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An easy pill to swallow: the joy of fresh medicine

[simage=93,320,n,left] It’s that time of year again. Starting last Friday, my yearly throat cold came a-haunting as it normally does with the shift from summer to fall. Usually I make small adjustments to my diet to eliminate “troublemakers” like dairy, but this year I went more on the offensive. I made my medicine. And it […]

Garlic in the Garden

I planted tons of garlic everywhere in fall to see how it’s narrow leaves contrasted with various herbs and foliage. These April pictures have some of the better results. Aesthetically, garlic seems to look best in small, tight clumps (two to four) interplanted with foliage that has a softer, broader and bushier look. Because of […]

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An innocent start to the year. It all began with some herbs a few zucchini and tomatoes

Big changes are afoot, August saw the addition of a hugelkultur bed by the patio. Beneath the bark mulch lie two shallow trenches (maybe 12" to 18" deep?) with young cypress that were cut down next […]