The Gardening Chef Weekly · Archive
Letters from the Garden
A good letter keeps its value long after the week has passed. Browse garden discoveries, kitchen experiments, and useful lessons to return to through the seasons.
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Before It Was a Spice, It Was a Flower Bud
Read the letter →: Before It Was a Spice, It Was a Flower BudThat little brown ingredient was once a flower bud. Meet the clove, choose whole or ground, and try warm clove-scented apples.
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🌿20 Pounds In. 3.5 Pounds Out.
Read the letter →: 🌿20 Pounds In. 3.5 Pounds Out.Twenty pounds of potatoes become two little bags. A kitchen experiment about dehydration, storage, and measuring the value of what we preserve.
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🌿 The Harvest Is Only the Beginning
Read the letter →: 🌿 The Harvest Is Only the BeginningMonarch caterpillars beneath the grapevines become a reminder that the value of a harvest includes what we preserve, return, and sometimes leave behind.
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The August Garden Handoff
Read the letter →: The August Garden HandoffWhat to plant now while summer is still filling the kitchen.
Grow something. Cook something. Share what you learn.
Find one useful idea, try it, and make it your own. There is always more to discover together.
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