A couple of weeks ago, while up in the gorgeous Okanagan Valley (B.C.), I met a charming beekeeper named Helen Kennedy. Helen Kennedy of Arlo’s Honey Farm, in Kelowna, B.C. I’d gone to her place, Arlo’s Honey Farm, to taste her award-winning honey and learn a bit about her beekeeping techniques. Well, as it turned out, Helen has [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Spring garden fills in
The spring garden is filling in nicely (for the most part). I thinned the dill (back right) after I took this picture, but I was loving the way it looked as a soft mass.There are tarragon sprouts in the back left corner, though you can’t see them in this picture. One problem – they don’t taste like tarragon. Has anyone [...]
Local reading: What to plant vs. what to buy; eating close to home in Alaska and Arizona; foraging 101; local lamb; a chicken story from Oregon
What we’re reading this week: Growing your own: If you’re planning to plant a veggie garden this year, you’ve probably faced the eternal home-gardening questions: What’s best to grow in the backyard? What’s best to buy at the farmers’ market? We enjoyed this Ask Metafilter discussion on the topic. Eating close to home, no matter where home is: Local eating [...]
Rats in the henhouse! (Not our most charming day.)
It was inevitable, I guess, that eventually rodents would be attracted to our chicken coop. I mean, there’s unlimited and frequently replenished free grain, vegetable snacks, and chicken wire for protection.A rat’s paradise. And, as a result, we’ve gotten rats. (The evidence — their droppings — are visible in the photo to the left. I made it small on purpose [...]
