Fava Frenzy

Fava Frenzy

by | Apr 9, 2014 | Garden, Italy, Recipe, Vegetarian

“I came to love my rows, my beans, though so many more than I wanted. They attached me to the earth, and so I got strength like Antæus. But why should I raise them? Only Heaven knows.” Henry David Thoreau Hearty Fava beans. Grown for over 6,000 years, its...
Garden Rx

Garden Rx

by | Mar 5, 2014 | Garden

Last evening I returned home from a stormy (for San Diego standards) day to discover my precious fava beans completely toppled over from the heavy winds. My first reaction was “is there a trauma doctor in the house?!” I have been babying these beans, planting them...