Testing ideas: Farmer's Markets.

[misterflames]

Presently, I'm looking to expand the menu here at Faithful, to see if we can get better food within a budget. I'm showing Marta, our present live-in caregiver, American style cuisine, but I was thinking about healthier foods as well. So I thought about farmer's markets, and the best plans there

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[nani_ka]

a small veggie garden doesn't have to be difficult - its just a matter of adjusting it to what you're capable of tending

[nani_ka]

Oh, and even if all you have is rosemary, oregano, thyme, & sage in sunny spots, that can do amazing things when it comes time to cook.

[misterflames]

Scarsborough Faire, right on. Ought to have you stop by one day and see what there is. Tekle's looking at the side yard for a garden, although I've got no idea as to the sun availability.

Thank you, oh queen.

[nani_ka]

Well, in order to make scarborough stew you need Parsley too, but that generally needs to be replanted every year. :)

The best way to figure out if a spot has good sunlight without actually WATCHING it all day is to stand in the spot where you think you'll be putting your plants, figuring out where (almost) Due East & West are, then draw an imaginary arc overhead from one to the other. Yes, wave your arm in the air. Directly overhead is noon. Assuming a 12-hour day, (which we usually get in summertime), every 22.5 degrees is about 1.5 hours. As you wave your arm through the air, pay attention to where your finger points at clear sky & where it points at trees/buildings/etc. Clear sky is where you'll get direct sunlight. If you get more than 90 degrees of clear sky, you should have a GREAT spot for a garden.... Any less than 2 hours of sun means you're out of luck in that spot.

[nani_ka]

Farmer's Market