Who knew? It’s mid-November and still no frost in sight. I would have imagined a year ago that it would definitely be a done season for gardening by this time, but in fact, many plants grow best in the fall, like the crucifers — cabbages, broccoli and such — which Long Island farmer Fred Lee [...]

Before I start giving away clues about this week’s mystery plant photo, I wanted to share some exciting news. This Sunday, I’ll be talking about plants, urban agriculture, and cooking with healthy greens at WNYC’s Greenspace for a series called “Lopate and Locavores.” Fred Lee (from one of my absolute fave organic farms Sang Lee [...]

This was a lunch from a few weeks back at the brewery, but since the cucumbers are just starting to balloon, I thought it’d be a good time to bring it up. All spring I’ve been waiting for cucumbers… and more cucumbers. I’m told that these plants are very prolific, and just one should provide [...]