Somehow, I always manage to get myself in a bit over my head with plans – it always sounds like a great idea and completely realistic until it gets down to the actual carrying out of whatever event or project I have gotten myself into. And now that I have two almost three-year olds running around the house, there never…Read More
This is it — The final day to submit your entries for the 2013 Homegrown Recipe Contest! And let me tell you: the competition is fierce this time around! We’ve gotten recipes for some wonderful foods…from cantaloupe salad to pumpkin casseroles to eggplant burgers. They’ve all been amazing! Today, as the final day for the contest, I wanted to feature…Read More
With only one week left in the 2013 Homegrown Recipe Contest, the entries are really starting to roll in! Today we’re featuring a recipe that would be absolutely wonderful on a cold day like today here in the Upper Midwest. This mouth-watering french onion soup recipe comes to us from Bee in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Bee was actually the grand…Read More
As you know, I’ve been spending the last few Fridays featuring some of the entries we’ve been receiving in our 2013 Homegrown Recipe Contest. This Friday is no exception! Today I’m featuring an amazingly tasty, but more importantly, easy to execute recipe from Evans in Green Cove Springs, Florida. The total preparation time is 10 minutes and the frying of…Read More
Last week Tuesday, I focused on one of my favorite plants to grow (and harvest!) in the garden – Heirloom Tomatoes. Today, I decided to feature another one of my favorites, not only for their vibrant colors and versatility, but also their health benefits: peppers! Peppers come in pretty much all shades of the rainbow and range in taste from…Read More
Week after week, we continue receiving more and more entries for our 2013 Homegrown Recipe Contest! I begin to like this time of year almost much as the start of the planting season! The recipe I’ve chose to share with you today comes to us from Darryl in Warren, Michigan. The main ingredient featured in this recipe are the strawberries,…Read More
If you know anything about gardening, read anything about gardening, or ever happen to overhear anything about gardening, you’ve no doubt heard the term “heirloom” and specifically, in reference to tomatoes. I myself was not sure what the term actually meant until several years ago when I finally decided to start getting more educated on fruit and vegetable gardening. So…Read More
I’ve always been a big fan of everything outdoors. Ok, maybe not everything — but pretty darn close. This, unfortunately, includes anything on four legs that has fur and deep brown eyes. I’ll admit it: when I was young, my father used to (and still does) feed these critters behind his back fence by providing them with a daily supply…Read More
Well, the 2013 Homegrown Recipe Contest is in full swing and I am LOVING the entries so far! From soups to breads to relishes, we’re seeing it all and are once again blown away by the talent of my readers and the customers of Holland Bulb Farms. The first recipe I’d like to share with you comes to us from…Read More
If you follow any kind of news regarding the food or gardening industry, you have most likely heard or seen the acronym GMO. But just what is it and what does it stand for? And how concerned should we be? What are they? GMO or “genetically modified organisms” refers to plants or animals which are produced by way of gene…Read More
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