Archive for July, 2010
canning in the city
garden to table
right now our garden is bursting with vegetables- always seems to come all at once. this past weekend I did some canning so i can enjoy some of this bounty all year round. i made some pickled fennel with grapefruit zest, cherry tomato and chili chutney, pickled beets, pickled carrots with carraway, spicy pickled carrots, and pickled chard stems. pickling is so easy and quick and you can pickle just one jar at a time. people oftentimes think that you have to grow loads of vegetables to can. i oftentimes just pickle a jar or two and can items from my farmers market.
i don’t know what it is about canning but it always makes me feel so good. it always brings some country vibes into my city home.
on a similar note….athenians: liana krissoff and rinne allen have a book about canning coming out called “canning for a new generation“. They are having a book signing and tasting at gosford wine this Thursday at 6:30 pm. Come by for a pickle or two, some wine, and get inspired to can.
garden and gun….does athens
instant inspiration
a few years ago rebecca and i were in the charlotte airport, catching a plane to new york to do the gift show for r.wood studio. we were quickly grabbing a magazine to get us through the flight. rebecca came back with a garden and gun and said “now this is my type of mag”. ever since then we have been big fans. the july issue has a big article on athens and gives a big shout out to rebecca. be sure to check it out!
you can read the story here
and all of you southern artist folks, don’t forget about garden and gun’s made in the south awards!
farm stand heaven
in the country
i discovered the cutest farm stand right down the road. every morning they pick what’s ripe and put it out, so it’s really farm fresh. in case i don’t have enough, now i know where to get more!
