Plantwise

For the past week, I’ve been in Anchorage, Alaska visiting my brother and his family. Anchorage is incredibly lush and green at the height of summer: the native woods are thick with giant, leafy herbs growing beneath the native trees and people’s lawns a…

Garlic is such a beautiful vegetable, with its pearly white skin tinted rosy red or purple, and a deliciously smooth, plump, curvy look. And – as with most home-grown produce – it seems to taste better when it comes from yo…

The metro Portland area is brimming with u-pick fruit farms. And, luckily, the blueberry season is by no means over. While you still can, try to get out and pick blueberries. Not only is it just plain fun, it’s a great way to get quantities of blueberries …