On July 18th, 2012, ANOTHER ILLEGAL FRONT YARD VEG GARDEN…
…story is making it’s way through the media these days (Huffington, Boing Boing, CBC, Daily Mail UK, Montreal Gazette, and Treehugger to name a few) – this time…
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On July 2nd, 2012, TREBBIATURA DINNER…
…is the annual traditional meal here at Pollinaria farm when all of the grain harvest workers involved in the two-day operation on these hundred acres gather with their family for a…
On August 30th, 2012, THE 80 SHEEP…
…of Mauro Di Rico have been grazing here at Pollinaria this season, and with the prices that he can get for their wool way down, he has offered it…
On July 23rd, MILDRED’S LANE SOCIAL SATURDAY…
…is a lovely open-door semi-weekly summer tradition here, starting with an elaborate ‘hooshed‘ meal al fresco somewhere on the grounds followed by a fire and then gathering to…
On May 10th, 2012, PEA HARVEST…
…has been on my mind since I first noticed some of those pods plumping up a few weeks ago, and this afternoon I have the gumption to hunt…
On May 7th, 2012, FAREWELL OUR ORANGE DOME…
…or F.O.O.D., was the title given to the final public event of our Princeton Student Colony, which consisted of a variety of activities throughout the afternoon, but the…
On May 4th, 2012, VEG ON THE ROOF…
…in their crowded bed – lovingly raked, graded, laid out, and sprinkled with compost just this winter – is dusty green, bright green, lettuce green, strawberry green, onion…
On May 1st, 2012, PEAS, PEAS, PEAS…
…yes, yes, yes.
On April 28th, 2012, A ROOFTOP GARDEN REPORT…
…while looking back at January 16, March 2, and April 7th updates gives me new appreciation for the speed of dirt to wild native fields and dense veg…
On April 27th, 2012, CARDOONS…
…or Cynara cardunculus, are found wildly making their way all over my L.A. hill, and I do my best to encourage their big-leaved purple-thistle-flowered towering drama – and one…
On April 20th, 2012, DOMESTIC INTEGRITY FIELD STARTS…
…in a gallery space at UNC Greenboro where piles of cast-off clothes are slowly being transformed into a rainbow-colorful rug, braided with the help of students (each making…
On April 7th, 2012, ANOTHER ROOFTOP GARDEN REPORT…
…follows on the heels of others from Jan 16 and Mar 2, and today the reports are coming in of wildflower blooms, big fat broccoli heads, more kale…
On April 5th, 2012, LUNCH STRAIGHT FROM THE GARDEN…
…is the pleasure of late winter L.A., enjoyed as four guests are coming over for a midday meal, so today it will be everything veg for a big…
On April 4th, 2012, BROCCOLI IS IN THE HOUSE…
…ya’ll, jealous? just violently beheaded from the plant out my window and now I’m slicing it up for steaming, but actually it tastes like heaven just raw.
On March 19th, 2012, PRESERVED LEMONS…
…were gifted to me in a classic Kerr self-sealing Mason jar this afternoon from a generous lunch guest along with a print-out of this recipe from Epicurious – inspiring…
On March 14th, 2012, COLLARDS…
…in a messy row between the broccoli and the kale are up and ready to eat on the rooftop garden ya’ll.
On March 10th, 2012, THE LATE WINTER LOQUAT…
…that under-rated Chinese fruit is starting to turn soft and yellow on the tree hidden at the top of the garden (planted in 2006, originally part of the…
On March 1st, 2012, FIRST KALE OF THE COOL SEASON ROOFTOP CROPS…
…is ready – and though it pains me to remove those pretty leaves in lots of shades of green from the garden – it’s also one of my…
On February 22nd, 2012, WEEKLY FOOD CART VILLAGE OFF FIGUEROA…
…caught me off guard while doing some L.A. re-entry grocery shopping on the other side of the hill in Highland Park, exiting Figueroa Produce – my new favorite…
On February 4th, 2012, BUDDING GRAPE VINES…
…(which I have been training around the house for the past 11 years) are a sign that we have entered the back side of winter, the surprising reminder…