Corn-servation

 Buying supplies for my rooftop garden, I had an after thought." Why not try growing corn in the planters? I am sure it will look beautiful and rustic." I picked up a cell…

And sandwich

The favorite sandwich of my youth, hardly requires a recipe. Slice a tomato. Spread one side of a slice of rye bread, and yes, it must be rye, with mayonnaise.…

Figs, Show me your Leaves!

   Last year I planted fig trees in all of my gardens. www.annexrentals.com  I even planted them in pots at the entrance of our office building.  www.empressbuilding.com  Their leaves are…

Spoon Tomatoes

  Standing in the greenhouse looking at a choice of seedlings of 200 varieties of heritage tomatoes I could grow was a thrill.This Spring having built more wooden boxes and added more colored plastic tubs to my office roof…

Fleeting Summer, Breakfast in a Flash

Sliced tomatoes, purple shiso, purple basil, sliced burgundy pole beans,  and chives from my urban farm just outside the kitchen door  One of my favorite cookbooks is Edward de Pomiane's…

Seeds along the Silk Route

 My daughter Ariel  www.interaxon.com  plucked a dill flower from the garden . "Mmm tastes like plov." It wasn't a stretch of her gustatory imagination. Ten years ago, Ariel, Joel and…

More on White, Ghost Eggplants

Ghost Eggplants in my Garden These eggplants are beautiful, delicious and prolific. I have planted them in all my gardens this year. When it comes time to eat them, place raw…

No one here but us chickens!

no one here but us chickens On the road to Crowe's Landing ,Stoney Lake ,there is a farm wth an arresting sign: a life size soft sculpture of an old…