Raspberry Blackberry Smoothie
There are some mornings that I just don't want to get out of bed. It's so warm under the covers and if I'm lucky, the cat is curled up beside …
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Berry Delicious Frozen Fruit Cups
Skip store-bought giant tubs of ice cream this summer and make a bunch of these frozen fruit cups to have on hand. Perfectly portioned and easy to make, these are …
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 …
One Little, Two Little Dead Little Peach Trees
I know that some (OK—most to all) of you think that this stuff is funny, because it meets the Mel Brooks definition: “If I personally fall into an open manhole, …
Raspberry Romance
Many pick-your-own farms dot the New Jersey countryside where we live. One of our favorites is Valley View Farm, where we harvest the sweetest, juiciest red raspberries around. Carole and …
Nana’s Garden
I had definitely decided to give up fruit and vegetable gardening. Just flowers from now on. Oh, I’ll keep the pumpkin and gourd patch that spreads over the side yard—if …
How My Grandpa Got Locked in the Tool Shed
It takes a special approach to make gardening fun for children. My dear late Grandpa Adrian clearly did not understand this concept—and, due to this, ended up locked in his …
Tending Beauty
Working in my garden is a lot like raising my girls. I often think about what I should do to make both it and them beautiful and healthy and strong. …
