beets

Classic European Borscht Soup

Classic European Borscht Soup

Fresh or canned beets are the staple ingredient in this traditional borscht. Earthy and sweet, this soup is a must-try this fall.  
My Expensive Hill Farming Habit

My Expensive Hill Farming Habit

In Vermont the words “hill farm” mean different things to different people. To visitors, especially those so besotted with the rolling green mountains that they start perusing the real estate  
Clouds

Clouds

Vermont is not a state noted for sun. In fact, sunshine-wise, we’re nearly the gloomiest state in the nation, second only to dank and lightless Washington, where apparently nobody in  
Less is More

Less is More

Since my husband and I lived in an apartment for the first two years of our marriage, the small yard of our first house in the suburbs seemed like vast  
How Many Gardens?

How Many Gardens?

I am not the fanatic gardener in my family. I am merely my husband’s assistant. His cheerleader. And, yes, some-times his critic. He is undeterred. He just keeps planning and