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10 Fun Facts About Tomatoes! — I like produce. I like to grow it. And I like to eat it. I also like to create recipes with it. I’m also kind of a nerd and like to get to know my produce. I like learning new or fun tidbits of info about the produce I’m Read More >>
I’ve come to realize there are two camps: those who refrigerate tomatoes and those who don’t. I’m in the don’t camp. It was never really a conscious decision, but just basically how it’s always been done in my house. And then, once I started heavily gardening, I fell in love with the taste of fresh Read More >>
I’ve been using this simple tomato sauce recipe from Simply in Season for a few years now and it’s a wonderful way to use your garden fresh tomatoes and enjoy them throughout the winter months when we are all yearning for something homemade. Just open a jar, pour over pasta and viola! Dinner is served. Read More >>
This morning I went out to trim the zucchini plants growing on the left side of the garden box. Getting around to the back of the raised beds to water my tomato plants has a little tricky lately since the winter squash are growing right behind the tomato plants. So much for trimming a few Read More >>
Tomatoes are like the measure of every good gardener. I actually know people who grow them, and don’t really care for them that much {weirdos}. Still, a bumper crop of tomatoes means you have arrived in the gardening world–you can officially wear dirt under you nails and a big straw hat with pride. Because tomatoes Read More >>
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