Author: sylvie

June 18, 2008

Locavore June 18

Beverly Hunter was interested in seeing what people ate that was locally grown or raised in or around Rappahannock County, Virginia – as well as bought locally through our small non-chain stores such as Roy’s in Sperryville, E-cow in Amissville, The Corner Store in Sperryville, …

locavore log
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June 18, 2008

The Scent of Swiss Chard

I had no idea that Swiss Chard flowers smelled so good. The flowers themselves are small and inconspicuous – albeit on top of rather incongruously awkward stems that flop onto their neighbors – and, unfortunately onto the cowslip primroses. The scent is powdery sweet, not …

Garden, Garden Technique, Kitchen Garden, Seed Saving, Seed Starting, vegetable
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by sylvie
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