An Avenue Homesteader

Cooking is good grief therapy, I have discovered. For most of the week my grandmother has laid at the University Hospital. The first day I...

The herbs were ready to be picked but I was putting the inevitable off. Picking them would mean acknowledging winter is a-coming. I also w...

As the number of apple and rhubarb harvest days dwindle, here’s a Spicy Rhubarb Chutney recipe. Partner it with pork or chicken, or try it o...

The squash have been beckoning me. I’ve never had such a large Sp aghetti squash or Butternut squash grow in my yard and I’m eager to eat ...

On Sunday afternoons at the Old Halton Homestead, Mama Halton would pull two large yogurt containers from the fridge and, under intense scru...

It’s August and I’ll be spending as much time as possible outside, eating and drinking delicious things. Here are a few recipes I’ll be enjo...

This year I planted many different edible plants purchased from Shallow Creek Nursery (http://albertafruittrees.tripod.com/). They specializ...

The square foot garden on my back cement pad is growing! Here are some pictures from July 12, 2009. In the case of most of the plants shown ...

When I received Mom’s call, I was reveling in my backyard that overnight had become, on casual observation, a bird sanctuary.  “Carissa? Ju...

Squash will grow up along the fence. One squash plant can be planted per two squares--- if you have a trellis for the plants ...