Today we explain what is green manure, how to grow it, and what to do to it. Responding to two viewer mails in one week, we figured we might as well talk a bit about gardening and the use of green manure. Buckwheat is often used for green manure, but there are also other plants...
Cool Your House In Summer - GF Radio 347
We talk about how to cool your house in summer on GardenFork Radio, reducing your use of air conditioning and lowering the electric bill. And we talk about baking with the no knead bread recipe first, but most of the show is devoted to methods to cool your house in the summer heat. We asked...
Rick's Cardiac Plumbing Job, Worm Composting & Frozen Vegetables - GF Radio 346
We find Rick in his backyard and he tells of about his recent cardiac catherization. It all worked out fine, but Rick was impressed by how easy it was and he was out of the hospital in the same day. Rick tells of about a stroke helmet that may soon be carried on ambulances to...
Garlic Scape Recipe, A Scape Frittata - GF Video
Here's a garlic scape recipe that my friend Georgina sent to me, and I immediately wanted to make it. I had given Georgina a bunch of scapes we had harvested from our garlic plants, and she sent me a photo of the scape frittata she made. Hence this video. What I like about this garlic...
It's Time For Garlic Scapes - GF Radio 345
Rick and Eric talk about harvesting garlic scapes and what to do with them on this episode of GardenFork Radio. Scapes can be found in the farmers market and some food stores right now. They are the flower of the garlic plant, and when growing garlic, you want all the energy going into the bulb...
Rick Talks Collard Greens - GF Radio 344
Rick tells us how to cook collard greens, or at least how he cooks collard greens. We talk about Rick's garden, as he is farther south than Eric, and he is already harvesting food like collards. Okra comes up in our conversation, it does not grow well in New England, but it grows in Virginia....
Bake A Cake : Outdoor Cooking with a dutch oven - GF Video
Outdoor cooking recipe to bake a cake in a dutch oven. Great camping recipe or to keep you house cool in summer, outdoor baking is the way to go. We use this basic cake recipe and add in whatever fresh fruit we have in the summer months. Its a fun way to bake a cake...
Run A General Store 2.5 Hours From Brooklyn
Want to run your a general store 2.5 hours from Brooklyn? here's your chance. The Connecticut town where we live part time, Colebrook, CT, had until recently the longest continually operating general store in Connecticut. It was the central hub of our small town; get a coffee, sandwich, or groceries, and also get an update...
Rick Returns! GF Radio 343
Water Conservation, Olive Oil & Salad Dressing, Tomato Grafting, & what else do we talk about? Rick is back from his trip, so we are back on GF Radio. Rick and Eric got to meet up in Brooklyn after Rick's boat trip. Rick gives us some travel photography tips, like using multiple memory cards and...
DIY Rain Barrel System - GF Video
Easy Rain Barrel System we built with spare lumber and trash cans and some PVC. What I like about this rain barrel system is that you don't have to go buy or find some rain barrels, you just go to the hardware store and buy some garbage cans. Done. How to build a rain barrel...
Career Change To Self Employed - GF Radio 342
Eric is joined by executive coach Rich Gee to talk about the mid life career change, becoming self employed, and creativity. We start talking about gas grill repair, Rick tells us about how he cleans his grill and how he keeps it from rusting in winter. A good way to get thinking is to leave...
Talking about Gardening & Food, not ourselves.... GF Radio 341
An unkind iTunes review starts our show, and Eric asks that you go to the GF Radio page on iTunes and write an honest review. And attest to the fact that we do talk about gardening and food, and sometimes ourselves as well. Lots of gardening and how to and DIY on this show, btw....
Big Green Egg Table Plans
Big Green Egg Table Plans using 2x4s and a few pieces of marble and a set of caster wheels. Build the table frame, add some legs, build the top, cut a hole, and you're done. My neighbor built this Egg table and I wanted to share it with you. Super simple table plan here. The...
2 Ingredient Cake Recipe - GF Video
Bake a simple cake with our 2 ingredient cake recipe. Yes, it works. Super simple cake recipe, just watch our video and follow along. This cake recipe succeeds because ice cream has the same ingredient as most cakes: Eggs Dairy - in this case cream and milk Vanilla or some sort of flavoring The addition...
A Frame Tiny House Plans & Good Eats Love - GF Radio 340
Deek's simple A Frame Tiny House Plans start the show. Deek is part of the tiny house movement, publishing videos on his YouTube Channel, and his tiny house plans book, and hosting workshops. Eric and Rick like the A frame plan, it is a great starter cabin for that piece of land out in the...
Go buy those mangoes in the store
I'm not sure if mangoes are sold all over, but they are available in the NYC area. I find them at fruit & vegetable stands on the street and in greenmarkets, and at Whole Foods as well. Mangoes were on sale this week, I found this smaller ones, the brand name is Champagne. Most mangoes...
Start an olive grove : GF Radio 339
Wondering how to start an olive grove? Listen to GardenFork radio as we talk with Mara and Sarah on what is involved with planting olive oil trees and how to harvest olive oil. Mara tells us about she and her partner bought a small farm and planted 100 olive trees, and how they harvest olive...
Replacing the Cordless Drill Battery Charger
When we moved, I packed my drill - screwguns and the cordless drill battery chargers. Then when we unpacked, I couldn't find the battery chargers. Has this happened to you? Battery Charger disappears into vapor. I am convinced they are in the basement in a box, and one day I will find them. I finally...