
Some major changes that have happened since I made this movie that you’ll notice in upcoming garden posts: beets, peas, shallots, garlic and many greens have all been harvested and many of the winter crops are now in their place. I’ve [...]

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Dear Lydia,
This is your tea plant talking.  You won me!  Please contact Annette since she’s not very good at growing things in pots.  If she doesn’t hear from you by Friday she’ll do another random drawing for me.
Sincerely,
Camellia S.

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I’ve been remiss in postings lately.  It’s not just because I’ve been consumed with raspberry and pea pickings, although that’s been adding to things.  Did I mention that raspberries are the new tomato?  They are that monkey on my back that needs to be picked continuously lest the fruit drop and rot under the vines [...]

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Awhile back I had a pantry makeover which the lovely Kat won. I brought my friend Joshua with me to capture some of it on video which I’ll be editing sometime this month (maybe when we are on vacation?) But rather than waiting I really want to wrap up what we found and our suggested [...]

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I had been meaning to schedule a midsummer open garden and time got away from me. My schedule is busy during July but I do have some time this weekend so I’m opening the garden on Sunday. I *think* the West Seattle and Ballard open gardens are also happening this weekend though. [...]

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Peter Piper may have picked a peck of pickled peppers but I got a peck of peas instead.  And I’m pleased as punch.  This afternoon I went foraging again in the yard and came back in with all this:

The strawberries are starting to slow down now and I expect to probably get only another half [...]

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This spring has been tough for gardeners in the Pacific NW. We’ve had 3 times the regular rainfall in May and June that we normally do and the temperatures have consistently hovered in the low to mid sixties. Not exactly the best tomato growing weather. I’m pleased to discover, however, that my [...]

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According to www.Random.org the winner is Lydia. Congratulations! Please email me at annette (at) pollywogbaby (dot) com so we can get you the teaplant and pot.
If anyone else is interested in getting a tea plant locally (or a yuzu or shiso or sancho pepper or hardy ginger or horseradish or or or feel [...]

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