A swale is defined as a low-lying or depressed and often wet stretch of land. You can think of it as a wide ditch that is on contour with the land, acts as a rain catch, and decreases run-off. A...
by Mary Pellerito For those of us with gardens on which a large native tree, like an oak or maple, simply will not fit, try understory trees. These smaller trees are called understory trees because...
In Acqualagna, the saying goes that “it’s truffles year round”. The prized black winter truffle and the black summer truffle, the ‘little white’ spring truffle and especially, the white fall truffle...
By Clare Ellis You’ve probably been there – that moment at the end of a film that has just exposed some terrible wrongdoing. You’re emotionally pumped, full of outrage, and ready to do something...
Haag family walnut orchards have been growing now for over 30 years. They specialize in Internet retailing of four varieties of low-allergy English walnuts that come in many forms such as green, red...
By The Accidental Locavore Now that we’re (sigh) settling into winter squash season, the Accidental Locavore is pulling out some recipes I’ve been holding onto. One of them is from Dorie Greenspan’s...