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Innovative Raised Beds

I burned my pinky cooking butternut squash tacos last night and it hurts to type. So instead of writing a longer post, I thought I’d share a photo of my traditional raised beds built from recycled cedar fencing (top) and some alternative raised bed ideas I discovered at The Garden ...

Welcome Heavy Petal Readers

Andrea over at Heavy Petal in Vancouver, BC runs a weekly photo tour of gardens and this week she featured our garden. Yay! Jon and I were totally thrilled that she thinks our garden is “truly fresh food porn.” That is the best compliment ever. If you’re new to DigginFood, let ...

Cast Iron Skillet Pizza

I love to make pizza, but I do not cook my pies on a pizza stone. Instead, I use my trusty cast iron skillet. When we bought our 786 square foot house, we adopted a strict rule: every tool must have more than one purpose. I've since had to abandon my ...

Gotta Have My Wellies

We are definitely having Wellie weather. The wind whipped up last night and blew the leaves from the trees. Big raindrops are splattering against the windows. The path between the chicken coop and our house is a muddy mess. Luckily I have my ridiculously bright galoshes. Gardener’s Supply Company sent me this pair ...

Red, Purple, Yellow and Orange Carrots

Jon and I stopped by the farmer’s market this weekend and bought two big bunches of multicolored carrots. Before we even moved on to the next stall to look at apples, I started thinking about how I wanted to cook the carrots. But all my carrot pondering did not lead ...

Fallen Fruit Public Jam

Growing and cooking food is a fundamental, creative human experience, which is why, I think, there are so many examples of art and food intersecting. Just this morning I discovered Fallen Fruit—an activist art project that started by mapping fruit trees on public land in Los Angeles. They have hosted nocturnal ...

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

It’s Election Day and we’re headed over to our friends’ apartment to watch the results this evening. They requested that everyone “bring a celebratory food or beverage, which, depending on how the night goes for you, may flip flop into a comfort food or beverage.” I really hope that my ...

Crispy Dumplings with Garlicky Greens

Do you ever come home tired, hungry, and grumpy, and decide that you can’t possibly cook dinner? As you stare into your empty refrigerator, do you start thinking—somewhat hysterically—that you will starve to death in the time it takes to cook a meal and get it on the table? So ...

Come Party With Me

Drinking and gardening go well together, don’t you think? In the summer Jon and I like to pop open a few beers and drink them while we’re harvesting. And I often start my day by grabbing a mug of tea and wandering through my beds. So I was pretty excited ...

Love It: Black Sheep Heap Tees

As you may have guessed from DigginFood’s design, I am a total sucker for root vegetables, especially carrots and beets. So when I ran across Brooklyn-based designer Jen Harris’ Black Sheep Heap shop on Etsy yesterday I actually squealed out loud...and immediately ordered a Beet the System shirt (which I ...