Growing up in California, I didn’t think much of radishes. They were those red things occasionally sliced on salads. I didn’t dislike them, nor did I like them—they were just always there. Then I moved to a four-season climate, where radishes took on a new meaning. Living in Seattle now,… Read More
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June 2010
The Strawberry Wall
I’m beginning to understand that there are two sides to every garden: the good points, and the things you wish you could change. At the treehouse I have not enough sunlight, but the soil retains moisture and doesn’t dry out. My community garden plot was flat, with full sun, but… Read More
Eating Seattle: Nettletown (now closed)
UPDATE: I’m very sad to report that Nettletown closed for business late summer, 2011. Best luck to Chef Christina Choi and crew. I still haven’t found lunch or brunch spot in Seattle I like as much. What happens when a chef who co-founded a wild foraged foods company opens a… Read More
Plant Your Apple Tree (or Raspberry Bush)
When I came to Seattle, three years ago, I brought two small raspberry bushes with me. It was a silly thing, I only planned to stay a few months. But the house would remain in the family after I was gone, and I suspected anyone living there would likely enjoy… Read More
Stalking Wonder: Spring
Oh spring, spring, you’ve been a tricky thing this year. Here one day with sun, gone the next, leaving us to rain and puddles and cold. I grew up in a place where spring weather starts in February and is over by the end of April. But Seattle reminds me… Read More
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