What’s there, at the corner of Man-o’-War and Nicholasville roads? No, I’m not talking about WalMart, but the fields just across the road to the south. Since I’ve joined a community supported agriculture program, or CSA, through the University of Kentucky’s South Farm, that plot of land is where my great organic vegetables are grown. … [Read more…]
June 17, 2011
Today … June 17 … is National Eat Your Vegetables Day, smack in the middle of National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month and somehow serendipitously the day my first homegrown tomato has reached the pinnacle of juicy ripeness. I’m ready with fork in hand to enjoy. Bolstered by the USDA’s new My Plate food diagram,… [Read more…]
March 17, 2011
Microgreens: A Guide to Growing Nutrient-Packed Greens by Eric Franks and Jasmine Richardson. Gibbs Smith192 pages $19.99 Somewhere between lil’ sprouts and full-fledged, leafed-out greens, microgreens happen. Tender, with essential flavors and nutrients concentrated into just-unfurling fresh new growth, these small packages carry a big punch: Bam! Yum! Broccoli, radish, pac choi, beet, cilantro… [Read more…]
February 3, 2011
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