It’s that time again when the air is crisp and cool. The ground is moist and the rains are coming… we hope! Why do I wish for rain every fall? Because no sooner do our Northwest grounds moisten up that the heavily sought after wild mushrooms start to pop up. Fall is fast approaching and that means it’s mushroom time! I love foraging for my own fall fungi – Boletus edulis (king bolete, porcini, ceps, they have many names) Matsutake and Chanterelles!
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Yum! Here’s a treat for all your SODO dwellers. Seattle’s baking genius Leslie Mackie has opened her third Macrina in SODO! The café will serve coffee, pastries and a lunch menu- great for diversifying the lunch options for this industrial area of the city. What is...
I am super excited for this Saturday, (September 27) as it is the 10th Annual Harvest Celebration Farm Tour in King County. What is it you ask? It is a tour of 24 different farms in King County. Each farm works with a local chef who leads visitors on a tour of the...
There is no denying that Seattleites’ tomato plants are a sad sight these days. Our slow start to the growing year means tiny toms are just turning from green to red as we speak. I’ve fielded lots of tomato questions lately; how to speed up ripening, what grows best...
