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Edible Heirlooms

Cranberry Beans, photo credit: ©2010 Paulette Tavormina. All rights reserved. Our first “farm” was on the rooftop of our New York City apartment building. ...
First cut two pieces of plywood to the size you've designed for your dibble. (you'll see why you need two a little later.)

A Homemade Dibble

What the devil is a dibble? In case you haven’t noticed, we’re sometimes a sort of perfectionists. Usually perfectionism creates more work. But sometimes...
Our most impressive elderberry bush grows in the least impressive place. Between the silo foundation and the barn.

Elderflower Fritters

The tiny elderberry blossoms grow in flat lacy clumps, or "corymbs." Most people drive by roadside clumps of wild American Black Elderberry bushes every...
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In Praise of Basil

This week’s guest blogger Noelle Weaver was born and raised in Goshen, Indiana amidst corn and cow fields. Noelle now lives amidst the exploding artisanal...
These simple covered hoops serve a multitude of uses in the garden.

Raised Bed Covers

These simple covered hoops serve a multitude of uses in the garden. Because we have such a short growing season at Beekman 1802, we have to give our seedlings every...
The Beekman Heirloom Garden is primarily made up of 52 raised garden beds.

How does our garden grow?

The Beekman Heirloom Garden is primarily made up of 52 raised garden beds.We got a great email recently from someone who was inspired by our Beekman Heirloom Garden...
Our brussel sprouts seemed a little stunted this year. Perhaps the lack of sun and warmth this summer drained the energy needed for larger sprouts. But our abundance of these mini-sprouts will see us through January, we hope.

Gardening through the Frost

Late fall and early winter have always been the saddest time of year for me. This is the furthest point in the calendar year from tending to growing fruits and...
Alice Waters

Heirloom Garden Recipes

Alice Waters September Contest: The Best Recipe from Your Garden Celebrity Garden Judge: Alice Waters Prize: A full set of tools from OXO that will take you all...
Suzy Bales

Gifts from the Garden

Suzy Bales August Contest: The Best Ideas for Giving Gifts from The Garden Celebrity Garden Judge: Suzy Bales Prize: Signed copies of Suzy’s last three books! August...
Baby Turnips are an early garden treat.

3-Green Baby Turnip Salad

One of the greatest joys of growing your own food is being able to harvest crops at different stages of growth than they are usually available at your grocery store...