This is the time of year when I start to run out of room in the greenhouse….still too early to take out the tender potted plants and my seedlings take over the rest.  I am already harvesting early lettuce and arugula that I planted in my “lettuce table” that I fashioned from a wire Read More...

The April issue of World of Interiors features of all things, a dovecote designer.  Gerry Peacheyengineers traditional dovecotes using local materials like oak timber, infilled with wattle and daub.  His own dovecote in Somerset, England is a architectural work of art.  Pigeons and doves have been kept for centuries as an important meat staple especially Read More...

Monty Don is pretty much a rock star in the British gardening world….as he is the television host of the widely popular BBC Gardener’s World and writes extensively for newspapers and magazines.  I only wish we could get Gardeners World broadcast here.  Don has traveled and reported on gardens all over the world, but his Read More...

It seems like a life time since the staff from Country Living Magazine was here to shoot photographs of the farm.  It is hard to believe it takes almost a year from start to publication.  We are so excited to finally see the finished product.  The experience was great and the Country Living crew was Read More...

To chit or not to chit…..that is the question.  Growing potatoes may be considered a bit old fashioned or pointless in this age of Walmart and grocery super centers.  But if you want anything other than the standard Russet or Yukon Gold, you have to grow your own or pay a premium at a specialty Read More...