I haven’t really weeded since coming home from a few weeks away, but nonetheless my tiny urban garden here in West Philly is as green and fecund as it could be. Tonight, the plan: grill some jumbo shrimp and add to a giant salad of garden greens and herbs, beets, anchovies, an egg and some organic carrots from Mariposa (our local grocery coop). Click on any image for a larger view.
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