It may be october, but the fall garden is still producing. I’m taking advantage of what fresh produce, herbs and flowers are available. I was excited when Ball® Canning asked me to test out their new recipe for Tomato Chili Sambal, an Indonesian condiment made with tomatoes, garlic, peppers, shallots and ginger. This Ball® recipe calls for cherry tomatoes, which I currently have in abundance

I’m so thrilled to share a new series here, Garden Folk, a collection of garden notes, stories, interviews from humans who love to grow to feed their families, communities, and their souls. Through growing plants and working in the soil they are rekindling their relationship with the earth and cultivating beautiful spaces.

I’m preparing for our twenty twenty one garden. I, of course, have my favorites to grow, but I love trying a couple new varieities each year to work into the mix.

I cannot believe summer is coming to a close. back to school is this week for us here in the midwest. time has flown by, it feels as if I was just watching the first nettle pop through the ground. so much has changed and shifted. both kiddos have grown taller and wiser and more into themselves. we have all learned, played, laughed and cried this summer and deepened our relationships with plant allies growing on our little homestead.