I am in love with the idea of a Victory Garden…and am almost giddy to have a First Lady who is sharing her passion about eating well, enjoying family meals together, and educating the nation’s children. Even though she is currently blessed with the national stage, she isn’t the first person to talk [...]
All of the kids in my cooking camp love visiting our local Farmer’s Market. Dressed in matching yellow camp shirts, we brave the 1/2 mile walk to the Civic Center, where we shop for ingredients and nibble our way through the market. Once we arrive, our groups scatter – each armed with a shopping list, [...]
For years, we have heard about kids who enter items into the county fair. They enter all sorts of things, like decorated cakes, home made pickles, drawings, hand sewn puppets and poems. And every year, when my kids ask why they didn’t get to enter anything into the fair, I feel just a little guilty [...]
As the temperature outside begins to warm, families head to their local garden stores in droves for gardening materials. While many people are eager for bright color after a dreary winter, others are enthusiastic about growing their own produce. These days, in particular, people grow their own food to reduce grocery costs. But gardening with [...]
Spring is in the air and I am already excited for the sweet and juicy tomatoes that summer will bring. Now that we are getting settled into our new home, I can make some time to wander through our yard, seeking patches of earth that receive abundant sunlight. I hope that I can turn these [...]
If you listen to all of the talk about organics and pesticides these days, your head is likely to start spinning. What should you do? How should you make your shopping choices?
Why Should You Care About Pesticides?
There is growing consensus in the scientific community that small doses of pesticides and other chemicals can [...]
There is nothing like fresh basil to brighten up a recipe. This time of the year, it is easy to find basil, whether it is growing in a pot in the kitchen or yard or is in bunches at the farmer’s market. But in about a month or so, the basil will be [...]
