by Renee Pottle | May 2, 2013 | gardening, Grow Your Own Food
Is it time to plant your tomatoes? Tomatoes are best planted after all danger of a frost has passed. Here in the Mid-Columbia I’ve made a tradition of planting on Mother’s Day. Only once have I had frost nip the plants. But this year my plants are HUGE and... 
by Renee Pottle | Apr 24, 2013 | gardening, Grow Your Own Food
I am in the middle of a war, battling for garden supremacy. My enemy? The evil bindweed. No weapon seems completely defeat it, and I mow it down only to see multitudes take its place like armies of Hydras. Naively I once admired this plant. For years I had attempted... 
by Renee Pottle | Apr 11, 2013 | Recipes From the Garden, Soups, Sauces, and Entrees
One of the best things about having a home garden is growing tomatoes. And one of the best things about growing tomatoes is canning them to use later in the year. I am too lazy to can whole tomatoes, but happily put up jars and jars of fresh tomato puree. (See how to... 
by Renee Pottle | Apr 8, 2013 | Recipes From the Garden, Soups, Sauces, and Entrees
Goat cheese, also known as Chevre, has to be one of the world’s most perfect foods. Although some feel that its distinctive flavor is an acquired taste, many of have learned to love its tangy creaminess. Goat’s milk, and therefore goat cheese, lacks the... 
by Renee Pottle | Apr 5, 2013 | Grow Your Own Food
Tomatoes are one of the most popular garden plants, and no wonder. A fresh tomato bears almost no resemblance to store-bought tomatoes. A freshly grown tomato is juicy, not mealy. Flavorful, not bland. And they come in a rainbow of yellow, orange, purple, green, rosy...