Fresh produce from the garden.......

Whether you grow your own vegetables or visit the local farmer's market, the time of year has come to enjoy fresh produce from mother earth. One of the first sprouts from the earth in the springtime is the garlic because it was planted in the fall and is just waiting for the snow to melt.

Over the years, we have had many gardens. We started out with a small garden plot in a neighbours backyard when we lived in an apartment building. Then we bought our own home and experimented with square foot gardening - we tried a litttle bit of everything including asparagus. Now that we live in a condo, we were still attracted to gardening and share a garden plot with our friends Brenda and Todd in Tavistock.

Last week, we picked scapes from the garden. Scapes are the vibrant green tops of the garlic plant. They look like gigantic chives. These are good in soups, stews, or in your favourite potato salad. Use them like chives if you like garlic and we certainly do. Scapes can be purchased at the farmer's market too!