If There Ever Was a Time to Start Growing Your Own Food, That Time is Now.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you, too, are shocked and dismayed at the rapid rise in food costs. But there is a way we can all fight back that’s not only good for our wallets but our bodies, too.
This is one day’s haul from my grape and berry patch: 3.5 lbs of raspberries and 4.75 lbs of Concord grapes.
Let’s do the math.
Today’s price for 6 oz of organic store-bought raspberries is roughly $5.99, and for … Read More



I used to have a quarter-acre vegetable garden. Back when I had time. But those days appear to be in the rearview mirror.
Apropos of the fall weather and the approaching holidays, I thought I’d share my secret pie crust recipe. Good for any and all types of pies—single crust, double crust, lattice, you name it.
Coinciding with the waning moon, the Perseid meteor shower is at its peak over the next few days of August, 11, 12, and 13. So viewing should be spectacular if the weather cooperates.
