It takes a village to feed those in need
I visited my favorite local farm-to-table vegan restaurant, The Plot in Oceanside, during the disastrous fire in Los Angeles to find out more about the...
Jano’s Garden
Looking back at last year’s garden
As a new year in the garden approaches, we can look back to what has and has not been successful in our community garden at...
Think spring with colorful bulbs
I am sure by this time everyone is exhausted from the holidays, planning get-togethers and trying to find just the right gifts for our family...
For tasty gift ideas, come to the market
The State Street Farmers Market in Carlsbad Village is the perfect place to start your holiday shopping. Not only can you purchase artisanal food products...
Creating holiday decor from North County’s natural gifts
When searching for a holiday decoration idea, I usually search my bookshelves for the tried and true versions of Martha Stewart Living Magazine and her...
Rosemary: An alternative Christmas tree
As the holidays approach, I always think of the festive way my father decorated the front door of our suburban house in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Being...
Finding Dia de los Muertos
When I attended high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the 1960s, my dad decided to take our family of four on a vacation in Mexico....
Scaring up some fun this Halloween
Are you ready for a scary Halloween outing? Known as “the scariest haunted house experience in Southern California,” the Haunted Corn Maze is open on...
Get an herbal start on the holidays
At this time of year, quite frankly, my 20-foot, raised-bed vegetable garden is becoming a little tiresome. The butternut squash has refused to die off,...
What to do with all this winter squash?
With fall quickly approaching, we are all harvesting vegetables with warming menus in mind. In our 20-foot raised bed garden at the Pine Street Senior...
Start planning your next small garden now
To begin, decide where the small garden could possibly be located. You might come to your porch or patio filled with ideas, but in reality,...
Can it! Easy pickling recipes
In 1858, in Vineland, New Jersey, a tinsmith named John Landis Mason invented and patented the Mason jar. This screw threaded glass jar revolutionized food...
It’s a tomato time of year
The word tomato evokes summer. We would all like to just take a salt shaker out to the garden, find one of those Big Boy...
Falling in love with flowers
Have you ever fallen in love with a flower? I fell in love with sunflowers this summer, and then they broke my heart. The garden...
The taste of summer fruit
For many of us who spent the summer in rural areas, we remember with great fondness the joy of picking fresh, wild berries in the...