Feeling Fall

Feeling Fall

The air is crisper and smells cleaner in the mornings now. The ground fog and morning mist over the Sandy River have retaken their place after being beaten back by summer’s warm siege. The garden is slumping and wilting after its labors. What was once bright and tasty green is turning yellow, brittle and worn. Fall is here! Time to hang…

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Harvest Time 2015

Harvest Time 2015

Under the Harvest Moon Carl Sandburg, 1878 – 1967 Under the harvest moon, When the soft silver Drips shimmering Over the garden nights, Death, the gray mocker, Comes and whispers to you As a beautiful friend Who remembers. Under the summer roses When the flagrant crimson Lurks in the dusk Of the wild red leaves,…

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Gardening is part of our family

Gardening is part of our family

Growing up, my parents always had a large family garden. Their parents always had one too. Bruce and I have had a family garden since we purchased our first home together in Corbett Oregon. Both of our boys were raised with a garden in their lives. Aside from the pleasure of watching food grow, and knowing it…

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Kohlrabi

Kohlrabi

KOHL – RA – BEE Kohlrabi (German turnip or turnip cabbage) (Brassica oleracea Gongylodes Group) is an annual vegetable, and is a low, stout cultivarof cabbage. Kohlrabi can be eaten raw as well as cooked. The Kohlrabi root is frequently used raw in salad or slaws. It has a texture similar to that of a…

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