SNOWY FOODIE

A little story of a Québécoise wishing to make her corn "épluchette" from her Aussie backyard! In my previous article Corn "Épluchette",...

Discover some of the best beans that can grow successfully in a cool climate backyard garden. Beans, despite reputation and appearance...

This giant “garlic-leek” is an essential crop to cultivate in an edible or ornamental garden. This is a very interesting plant of the...

A great companion plant offering many benefits and aromas at all stages of its short cycle. I love to sprinkle freshly picked coriander...

In the Snowys, cherries are the favourite festive fruit, in season just before Xmas celebrations. Every early summer (which is in...

Here are my feathered pals, and what they've taught me, since I joined the poultry world. Keeping backyard poultry is a great hobby that...

The budding stems of the garlic plants, a late spring favourite to flavour seasonal dishes! It’s late spring, edible flower buds like...

Fresh from the backyard, there is nothing like picking your own lettuce in season! Lettuce is a must have leafy green in the veggie...

Kale is not only a super leafy green but also a super crop for the backyard garden! If you grow food in a cool climate region where...

Let’s have a first wander in our garden, and start with the original established plants and trees. In 2017, we bought our home in...

The pleasure of squeezing, juicing, peeling, zesting, cooking and preserving organic lemons! Winter means citrus and the beautiful yellow...

Here's a plant with funny roots, many names, a long history and never ending stories! What's in a name? This plant has an interesting...

The challenge of growing the most beautiful and tasty tomatoes that ripen on the vine. Tomatoes are the pride of anyone growing food....

High producing and versatile veggies to keep a gardener busy and happy all summer long! Summer squash are the soft and tender varieties...

Two berry cousins that have many things in common but are two completely different fruits! The blackberry and raspberry are two varieties...

Garden spuds, an ultimate treasure from the ground that are worth digging for! Roasted, steamed, mashed, fried or baked: potatoes are...

How backyard gardening is an essential activity for me and became way more than a hobby. Before moving with my partner to his corner of...

A must have ingredient, worth growing in the backyard and to never leave behind! I love growing my own garlic for many reasons. I might...

Fresh eggs, bought locally or collected from the backyard hen's nest is simply the best! I just love looking after my backyard “chooks”...

The star of the edible flowers, king of the garden plants, with a succulent heart to fall for! The globe artichoke is a very interesting...