Heritage Chrysanthemums can be difficult to source. Our cuttings are rooted and taken from our own Mother plants in early spring. Mums have gotten a bad reputation over the years for being common and boring, but the old chrysanthemum breeds … Continued
How to Grow Dahlias Dahlias are a bushy, herbaceous plant native to Mexico. Dahlias produce tubers (part of the root system) which were originally grown by the Aztecs as a food source similar to modern day tapioca or cassava. To … Continued
Dahlia tuber sales date to be announced to my email community first so please join on the homepage “get updates”. I will let you know of events, sales, plant sales, workshops etc to keep in touch with whats happening at … Continued
The breathtaking beauty and resilience of Papaver somniferum poppies will surround you with joy for years, if not generations, though establishing them is the hardest part. They will self seed and bring you joy for many years to come. The … Continued
Meanderings : this article and podcast with Greg Peterson, the Urban Farm U, Phoenix https://www.urbanfarm.org/2019/01/26/418-kat-granger Listen to the podcast HERE (Re)connecting humans to the magical “community” to which we belong, to me, is the panacea we seek. The great “forgetting” … Continued
this is a continued info sheet all about different types of beans – read Part 1 here. Romano type beans are a form of flat snap bean which originated in Italy. Like other snap beans, Romano beans are supposed to … Continued
Honey-Roasted Squash From Kat Granger, www.seedsofimbolc.ca There’s no peeling required with this dish.(totally up to you) Any leftover squash makes a great addition to any impromptu salad.(or tossed with rice or barley) Servings: Serves 10–12 Ingredients • 5 lbs (or … Continued
Brazil Nuts are really Seeds – getting to know your food Brazil nuts are technically seeds, not nuts, and develop inside a softball-sized fruit capsule, (which strongly resembles a coconut), containing 10 to 25 three-sided “nuts” inside with extremely hard … Continued
How do we reconnect to all that we are?? (more to come on this !!) This question has led me, one step at a time, to where I am today. FOOD is common to us all; something I am passionate … Continued