One thing that I love about summer time in Bay Ridge is watching this little corn field come to life. It’s just someone’s front yard and the light isn’t exactly spectacular, but every year they grow beautiful corn. Since I … Continue reading
I’m on my way out, hoping to catch the Latin Choreographers Festival tonight. Here are a few things that caught my eye this week: Scenes from our backyard “farm”. Cherry tomatoes, plum tomatoes, red cherry peppers, figs and grapes. Last … Continue reading
This winds up our first season of growing our own vegetables and fruit in the backyard. Three months ago the entire garden was lush and green and growing. Every evening I was able to step out back and collect tomatoes … Continue reading
We’re in the second phase of our harvest now. Here’s an update on some of the stuff we were puzzled about a few weeks back. We really fell short where the broccoli was concerned. We put in three plants. This … Continue reading
My use of the word “farm” is pretty grandiose, but that was the goal that Ira and I had in mind when we first got this project started. As last winter wore on, and we indulged in endless hours of … Continue reading
