Baby Cucumbers This has been a rather productive week here on Dog Island. The summer veggies are starting to roll in. The biggest harvest this week was our very first harvest of cucumbers. We had been keeping an eye on them, but as anyone who has grown cukes will know, they are sneaky and can…
centre for alternative technology geodesic greenhouse, originally uploaded by biotron. Greenhouse outside view, originally uploaded by engageinlife. Serre pas chère : Cheap greenhouse made from second-hand windows, originally uploaded by hardworkinghippy. The bottle greenhouse., originally uploaded by LiamCH. While it is summer outside, for those that can, now would be a great time to build a green house!…
The Inadvertent Gardener Monday’s Guest is The Inadvertent Gardener, Kim. She lives on a small 10 acre farm in Washington State where she raises organic produce, animals, and 5 kids…4 of which are boys! Some of their unusual animals include a camel, 4 llamas, a pygmy goat, sheep, chickens, geese, and an occasional turkey now…
I have a problem. My problem is leftovers. I love them, I hate them (mostly I ignore them and have to chisel their leaky gross containers out of the fridge a month too late). I love cooking and baking so much that the thought of eating something I already made seems like a terrible waste…
Three Bean Salad Last week, I mentioned (I believe in the comments) that I wanted to be able to find dishes that worked, and be able to recreate them with out thinking. This Three Bean Salad recipe is from Martha Stewart. I instantly wanted to make it becuase it reminds me of summer picnics and…
Another week, another dollar…saved. Our zucchini has blown us away. Really, I shouldn’t be surprised. I’m more than familiar with their exponentially producing effect. But see, last year we didn’t get a single zucchini. We had a salt issue and we were lucky to keep any of our squash alive. The zucchini wasn’t so lucky….
Eggs in a Basket, originally uploaded by Jean&Vic. I love the versatility of baskets. Usually made from renewable resources like grass, they can be used for all sorts of things, again and again as the need changes. Much better than a plastic bag or a cardboard box. Check out our Flickr Gallery of photos to…
Yeah, I’m one of those people who likes to talk a lot about my heritage. Why wouldn’t I, since I’m half-Puerto Rican; descended from residents of an island known for its gorgeous women, beautiful palm-speckled coastlines, and delicious food? I’ve only been to Puerto Rico once. I was 11 years old and my father took…
pile of cookbooks, originally uploaded by penguincake The first step in meal planning is gaining some experience in cooking and knowing what your skill level is to pick out recipes. A reasonable goal is to try one new recipe a week. Some of them won’t work out, some you will want to share. I needed to…
Oh boy! It’s been a few weeks since I posted our harvest totals. Why? Well, I was on my honeymoon the last couple of weeks. We spent 10 days traveling around the UK from London to Inverness and almost everything in between. When we got back everything had exploded! While we were gone the heat…
Dog Island Farm is a small urban farm in the San Francisco Bay Area.
