Garlic scapes, those hardy green stems that grow in the spring from the tops of hardneck garlic bulbs, make a unique and wonderful pesto. In fact, garlic scape pesto gives us the best of all culinary ...

As avid plant and food lovers, little brings us more joy and hope after a long, frigid winter than seeing spring's first shoots pop up out of the soil. Along with asparagus, hearty leafy greens, peas, ...

Egg prices might still be kind of a mess, but if you have a problem with blossom end rot on your tomato plants, you can get a little extra mileage out of those pricey hen fruits by turning their ...

OPB’s “Superabundant” explores the stories behind the foods of the Pacific Northwest with videos, articles and this weekly newsletter. To keep you sated between episodes, we’ve brought on food writer ...

Jul. 8—Depending on when you planted them, garlic bulbs won't be ready to harvest until the fall or after the winter. However, scrumptious green garlic scapes pop up in the spring and early summer and ...

Garlic scapes are a rite of of spring if you grow this bodacious bulb in your garden. It's a wonderful, easy crop to grow which yields more than fresh bulbs come late July – look to the top of the ...

Thursday Market in the South Perry District offers customers a recipe based on seasonal produce. Copies are free and available at the market manager stand in the parking lot of The Shop, 924 S. Perry ...

1. Chop the garlic scapes into 1-inch pieces. Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a 4-quart saucepan. Add onion and scapes; sauté 7 minutes until softened. 2. Add potatoes, chicken broth, 1-½ ...

Sometimes, the best way to use local produce is to take a basic, every day recipe and jazz it up a bit. In modern culinary parlance, this is called "elevating." On Friday morning, we "elevated" ...

If you planted garlic bulbs last fall, chances are they are beginning to produce flower stalks, also called scapes. By removing these stems when they begin to curl, a process known as topping, you’ll ...