Eden of Garden

eating local

  • The Garlic Harvest

    140 pounds of garlic harvested!  Now the squash, which is towering above four-feet tall, has room to breathe. This is the deal with harvesting homegrown garlic: The most important thing you need to know about harvesting fresh garlic is: Eat… Continue reading

    The Garlic Harvest

  • Tomato Luv

    The first bunches of green tomatoes are starting to appear in our garden, which triggered an immediate Pavlovian response (a la Homer Simpson) — mmmmm, tomatoes. mouthwatering, drool, drool. Then a tinge of fear struck me, what if we get… Continue reading

    Tomato Luv

  • Exactly how much pig would that be?

    I was a vegetarian for many years. After a stint as an editor at a cattle breeding magazine, I had learned a little too much about commercial beef production. Then I moved to the U.P., tried an especially tasty venison… Continue reading