Seattle Tilth’s in Town This Weekend

OK, so it’s still rainy and cold, with a few glimpses of what is hoped to come (i.e., bright and sunny days). But for those of us who are avid gardeners – avid foodie gardeners who love the “farm-to-table” idea and have urbanized that concept and thus morphed it into “kitchen-garden-to-table” or “deck-or-patio-container-to-table” or even [...]

Recipes: Dandelion Flower Power

This sun-filled weekend gave me a chance to tidy up the garden and set up the BBQ deck. It also gave me a chance to take a look at the lawn and count the dandelions, for the garden of your Hedonista is an organic one.
Ah, the dandelion, or Taraxacum officinale – talk about a misunderstood [...]

A Pound of Organic Pleasure

Ah, island living … where “island time” slows to a crawl by urban standards, beachcombing is the popular local pastime, artists abound, nearly everyone has an edible garden (or two), and islanders shop local.
This past summer, your Hedonista took a much-loved trip to Orcas Island; last month she wrote up a review of Lisa Nakamura’s [...]

This Week: WOW = Washington Organic Week

Last October, your Hedonista requested all you (aspiring) hedonists to support your local farmers markets.
Today, Seattle’s City Council Member Sally Clark & Marty Beagle of the WSDA Organic Food Program for a Washington Organic Week made a kick off announcement at the Seattle Tilth Harvest Fair:
Washington’s first ever Washington Organic Week (WOW) – [...]

A Garden’s Gifts

Autumn is definitely upon us, which means big, transitional life changes for gardens everywhere in the Pacific Northwest.
Make no mistake; gardens are truly gifts – ones that keep on giving, no matter what the season. There’s a Chinese proverb that goes like this:
“If you want to be happy for a short time, get [...]

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