As an Artisan Producer, good food is my life and my passion. I love playing with recipes both old and new, discovering new tastes and techniques. I find the best and freshest ingredients come from your own garden so I grow as much as is practical. There is always something new to learn, so lets share.

“Kale,glorious kale”

There isn’t a lot growing in my garden at the moment . A couple of  of parsley plants, some sprouting broccolli (which isn’t yet sprouting), a few varieties of  oriental salad greens, a bit of swiss chard, and kale, lots of kale.
I thank the garden gods for kale. All through the winter and early spring  [...]

March 4th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Garden, recipe | Leave a comment

Seed Time

I love this time of year. My seed catalogues arrived last month and I’m making the final decisions on what to plant this season. I’m so full of anticipation. I can see in my minds eye the sun shining down on my garden overflowing with veg and herbs . I don’t see the mess in [...]

February 12th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Garden | One comment