Nicola and Adirondack Blue Potatoes

Despite this summer's blight and weather, we managed to harvest roughly 75 lbs of potatoes for winter root cellar storage.

Fruits of Labor

Herb sauteed potatoes.

Tuscan "Lacinato" Kale

Also known as Black, Nero, Tuscan, Lacinato and Dinosaur kale, this grew prolifically during the summer.  We anticipate the best tasting kale in the fall when a few frosts sweetens the leaves.

Welcome visitor

This praying mantis has seemed to take a liking to our greenhouse; it's been in there for weeks and we hope it stays.

Home-cooked Thai food

Nothing is more satisfying than using almost all the ingredients in a dish for your meals.

Roasted Tomato and Chili Thai Salsa

Lemongrass

Grows here in Nyack, New York as well as it does in sunny Los Angeles.

Fall looms

Mustard greens and spinach seedlings for fall and winter harvesting.

Soil blocks

While nightshades rule the summer, we can't wait for the family of Brassica vegetables to take center stage.

One of Thomas Jefferson's favorites: Caracalla

This gorgeous flower known as Snail Vine or Corkscrew flower just started it's blooms in September because of the unusually cool summer we had.

Escape from the Blight of '09

Greenhouse tomatoes saved us this year.  This is Dr. Whyche's Yellow heirloom tomato.  We plan on enjoying freshly picked tomatoes well into the fall.

The Three Stooges

Chinese Winter Melon

Matt's Wild Cherry Tomatoes

Black Gold

Our first yield of home-made compost.  Soil fertility is the key to true organic farming.