We had the first harvest from our garden and made the greenest freshest meal I have ever had. There is nothing more satisfying than eating fresh organic greens that you grew from seeds. It looks like we are going to be eating like kings and queens this summer. It’s only the beginning I made a… Continue reading »
Jun
24
Rooftop Garden Update – 06/23/10
Our rooftop garden is doing phenomenal. The summer weather in Chicago has been off to an intense start. We have had tremendous rain storms for the past week and lots of sunshine to follow. My little dears are soakin it up and lovin it. We need to finish putting up the lattice and figure out… Continue reading »
Jun
08
Rooftop Garden Update – 6/4/10
My babies are getting big!! I CANNOT WAIT until I can make my first salad from our very own garden! Being able to run up to the roof and pick basil to whip into some pesto, make fresh salsa, make my own pickles, pick my own kale to “massage” into a salad, stuff fresh peppers…the… Continue reading »
May
26
Rooftop Garden Remedy
I am so excited to say that I’m officially an urban gardener! My very talented and green beau built me a rooftop garden!A lot of hard work went into this, you can see the progress of photos on flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidcarollo/sets/72157623908448923/ I think we must have taken 50 trips of dirt/mulch/compost up 4 flights of… Continue reading »
Jan
17
Market Basket
After reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver; I wanted more than ever to support local business and especially local farmers. It is a great book, full of information and great recipes. I highly recommend it! There are quite a few different organizations to support here in Chicago, but I choose Growing Power, Inc. as… Continue reading »
Dec
07
Bloomingdale Trail
The Bloomingdale trail is an 3 mile elevated old railroad track that is trying to be converted into a linear park. Check it out – http://www.bloomingdaletrail.org/ Its nice to jog on at dawn when the sun is just starting to come up and is just a block from my apartment. It is full of broken… Continue reading »