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Travel

  • Pecan Picking in Mississippi (and recipes to go with them)
  • The Kennedy Bunker, a Cold War Monument in Palm Beach
  • Growing Cranberries in Cape Cod
  • The Sheep of Nashville: The Chew Crew
  • To Jump or Not to Jump in New Zealand

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  • Roasted Patty Pan Squash
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TMI? This morning, as I was cleaning out the back garden, I pulled out the Scalloped Yellow Squash because of a huge infestation of squash vine borer larvae. Orange and black clearwing moths lay the eggs at the base of the plant in late spring. The eggs hatch and the larvae feast on the interior wall of the base of the main stem. The larvae leave tell-tale rust colored droppings. I’d never seen the borer -- until today when my curiosity got the best of me. Cool? Gross? BTW, I do have a most delicious recipe for roasted patty pan scalloped squash on the blog. #squashvineborer #clearwingmoth #backyardgarden #backyardfarm #insects #squash #pattypan #organic #sustainablefarming
Journey to the Heart by @authormelodybeattie . For a special someone. ❌⭕️
Yesterday, I cleaned up the lower garden. I pulled the last of the spring crops and harvested lots of veggies. I found some injured zucchini stems and ”bandaged” them by smothering them in a mound of dirt (3rd and 4th pics). I do the same thing when I see split stems created by squash borers. It works! BTW, a good way to catch squash borers is to put a plank of wood in the garden. They’ll crawl under it and voila, you’ll catch the culprits. #backyardfarm #youcandoit #zucchini #tomatoes #onions #carrots #chard #beans #basil #parsley #grapes * * * * * #urbanfarmer #kitchengarden #raisedbeds #raisedbedgardening #ihatechiggers
So happy to see my old friend, Mariah, selling homemade vegan soul food bowls at The Richland Farmers Market on Saturday mornings. She also caters. Her business is called The Radical Rabbit. Check out her beautiful website and Instagram page @radicalrabbit_
A happy and creative day in the kitchen after a bountiful backyard harvest: Bread and Butter Pickles, String Beans with Gremolata, Blackberry Cobbler, Salt and Vinegar Smashed Potatoes and Roasted Zucchini with Garlic, @judyschickens Marinara Sauce. #eatyourveggies #youcandoit * * * * #urbanfarming #growyourownfood #vegetablegardening #ediblegarden #lovewhatyoudo #sustainablefarming #organicgardening #foodgloriousfood #mysouthernliving #howtogarden #ediblelandscaping #gardentips #healthylifestyle #healthyfood #mybhg #gardenandgun #cherokeepurple #marinarasauce #stringbeans #gremolata #blackberrycobbler #pickles #breadandbutterpickles #smashedpotatoes #newpotatoes #zucchini #pattypansquash #dill
The Dish Room. We sometimes refer to this one @thenashvillefoodproject as the meditation room as not too many people bother you when you are in there scrubbing. There are sanitation rules that need to be followed in a commercial kitchen. There are usually three sinks. The first one is for washing, the next is for rinsing, and the last is for sanitizing. Once rinsed every item needs to drip dry; nothing can be dried with a towel. In the last photo, you can see the 14 full-sized sheet pans, used for roasting potatoes for 600 kids, air drying. #growcookshare #minfullnessinthedishroom #lovethisplace
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