by Flora Caputo | Dec 30, 2020 | Bee Advocacy, Gardening, Uncategorized
“Anyone who thinks gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall is missing the best part of the whole year; for gardening begins in January with the dream.” – Josephine Nuese, author of The Country Garden It’s seed catalog season, everyone. Some...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
The holiday season is not over yet, and we are still celebrating with tasty treats and delicious leftovers. In the middle of all the gluten, sugar, and fat, a dessert was requested that keep the sugar and flour down to a minimum. This cake fits the bill. You can even...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Cold months are hard for gardeners. Yes, the break is kind of nice. But we do miss pottering around our verdant beds, watching all the wildlife, and tending to our flowers as a farmer tends to his chickens and cows. And let’s face it, looking outside at your...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Well, here we are, less than two weeks from Thanksgiving, and COVID numbers are worse than they were in wave one, and the stores are getting thin with supplies. Meanwhile, Thanksgiving and the end-of-year holidays are at our doorsteps. We decided to self isolate for...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Tea. It’s not just for, well….. drinking. Tea is a great way to infuse subtle flavors into many cocktails and sweet treats. Don’t believe me? Try these TAZO® TEA chai-doodles. Tea can do a lot of the spice-and floral flavor lifting for you, cutting...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 11, 2020 | Gardening, Uncategorized
I was shaken to my core with heartbreak and anger when I saw a neighbor burning a huge swath of her property, just to get rid of her leaves. The featured photo above shows how big her fire was. She piled her leaves along a rocky, grassy berm that ran the length of her...
