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Seems to me that, this year, a lot more folks are doing vegetable gardens.

Maybe I’ve just been paying more attention, maybe it’s the ever growing popularity of everything organic/slow food/locavores/food porn or maybe it’s thestupideconomy.

Anyway, this is our first year of gardening in the new place. And it’s been a challenge–so different than in past years.

And I realized that, [...]

I so can’t wait until it’s time to eat these with some of our basil and some fresh mozzarella.

Mmmm…caprese.

We got a great start on our garden today.

As we are in the new space, the garden this year is a challenge.

We’re not yet sure of the soil type(s)/drainage or the pattern of the sun, but most of all, this yard is really small.

I know there are a lot of folks out there that have a [...]

This summer, a highlight of our days has been picking heirloom tomatoes from our garden.

We’ve finally succeeded in teaching Samantha that one cannot eat all the tomatoes one picks.

She now comes in the house with quite the harvest and is very proud of herself.

I hope that when she’s a grown-up, she’ll grow heirloom tomatoes in her garden.

And those tomatoes [...]

Rosemary

Where I live in California, mid-September is definitely still summertime.

Days can reach upwards of 100 degrees, the sun is shining (after the morning fog burns off), gardens are in full bloom.

Lemon Grass, Tomato Volunteers

Basil

It’s funny for me this time of year, where I live in California.

Born and raised [...]