What I’m Growing this Winter

...ved about this particular chicory. It’s a large-leafed variety that can be used in a salad or cooked. Radicchio and Chicory Mix: “Misticanza di Radicchi” I’ve never gone wrong with Franchi’s salad mixes. The best damn salads I’ve ever had in my life have been made with these mixes. Mache “Valeriana Verte de Cambrai” This is my first attempt at growing this cold tolerant weedy vegetable. Portuguese cabbage I’m usually hesitant to grow cabbage due t...

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Home Orchards for Year Round Food Resiliency

...ove from Dave Wilson nursery (head here for a downloadable version) can be used as a guide to planting for year round food resiliency. Results may vary. Due to a high squirrel population stone fruit doesn’t work well in our yard. But at least I have avocados and the olives I started curing back in October are now ready to eat. In August we’ll have figs and in September more pomegranates than we could possible eat. If the squirrels don’t take them...

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