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April 13, 2008

I'll be talking about peppers

Slow Food Chicago has asked me to speak at their next event on Saturday, April 19 at 2pm. The event is scheduled to run for an hour and I'll be sharing the podium with Farmer John Caveny. I'll have samples of preserves from my garden, including Macedonian-style peppers and ajvar (a relish made with roasted peppers and eggplants).

It'll be at the Whole Foods at 3300 N. Ashland (Chicago). Their meeting room is tiny so please make reservations at Slow Food Chicago. There's also a $5 suggested fee but I'll have free food samples. 

Logan Square Farmers' Market  2007 

October 04, 2006

Dye plants

I've been trying to grow natural dye plants for a few years. This year I had a nice crop of cosmos:

Here's marigold cooking in the pot, ready for the wool to be dropped in: