It has been a while since my last community garden update. To be completely honest, I have not had a lot of time for the garden this year. My garden plot is now overgrown and
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VEGGIES: Golden Hour in the Garden
After work on Monday, around 6:15 PM, I wandered over to the garden to check on my plot. The sky was blue, the temperature was warm and the light was perfect! It has been very
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Brussels Sprouts
VEGGIES: Community Garden Meet & Greet
Last week the organizers of the South Orange Community Garden hosted a Meet and Greet at the garden. Everyone pitched in and brought something. My personal favorite was the Spanish Pan con Tomate (recipe coming soon)!
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VEGGIES: Year II Begins at the Community Garden
After a successful year at the South Orange Community Garden last year (see posts here, here and here), I couldn’t wait to get started this year! In fact, I signed up the the day plots became
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VEGGIES: Community Garden Update, Part V
Fall In New York City Jacket: Barbour, Jeans: J Brand, Scarf: H&M, Shirt: Loft, Watch: Uniform Wares As colder temps set in here in New Jersey, the leaves change colors and start to fall from
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SAUCES AND SPREADS: Homemade Salsa Verde
One of the first seedlings I picked up for my garden was my tomatillo plant. After planting it I did some research and discovered that in order for the tomatillo plant to produce fruit you
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Basil
VEGGIES: Community Garden Update, Part IV
So it has been a couple weeks since my last garden update. To be honest, work and life have been a little crazy and I haven’t been able to spend as much time at the
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VEGGIES: Community Garden Update, Part III
We were away in Vegas for July 4th and while we were away I was worried about my garden. Thank god I have some very helpful garden friends who agreed to water my plot while we
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VEGGIES: Community Garden Update, Part II
It has been really busy at the South Orange Community Garden. Everything is growing and I have been weeding like a crazy person. I planted a couple of new things including onions, white radishes, carrots,
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Easy
VEGGIES: The "Quickle" aka Quick Pickled Radishes
Let me start this by saying that I have never pickled anything. But I have great affection for pickles. The tangy sourness that pickles bring to the table is right up my alley. I have always
