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Last week while I was swimming in a sea of Swiss Chard, someone suggested I dehydrate it. At first I thought it was a weird idea. But after thinking about it for a few days it totally made sense. I could dehydrate the chard, store it, and then use it this winter as an extra Read More >>
Let me ask you a hypothetical question. Let’s say you have about 25 heads of Rainbow Swiss Chard you need to harvest. You don’t want to eat it {you’ve had your fill} you don’t want to freeze it {you’d rather save the freezer space for berries, beans and tomatoes} and you’ve already given away all Read More >>
This morning I was rather brave and made something I had never tried before. A Rainbow Swiss Chard smoothie. Holy canolies Batman, it is possible to drink your vegetables… and like them too. I felt like I should have been standing in a tree house in Berkeley while I was drinking it, or at the Read More >>
It may be raining outside, but that didn’t stop me from taking a few snapshots of the garden. Check out the potato tower! The leaves are totally popping out. The French Breakfast radishes look like they are ready to harvest. The chives should bloom any day now. The first crop of beets need to be Read More >>
