Author Archives: Letty

“According to analyses conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 100 grams of fresh tomato today has 30 percent less vitamin C, 30 percent less thiamin, 19 percent less niacin, and 62 percent less calcium than it did in the … Continue reading →

“….pray what more can a reasonable man desire, in peaceful times, in ordinary noons, than a sufficient number of ears of green sweet-corn boiled, with the addition of salt?” Henry David Thoreau, ‘Walden’ (1854) My sweet corn patch has been … Continue reading →

“Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don’t they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.” ― Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine The zinnias are gorgeous right now.  They are a burst of … Continue reading →

“Garlic is divine. Few food items can taste so many distinct ways, handled correctly. Misuse of garlic is a crime…Please, treat your garlic with respect…” ― Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly This is our barn cat … Continue reading →

“Laughter is America’s most important export”   -Walt Disney Good to remember!! This week will be short and sweet because of the holiday.  Please don’t forget, the market is on Tuesday this week. Farm News:  Logan left today.  He promised … Continue reading →

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”   –Thomas Edison My onion crop was a failure this year.  Utterly.  I did not have one single onion out of the 1000 that I planted that made a … Continue reading →

“Birds are the eyes of heaven, and flies are the spies of hell.” ― Suzy Kassem, Above – beautiful daikon radishes Jennifer and I pulled and I am storing.  Don’t worry – you’ll see them again:) Farm News:  The flies … Continue reading →

“As the sun shines I will make hay To keep failure at bay For there remaineth a pay For my honest toil each day.” ― Ogwo David Emenike     I am so lucky to have Jennifer helping me this year.  … Continue reading →

“TMT, too much testosterone. Way more dangerous than  TNT.” ― Robert L. Slater    Meet Henry Henry is 6 years old.  Smart and ambitious – if a little dramatic. Meet Windy.  Windy is 4 years old.  Lazy and slow, he is … Continue reading →

“Heroism doesn’t always happen in a burst of glory.  Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history.”  -Mary Roach I am reading a book about the rescue of thousands of horses in WW2 by a small group … Continue reading →