New Potato Time

There's nothing so rewarding as being able to step out your back door and gather up a few items for dinner. Here's a "mess of taters" as we Southerners like to call them. So tasty Saturday nite with fresh asparagus, yellow squash, onions, green bean casserole, and fried chicken. Mmmmmm good!

Spring Veggies

I love this time of year. The new spring veggies are as delicious as the new spring flowers are beautiful. Recently I tried kohlrabi for the first time. As I've said before, whenever I try a new veggie I like to mix with something I already like. And that's exactly what I did with kohlrabi. Here it is mixed with purple cabbage and sugar snaps.

Look at the pretty colors!

I cooked it real quick in iron skillet with a little olive oil and lime juice. Crunchy, colorful, and oh so good!

New Potatoes

I'm thrilled at the progress of my potato garden. I dug underneath one of the larger plants today and found these babies! Gonna give them a little more time to get just a little bigger before I dig them all up. Looking forward to using the planter bed for a summer harvest of squash, if it's not too late to plant. I'm guessing not since our spring has been so cool...will definitely keep you updated. What about you? Are you gardening? The hardest part, I think, is getting started. The fruit of the harvest will keep you going.

Here's the potato plants 2 weeks ago.

Today...look at how much they've grown!

What is Kohlrabi?

New at Wise Farms - kohlrabi. If you're like me this is a totally new word in your vocabulary. So, what exactly is kohlrabi? Well, a loyal customer has shared this link that answers that question and links to kohlrabi recipes. Can't wait to give this new veggie a try!

A Gardener's Delight

Seeing these tiny plants emerge from the ground is truly a delight!

Great Article

This is a great article, too good not to share. It states EXACTLY what I believe. What are your thoughts?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/family-dinner-how_b_806114.html?ir=Food&ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false

Gardening

One of my goals for 2012 was to try my hand at gardening and, as promised, I will be sharing updates on my blog. Here's the raised bed, 8' by 4' and filled with fertile soil, ready for the planting. But first I had to clear the area of rocks, roots and weeds. What a workout!

Red Seed Potatoes

Helping Hands - She'll have loads of fun when it's time to dig the potatoes.