First strawberry and pea harvest from our new front yard garden! Rio crunched down his first fresh garden peas! Advertisements Continue reading
Category Archives: Farm and Garden
How to Can Tomatoes, with Global Gardens
Well, the frost is coming, probably tonight! Here at Cast Iron Idaho, we have to admit that we’re always a little joyful when the first frost comes to help us put the garden to bed. It means the end of summer’s bounty, but also the beginning of a few slower months after a busy season, … Continue reading
Pea-Top Pizza
City Gardens’ CSA members got pea tops in their share this week. We took ours to Lulu’s Pizza and had Owen make us a pizza. You can, of course, make yourself a pea-top pizza at home. Make your whole pizza with whatever other toppings you want to use. Toss your pea tops in water, or … Continue reading
I Love Dandelions
It’s dandelion season again! Continue reading
Buhl, Idaho
Buhl, Idaho sits on the rim of the Snake River Canyon, planted in the volcanic soil that covers the surrounding farmland. Cloverleaf Creamery sits in the middle of Buhl, churning the best ice cream in the state. In a recent blog post, while loving the ice cream, I dissed Buhl. I am sorry, I now … Continue reading
Gardening in the Right of Way, by Jeff Anderson
Another reader commented on our post about Front Yard Gardens. Jeff is the previously unknown owner of the garden on Bannock. He gives some great advice, we thought it was worth re-posting as a guest post! Here’s what he has to say. Thanks Jeff! That garden on Bannock is mine. My name is Jeff Anderson … Continue reading
A Visit to Upper Rogue Organics
Every great once and a while, a farmer gets off the farm. About as far off the farm as I dare get is onto to someone else’s farm. So when Katie and I took off out of town, in early November, we headed straight for Upper Rogue Organics. Upper Rogue is a small 10 acre … Continue reading
