spring is almost here!

Baker Creek Seeds Catalog

Time to think about planting a garden, whether it's a little four-square, a large one, or even a patio potted garden! Rare Seeds is run by Baker Creek and is an excellent company to order Heirloom seeds from. That's where I got some interesting varieties last year for my four-square. They also produce the most gorgeous seed catalog with loads of information. Go to the site and request a free one!  I just found out they are out of catalogs for 2011. Make sure you request one early next year! But you can still order online! There are lots of other seed companies too.

If you are just not into gardening, then there are other options: Local Harvest is a great website which allows all of you here in the States to enter your zipcode and it will tell you where you can go locally for fresh vegetables and meat OR go under the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) tab and find out where there is a group to join. My experience is that these groups, especially if they are good, sell out shares pretty quickly. Some allow you to work for part of your share or you just pay the full price. Some put you on a years waiting list. If it's too much food for you, then you could go in with a friend and split the cost.

You can also find a list of Farmer's Markets in your area on the Local Harvest site. Besides being fresh, local food, they are fun to shop at compared to going to a grocery store. More farmer's markets are popping up everywhere these days. Even typing in "Farmer's Markets" in Google listed some in my area!

I'm looking forward to having fresh asparagus again (Nathaniel's now claimed favorite vegetable) and other things straight out of the garden... yum!