we ♥ peppers

Anaheim Peppers & Long Thin Cayenne Peppers are just some of the peppers in our garden that are enjoying this record-breaking Seattle summer heat! We'll be using the Anaheim Peppers for Enchiladas tonight.

That's quite a bunch!

Today was the day to start diggin up our onions. We're still working on finding a place to store our bounty, so only about a third of the onions were dug up.


Walla Walla Onions

Digging for gold, and finding potatoes!

Nick dug up the first potato plant of the season this morning. It was exciting to watch him find the hidden treasures beneath the soil.

There's plenty more potatoes to come...

A World of Wonder on the night of the New Moon

Celebrating the new moon can be just as fun, especially while attending the Lullaby Moon in Seattle.

"Lullaby Moon is a year-long invitation to Seattle to explore a world of dream. A celebration of the night sky, the series of performance events brings bedtime whimsy and wonder to parks and other public spaces throughout the city, enlivening and enlightening the dark time of each month."

On the evening of July 22nd, many people gathered on the kite hill in Gas Works Park to welcome the new moon.


There's only a couple Lullaby Performance left, don't miss out, it will sure be a treat!

August's Full Sturgeon Moon

The full moon in August is most commonly known as the Sturgeon Full Moon. It is the time when this large fish of the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water is most readily caught.

Sturgeons are one of the oldest families of bony fish in existence, which first appeared in the fossil record approximately 200 million years ago. Therefore they are the most ancient of the ray-finned fishes. In their existence as a species they have undergone remarkably little morphological change, indicating that their evolution has been exceptionally slow and earning them informal status as living fossils. This is explained in part by the long inter-generation time, tolerance for wide ranges of temperature and salinity, lack of predators due to size, and the abundance of prey items when bottom-feeding.

Besides the Sturgeon Moon it is also called the Fish Moon, because most rivers and lakes are filled with schools of fish. A few tribes knew it as the Full Red Moon because the moon rises looking reddish through sultry haze or the Lightning Moon or the Grain Moon.

Our first red Tomato!!

We picked one of our first red tomatoes today! Pretty exciting moment. This variety is a heirloom tomato called 'black'.

Today was also the day we harvested our garlic. We got seven nice sized bulbs, which we hung up to dry in our kitchen.

July's Raspberry Full Moon Menu

JULY'S FULL MOON NAMES:
Full Buck Moon
Full Thunder Moon
Full Blood Moon
Full Ripe Corn Moon
Full Grain Moon
Full Raspberry Moon

Cocktails & Hors d’oeuvres:
Mixed Berry Muddle
Grilled Peaches with Feta

First Course:
Baby Lettuce Salad
Champagne Vinaigrette & Hazelnuts

Second Course:
Heirloom Tomatoes
with Shell Pea Vinaigrette

Main Course:
Lamb Burger on house made Bun
Oil & Vinegar Potato Salad

Dessert:
Lemon Cheesecake Squares
topped with Fresh Berries

As always, most of the ingredients were sourced locally.