Winter

Wind damage to polytunnel

March 2, 2006

We have been having some severe gales here this past week with winds gusting to 60 miles per hour. A few days ago I awoke expecting to find the polytunnel gone. Fortunately there was only some minor damage. Last night there was another horrific wind storm with gusts shaking the house and all kinds of [...]

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Gastrocast #42

January 20, 2006

The Great Corned Beef Experiment begins. Not because of approaching St. Patrick’s Day, but because it is winter and corned beef is so good, we’re making our own. It should be ready around the first of March. We’re curing a whole brisket to turn into Corned Beef for the classic Corned Beef and Cabbage and [...]

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Winter Gardening

January 6, 2006

The sad state of gardens in winter is no reason to abandon them completely. It may be wet and mucky out, or they may be covered in snow–a blessing we rarely have here in the Pacific Northwest–but that is no reason to abandon the source of some of the best tasting vegetables you can get: [...]

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