I’m Kali. Oregon mama, farmer’s wife and creator of the Potager book and blog. Join me and as we cook and garden through the seasons!
The last week in Oregon has been over 100 degrees and somewhat miserable. The boys and I have been living at the farm pool, cuddling close to the window AC units and attempting to avoid turning on the stove as much as possible. This means…
Do you ever walk out into your garden and feel a sense of defeat? Too many weeds. Bug holes in all your plants. Spent blooms waiting to be deadheaded. Empty spaces needing life but the bank account says no. So much work and so little…
I’ve gotten a lot of requests lately for easy weeknight dinners. Until this year I probably would have scoffed at this request, not feeling qualified to answer such a question. But, now that I have a kiddo with soccer practices a couple nights a week,…
Tomatoes are probably what most people think of when they imagine growing their own food in a backyard garden. There’s just nothing like the way your hands smell after you’ve touched a tomato plant, or the sunny taste of the red fruit, fresh off the…
Dahlias. They’re everywhere. Since Floret rocketed them to popularity over the last decade, you can hardly open up the Internet without seeing a dahlia somewhere. And for good reason! They are beautiful, come in a wide range of shapes and colors, and hold up super…
One of the reasons I love to write about gardening is because most of the time, there is really no “wrong” way to do things. When you plant a garden, you can use a myriad of different methods and still end up with a stellar…
While Spring can be all sunshine and flowers and brand new life, at least where I’m from, it still includes a healthy dose of rain. These rhubarb muffins have cured my rainy day blues many a time and I know they’ll do the same for you. I’ll…
Lilacs always remind me of Anne of Green Gables. With a heady perfume, delicate blossoms and perfectly pastel colors, they’re just pure romance. One of the major selling points of our property was the handful of ancient lilac trees lining the driveway and alongside the…
A few years ago my sister-in-law brought a baked oatmeal dish to a girl’s weekend. In the past, I would have turned my nose up at such a thing! Wasn’t a big fan of oatmeal. But that weekend was absolutely freezing, and I was desperate…