Category Archives: Heirloom vegetables

Not Dabbling in Normal today

I’ll eventually post this up here on my blog, but today it is reserved for Not Dabbling in Normal! I am planning to do a series of recipes using this unique ingredient this summer. It is a great way to … Continue reading

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The staff of life

Yesterday, I finally had time to do some baking. I decided I would break open the bag of Canadian Heritage Red Fife Wheat, grown in Saskatchewan on organic farms but sent to me by Bruce at True Grain Bakery in … Continue reading

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Potato party for one

Recently I helped my friend Clarence harvest some of his potatoes. He is one of our stoic  ‘old-timers’, and each year plants one of the largest gardens in the valley. In fact, Clarence’s garden is quite the food security resource … Continue reading

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