by Karen Bush | Jun 5, 2019 | Foraging, Sufficiency
This time of year, if I had to depend only on what I plant, I would carry home much less food from my garden. The promise of abundance is there, but very little is ready to eat just yet. Thankfully, the wild edibles that volunteer in my plot and its periphery are...
by Karen Bush | Mar 27, 2019 | Foraging, Sufficiency
After an unnatural cold snap that would not go away, my first visit to the community garden last week was pretty bleak. Even my kale leaves had been destroyed by day after day of below freezing temperatures. It’s not what we’re used to here in the Pacific...
by Karen Bush | Sep 6, 2018 | Recipes, Sufficiency, Sustenance
I’ve been planning to make relish for several weeks now, but my time was eaten up by many other demands. Now, cucumber and zucchini production has slowed and I don’t have enough of either to do a batch of relish. Never mind, I’ll try combining them....
by Karen Bush | Jul 21, 2016 | Sufficiency
There Is No Such Thing as Too Much Zucchini My growing space is small, so when people see that I have two hills of summer squash, both zucchini, they’re sure I must be a beginner gardener who doesn’t have a clue about how much those hills are going to...
