International Food Bloggers Conference …one of many presentations…
…widespread adoption of the supplement would be the equivalent of 500 million cars being taken off the road.
Seven Grandfathers Farm
Thirty years ago, Craig Thomas had toiled over a specific French drain for his raspberries, hoping to eliminate any standing water, and improve drainage. It wasn’t about the bees pollinating or the rabbits eating the canes in winter. Soil structure and organic nutrients were not the problem […]
February Comfort Food
A winter pot roast is the perfect match for a day when the rains took a breather and you want to get out in the garden, or at least get some seeds planted in the garage! So simple to do in the morning: Put the pot roast in […]
Seeds for Spring
Sounds like a book title, but no, it was to be a video. Then I find out I have to upgrade this site to post videos. The forthcoming rains predicted are a good reason not to plant directly into the garden containers. So here is the set up […]
RECIPE ADDICT TELLS ALL
CONFESSIONS OF A RECIPE ADDICT and Michael’s Coconut Cake There I go again, copying one of those “that looks good” recipes off the internet.Yesterday, I must have torn out a baker’s dozen from some of the magazines saved up. What is the matter with me?! The internet is […]
GOING NUTS!
Approximately 4,000 California walnut growers produce over 600,000 short tons of walnuts annually. Right here in El Dorado County, 205 walnut trees on 10 acres at Perry Creek Walnut Farm are budding out that delicious fruit at a steady pace. A rainy season promises a bumper crop of […]
LET’S TALK TURKEY!
Adapted from a great site “Modern Farmer” you might want to correspond via http://modernfarmer.com/2016/11/foods-at-first-thanksgiving-meal/ By Dan Nosowitz on November 15, 2016 The history of turkey domestication goes back 2,000 plus years to an archaeological site in Guatemala, probably a ceremony, sacrifice or feast. Picture this. The first […]
Digging the Dirt with UCCE Master Gardeners
I recently had the pleasure of attending Secrets of the Soil, a workshop, http://mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/Secrets_of_Soil/ with the likes of: Chuck Ingels, Farm and Horticulture Advisor with UC Cooperative Extension in Sacramento County since 1996 and overseer of the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center. His topic: Physical Characteristics of Soil, Plant […]
New Destinations in Old Newtown, CA.
The Davies Family Inn is also known as ShadowRidge Ranch 3700 Fort Jim Rd. Placerville, CA 95667 Proprietors: Jim Davies and Linda Hopkins Davies The setting for this story could be a Hollywood movie fade-in on a thriving mining community southeast of Placerville, CA in the early 1850’s. […]
SECURED! A Short Story of Reinforced Dimensions
The new compost bin was long in contemplation and even longer to begin. The small version of a composter–a catalog-order tumbler– had been in use for three seasons now and had to be rejected since, come each spring, it produced slightly more than a couple of […]
