Old hat, zone 4, cold climate garden blog.

A week ago we had the opportunity to pick blueberries at Farnham Farms in Sandy Creek NY. We stumbled on the place by accident while picking up gift boxes for our wedding favors. We went on a weekday evening and there was a steady stream of customers picking. Wire baskets are provided for pricking and [...]

Phyllis really likes bread and butter pickles and although I prefer garlic dills I have to admit a good bread and butter pickle goes with almost any sandwich.  Well maybe not peanut butter. I remember back when I was first exposed to this type of pickle, in my mothers canning cupboard.  I was a little [...]

Since food prepared with garden fresh ingredients tastes the best we will from time to time include our favorite recipes. In most cases we will call for fresh ingredients but we will also try to give substitutions where we can. This recipe is for tomato or marinara sauce.   We started using this after realizing the [...]