Waiting for stone fruit Only one orange tree today, and only 40 lbs of fruit for me to take to Martha’s Kitchen. They were… Continue reading “Waiting for stone fruit”…
Food and Society Video I tried, unsuccessfully, to get invited to the Kellogg Foundation’s Food & Society conference in downtown San José back in… Continue reading “Food and Society Video”…
Saints preserve us It’s a joke among knitters that making a project from one’s stash always requires one to go out and buy… Continue reading “Saints preserve us”…
Loquats Today we finally harvested a loquat tree, and the timing was perfect. The fruit is ripe and juicy and sweet.… Continue reading “Loquats”…
Will citrus season ever end? Actually, I’m not complaining about citrus, especially if moving on would mean harvesting 50-foot-tall loquat trees. We hit three houses… Continue reading “Will citrus season ever end?”…
Village Harvest Tuesday mornings are Village Harvest time for the well-oiled machine that is the San José crew. We were back down… Continue reading “Village Harvest”…
Team Kumquat We’re enjoying a bumper crop of volunteers lately for the San José crew at Village Harvest, so this morning we… Continue reading “Team Kumquat”…
The Gleaners If you have fruit trees that produce more than you can use, and you live in the South Bay, then… Continue reading “The Gleaners”…
Not bad, could be better Tuesdays are Village Harvest days, at least the San José team that’s my usual posse. Heather, aka La Jefe, has… Continue reading “Not bad, could be better”…
No Chianti jokes, please Continuing the fava bean coverage, yesterday, I led a Village Harvest group that collected 430 lbs. This is definitely a… Continue reading “No Chianti jokes, please”…