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The Root Cellar Garden

Kevin02.2017COOK IT RAW, Fall Veg, From the Cellar, From the Garden, Root Cellar, Veg, Vegetables, Winter Veg2 Comments

The rocky hills of Trondheim, Norway were under a foot of fresh snow, and I found myself on a biodynamic veg farm filming with the Cook It Raw Norway team. I’d filmed a lot of veg farms, but none this picturesque, and certainly never in winter. Pretty tough to find something interesting to talk about on a veg farm in … Read More

Lactuca – New Site, So Close

Kevin04.2013Fall Veg, From Local Farms, From the Garden, Greens, Lactuca Micro Farm, Spring Veg, Summer, Veg, Vegetables, Winter Veg3 Comments

I’m getting quite a few questions about the prospective new Lactuca Urban Farm site, so figured I’d share where things are at. The quick answer: it’s in Inglewood and we’re in the process of negotiating the lease. Although nothing’s a done deal, we’re very near the end of the process. Perhaps I need to back up a bit. Travis and … Read More

Episode 51 – Cold Frame Build

Kevin10.2012Fall Veg, From Local Farms, From the Garden, Greens, Lactuca Micro Farm, Spring Veg, Summer, Veg, Vegetables, Winter Veg7 Comments

I built my first cold frame back in March of 2011. It has undoubtedly changed the way I grow food. I’m now up to 8 frames under lids, with another 6 soon to be built for the 2013 season – the majority for market. This vid is simply a look at how we’re building them now, after much homework in … Read More

Episode 32 – Eagle Creek Seed Potatoes

Kevin02.2012Cooking w/ Fire, Eagle Creek Seed Potatoes, Fall Veg, From Local Farms, From the Garden, Grilling w/ Fire, Veg, Vegetables, Winter Veg11 Comments

It being February and quite possibly a particularly early spring, I was contemplating my annual seed potato order from Eagle Creek Seed Potatoes when it dawned on me that perhaps I should go check them out. So I did. I knew they’d be filling my order in the next couple months, so they had to be busy prepping for that … Read More

Garden Greens…in January

Kevin01.2012Cold Frames, From the Garden, Shoulder Season Gardening, Vegetables, Winter Veg5 Comments

Here’s something I wasn’t expecting. Back when building and planting cold frames I had written numerous times how I’d like to see a harvest from them in December. I thought that might be bold. I wondered if I’d have to eat my words. Then in early December, as my garden fork bounced off the frozen soil nearby, it slipped easily … Read More

Episode 25: Cellar Food

Kevin12.2011Canning & Preserves, Charcuterie, Cider, Dry Cured Meats, From the Cellar, From the Garden, Heart, Kevin TV, Pickles, Pig Ham, Root Cellar, Vegetables, Winter Veg11 Comments

Strange. It’s mid-December, the soil’s frozen, plants toast – but counterintuitively, this time of year is one of the best times of year food-wise. The freezers are full of a variety of meats, fruits, stocks, lard, and more. The wine cellar’s full of apple wines, ciders, and dry cured pork and game, while the root cellar is an exciting world … Read More

November Garden Greens

Kevin11.2011From the Garden, Gardening, Shoulder Season Gardening, Vegetables, Winter Veg6 Comments

The snow is falling, it’s -3C, with -20C in the forecast later this week. And yes, still harvesting garden veg. Was last year too. Not because I have a greenhouse, hoop houses, or even stuff under cold frames [well.. I do, but not for this stuff]. Just planted cold hardy veg in August and let them tough out the elements. … Read More

Root Veg Harvest 2011

Kevin11.2011From the Cellar, From the Garden, Root Cellar, Vegetables, Winter Veg3 Comments

Harvesting root veg demarcates the border between fall and winter for me. Since September I’ve been watching the weather, waiting for the cold to come that would force my hand and make me get the produce into the cellar. It was an especially fun game this year with a remarkably temperate fall. I feel like I got away with something … Read More

The Last [Root Cellar] Supper

Kevin04.2011Antelope, Big Game, Cooking w/ Fire, From the Cellar, From the Garden, From The Wild, Grilling w/ Fire, Root Cellar, Winter Veg6 Comments

I’m out. April 16th will mark the 2011 date that I ran out of 2010 garden veg in the root cellar. Turns out in one meal, I ran out of potatoes, carrots, and beets – all at the same time. Things may have been able to hold out longer, but quality was definitely starting to suffer. In best shape were … Read More

Carrot Storage: Washed Beats Unwashed

Kevin03.2011From the Cellar, From the Garden, Root Cellar, Vegetables, Winter Veg11 Comments

I’ve had cats. One of the carrots looks like a carrot, and the other like something scooped from a litter box. In the weird little world I live in, this is important research. All of the root cellaring books – including the most widely respected ones – advise not washing root veg before storage. A major no-no. So I intended … Read More

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