This is the first entry in our ‘Top 5 Grows’ series in which we hope to share some of our favorite produce that gets the best Use, Storage, Preservation AND UtIlity from a small scale garden here in New England (zone 5). Number 1 on our list is GARLIC. Honestly, there is NO comparison between…
Month: March 2021
Taking a Day vs. Not Recognizing the Need for Downtime
We all have them. The pity parties. The days where that pint of ice cream just whispers to you “Yessssssssssss, you’re an adult. ICE CREAM FOR BREAKFASSSSSSSSTTTT”. The days when the world knocks you back a bit and you say the phrase WTF more than you’d like as a desperate question to the Gods rather…
Chicken and Rice Soup (w/dill, ginger, garlic chili oil and lemon)
I firmly believe soup should be a year round thing. This soup base comes from one of my fave Bon Appétit recipes and I adjust it seasonally and it is always AHHHHMAZING. This version is our new fave, changing up the rice to make it a bit more brothy, bringing a bit of ginger into…
Outdoor Grow Season Prep: Greenhouse Setup
As a passionate gardener, you aggressively search for ways to improve year over year. That feeling of growing your own, taking back some of that ownership of your food sources or flowers or even beauty products (from oils, salves, soaps…) to the possibilities of finding a new income source through a product you can cultivate…
Lucky Us: Irish Bangers with Colcannon and Guinness Gravy
It must be a byproduct of aging, but I have both gotten less ‘trendy’ and tried to be more ‘authentic’ as I’ve grown. This goes for my wardrobe (team sweatpants/leggings and Carhartt over here), my drink and my foods. Don’t judge on my daughter’s shamrock and rainbow outfit on St. Patrick’s Day… it was on…
Dragon Brook Farm 