I found out I can begin harvesting my potatoes because the leaves are yellowing and/or withering away. I also found out that I can leave them in the ground for storage and safe-keeping—unless I have moles or voles (in which case, I need to harvest now to beat them to the goods). I decided to [...]
Posts from ‘August, 2009’
Michael Pollan back in CT
Michael Pollan is going to be at the Cornwall Library on August 15. If you haven’t had the opportunity to see Michael Pollan speak, take it now! I saw him a while back and he was excellent.
Passport-Wine Trail: Saturday, August 1, 2009
This is the third installation of Passport to Connecticut Wineries, or Sophie and Cecelia’s adventures tasting their way through Connecticut wineries! On Saturday, August 1, 2009, we visited Miranda Vineyard, Sunset Meadows Vineyards, and Haight-Brown Vineyard. Coincidentally, this was the weekend of the Connecticut Wine Festival at the Goshen Fairgrounds in Goshen, CT. Miranda Vineyard [...]
Passport-Wine Trail: Sunday, July 12, 2009
This is the second installation of Passport to Connecticut Wineries, or Sophie and Cecelia’s adventures tasting their way through Connecticut wineries! On Sunday, July 12, 2009 we visited Land of Nod Winery in East Canaan, CT. Traveling to East Canaan (from Newtown) is a scenic trip up Rt. 7, stopping just short of Massachusetts. Land [...]
One Local Summer 2009, Week #9
This week’s One Local Summer Challenge meal was grilled ribeyes and a summer salad. Ribeyes from Greyledge Farm (formerly Ox Hollow Farm). Summer salad: cranberry potatoes and string beans from Maple Bank Farm tomatoes from March farm via Holbrook Farm red onion from Missy’s oregano from my garden olive oil, salt, and pepper from the [...]
