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Winter Crops

3July 3, 2017Gardening by Erica

Why You Need To Start Your Fall Vegetables ASAP

It’s time to get your slow growing fall and winter crops started. Don’t delay – plant today. Here’s why.

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0January 13, 2015Cooking by Erica

Mache Salad with Pickled Beets and Goat Cheese

Pickings are mighty slim in the garden right now, but I do have mache. This freely self-sowing (not to say weedy) tender salad green is the most green thing I’ve picked in months. While I was looking the other way, it’s filled an entire bed with these little, nutty rosettes. I like mache, I really…

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1January 6, 2014Recent Posts by Erica

To Do In The NW Edible Garden: January 2014

It has been an unusually pleasant January up here in Cascadia – fairly dry and mild – and I’ve been out in the yard more, tidying and futzing and making a few changes to the layout of the garden. I am very eager to get going on this year’s garden. You know how some years…

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44December 18, 2013Gardening by Erica

The Hardiest Vegetables For Winter Gardening (Why I Love Overwintering Cauliflower)

Overwintering cauliflower is right up there with giant kohlrabi as one of my favorite cool-season crops. I just want to share a quick before and after to show you how my overwintering cauli’s survived the recent Seattle cold snap. Now, keep in mind I am a Zone 7 gardener – cold is relative. In my…

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0February 21, 2013Cooking by Erica

Sunchoke Soup with Hazelnuts

This recipe is from the Eating Local in the Depth of Winter recipe demo and presentation I gave at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. Thank you so much to everyone who came out to learn just how delicious it can be to eat from your garden, even in the “low time.” To view all…

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2February 21, 2013Cooking by Erica

Skillet Cauliflower with Curry

This recipe is from the Eating Local in the Depth of Winter recipe demo and presentation I gave at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. Thank you so much to everyone who came out to learn just how delicious it can be to eat from your garden, even in the “low time.” To view all…

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9February 21, 2013Cooking by Erica

Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Maple-Bourbon Vinaigrette

This recipe is from the Eating Local in the Depth of Winter recipe demo and presentation I gave at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. Thank you so much to everyone who came out to learn just how delicious it can be to eat from your garden, even in the “low time.” To view all…

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1December 11, 2012Recent Posts by Erica

Giveaway: Food Grown Right, In Your Backyard + Year Round Gardening Like The Pros

The season of giving is upon us! And friends, do I have some giving for you. This week I’m doing a couple of great giveaways just in time for you to show some holiday love to your favorite gardener. If you win and decide your favorite gardener is you and you’re keeping the loot, no…

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Hi! I'm Erica, the founder of NWEdible and the author of The Hands-On Home. I garden, keep chickens and ducks, homeschool my two kids and generally run around making messes on my one-third of an acre in suburban Seattle. Thanks for reading!

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