Late fall and early winter have always been the saddest time of year for me. This is the furthest point in the calendar year from tending to growing fruits and...

Ramp it up. Doesn’t everyone love getting something for free?  We certainly do!  That’s why we love finding the hidden stashes of Mother Nature. ...

Wild leeks, Spring Onions, Ramps, or Ramsons. Our friend Bob Sutherland (who you’ll remember helps us plant our garden seedlings) sent us a email a while back...

Garlic THROW OUT THE GARLIC SUPPLEMENTS and pick up a clove. The sulfur containing compound in garlic that gives it the pungent odor is called allicin.  Allicin...

LEEKS, WHICH HAVE A MILDER and more delicate flavor than other alliums such as onions and garlic.  France, Belgium, and the Netherlands are the biggest producers...

WHEN I WAS A CHILD (and much less concerned about how my breath smelled), I used to eat sandwiches all the time made of sliced onions and mayonnaise.  I still...

Onion WE TRIED PLANTING SOME ONIONS IN THE SPRING LAST YEAR. But the weather turned to hot too quickly and the vast majority of them never bulbed out. Hopefully...