I really do love beets.  I love them from top to bottom.  The beet stems are great for green smoothies, salads, and a great substitution for swiss chard.  (More on Swiss Chard in another post)

The beets themselves are wonderfully...

Wow!  Garlic from my garden!  What a cool concept!  This is the first time I have grown my own garlic - and it is more fun than I had expected.  

I loved cutting down the garden scapes earlier in the summer and now it is time...

One of the challenges that I have been faced with since gardening has been timing.  I am growing tomatoes because I want fresh salsa.  I am growing cilantro and jalapeno peppers for the cilantro - but sometimes they are not ready at the...

I absolutely LOVE fresh cilantro.  Fresh salsa made with fresh tomatoes and cilantro are one of summer's best treats.  What has happened in my garden is that the cilantro has started growing since spring and tomatoes are not ready until...

Nothing says summer like fresh rhubarb!  

Rhubarb pie, rhubarb & strawberry slushie, rhubarb bread - what can I say - my family is addicted to rhubarb!  

My rhubarb plant was planted last year and I was surprised to learn that...

Colleen from A Backyard Farm shares the story of the raspberry bushes.  My raspberries got planted last fall in hopes for a bountiful raspberry lot this summer - unfortunately the winter was very harsh and these little guys just didn't make...

In Minnesota we are starting our first garden crops - and since it is still cold, we focus on cold weather plants.  On the Backyard Farm Fan Page, one fan asked what are some good examples of cold weather plants? What can I get started on in...