This Mother’s Day weekend the market at The Edgemere Farm will be Saturday and Sunday from 9am -1pm. You can pick up your tomato plants and many other garden must-haves to kick of this gardening season. For more info visit their website. The farm is located at 385 Beach 45th Street, Far Rockaway, NY 11691.
Here it is, past the July 4th weekend and this is what my basil plants look like (above). Last year I was so proud that I had a red grape tomato one day after my Italian friend in Brooklyn had his first one. This year my basil leaves a lot to be desired. My friend Fran, has a jungle of basil growing in her yard. My sister, Brenda, has it coming out of the cracks in her deck, so it isn’t the cold Spring or lack of sunshine here in […]
I would bet good money that my friend John (who’s working on our house) knows more of my neighbors than I do. He introduced me to Sam and Elsa, awesome people who have what you could call a mini-farm on Beach 92nd street. Last week, John informs me that we are taking care of their chickens for 10 days while they are away. My immediate response was “Are you kidding me?!??! I know nothing about chickens except that they taste great as parmesan!” I go into panic mode. “What if we […]
