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\nOne of the greatest pleasures in gardening are edibles. Fruit, berries, vegetables and herbs – all fresher and tastier than any farm stand or farmers market, since one can not only pick ones one produce precisely when one needs it, but because one can select only the choicest varieties – often those not found commercially or at farmstands, since many of the tastiest varieties are less productive, or simply not familiar to people, so few purchase them. In your home garden, you can grow what you want, and I do exactly that. Each year I choose not the most productive, but, the tastiest varieties. Here are some of my favorites. Click more…
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\nWhen picked before the blossoms wilt, early in the morning, the tiny, ribbed fruit of ‘Costata Romanesco’, a choice heirloom Italian zucchini treasured by foodies world wide, await the kitchen.<\/div>\n
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The flat heirloom Italian pole bean ‘Meraviglia di Venezia’ or ‘The Marvel of Venice’, produces tall vines
\nand a bounty so large, that we are already freezing batches for winter meals, and sharing the bounty with our neighbors. Gotta love pole beans in the summer – they always come in on the hottest day, and all at one time. Brings back memories of my mom and dad harvesting buckets of beans and then my brothers and I would clean and can beans until 2:00 am. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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There is nothing quite like home grown celery. Yes, it’s not easy, requiring lots of water and organic fertilizer, as well
\nas rich soil and a long growing season. Celery is demanding, but the results are incredible. Imagine celery with
\nthe flavor cranked up, and the crisp factor enhanced. This week it the first week of my harvest, but it will continue until frost, and even into the snowy winter. The variety here is ‘Conquistador’.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Joe tending the honey bees. We took off three honey supers this past weekend, and preparing to extract nearly 100 lbs of honey next week.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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I could grow sweet corn, but with our local farms growing so much, I decided to grow an heirloom, green field corn
\ngrown for flour. The stalks are nearly 12 feet tall! Oaxacan Green has been grown by the Aztecs for as long as time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Oaxacan Green field corn, so tall, that I can barely reach the ears! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Fresh veggies enhance some left over Basamati rice, with garden fresh broccoli, red chili’s so hot that I
\nnearly went blind! ( I know! I should have known better, but it is allergy season!),  fresh eggs from the hens,
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Asian pears are our favorite. Crispy, and full of snappy juice, these are nearly ready. We have SO many Asian pears
\non our four trees, that they are bent over and nearly touching the ground! Sometimes, a wet, warm summer pays off!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The best think about Asian pears, is that unlike other fruit trees, they seem completely bug proof – not a speck of damage, which means no insecticides needed. Just fresh rain water, and a little Turkey poop from our flock of turkeys.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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As I said earlier, my tomatoes are late this year, but even when green, this German heirloom ‘ Riesentraube<\/strike>‘, ‘Reisetomate’  is already interesting with it terrible impractical, yet undeniable cool, fused tumorous tomato.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Daphne, our female baby Irish terrier was clearly busy tossing her toys around, like a wild fox playing with a lemming.
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Daphne, catching honeybees again, ( yes, she will learn soon enough), as they try to grab a drink.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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