That starchy tuber – the Potato. I love digging up potatoes. It’s like a treasure hunt. This weekend we extended our potato bed and planted a new set of seed potatoes. We are fortunate to have a mild winter, so while the plants may freeze, if we put enough straw over the bed, they will…
There’s just something about the rain that makes me want soup. Hot, thick, creamy, hearty soup that tastes like fall and comfort food and HOME. …doesn’t hurt if it also tastes like the best part of the forests at this time of year: wild mushrooms! I am NOT going to go into a long diatribe…
Living in California I definitely take Pomegranates for granted. We can grow them here and they are pretty common. Every nursery around here carries them. I’ve even used them in planting plans on model homes for developers. In the late spring and early summer the small, multi-branched tree becomes covered in these bright red flowers…
Gloucestershire Old Spot Pig Yep, you’ve guessed it. We’re in the market for some hogs. Well, actually weaner pigs that we can raise for pork. Of all the stuff we do here, pigs are the least likely to fly with our neighbors. So we’re not going to keep them here. We’re currently working on getting…
Or, I ought to say, “A-Cornbread”. This isn’t a yeast-leavened bread and is not suitable for sandwiches or toast. It is very similar to a basic cornbread recipe which begins as a batter, bakes up in the oven, and is served in crumbly squares fresh out of the pan. Yup, just like regular old cornbread….
There was a time when the Californian diet was dependent on acorns. Some native groups consumed acorns as up to 50% of their daily caloric intake. Besides being plentiful and rather easy to harvest, acorns are *delicious*. So why do people look at me like I’m a maniac when I tell them that I am…
My seedlings are taking a hit. What’s strange is the seedlings planted closer to the house and activity are suffering the most from pests. The ones planted near the end of our lot seem relatively unscathed. The squirrels have been digging up my carrot seedlings to bury acorns. The birds have been eating my seedlings’…
I like Summer because there isn’t much to do other than harvest and weed a little. Fall and Winter are when we have the most chores. Fortunately after all the hard work we did last year with double digging our beds means we have less to do this year. Right now we’re cleaning out our…
Dog Island Farm is a small urban farm in the San Francisco Bay Area.
