By Elizabeth Small ?Mama! Come see what Daddy got us!? My 4-year-old daughter tugged at my pant leg, wide-eyed and pulsing, head darting about like a prairie dog, the way little kids do when they are at peak excitement. Clasped in my husband?s hands was a tab-top, brown bag, the kind that is certain to contain coffee or fancy chocolates. My mouth salivated as I walked … [Read more...]
SubUrban Outdoors: the new victory garden
by Elizabeth Small "The destiny of nations depends on the manner in which they feed themselves." ? Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, 18th-century culinary expert If you were born during or around World War II, chances are good you remember Victory Gardens as a patriotic, home-front effort through which private citizens planted food to mitigate pressure on the country?s supply … [Read more...]
