The Lamm Farm | A Family Farm. Every year in mid-March, I head to San Francisco (or rather, San Mateo) for the San Francisco Garden Show. I always take a day off from work so I can visit the show early in the week and round up whichever of my gardening friends are available to make the trip. But this year, we kicked it up a notch. The plans have been brewing for weeks and we made the pilgrimage on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Carri (front yard veggie gardener extraordinaire) was the driver and I was the fairly competent navigator (GPS reader) and after getting coffee, gassing up, picking up a forgotten FastTrack pass and totally spacing on getting cash, we headed off to the bay area.
First stop: Our friend Chuck’s place in Bernal Heights. They have an enormous old car filled with plants and other recycled materials on display outside. Inside, there is a brightly colored wall decorated with air plants and an old, ornate window. On the flip side is a wall of plants! Check out this old sink full of pitcher plants…
Mark's Daily Apple. Chicken vindaloo is an Indian dish that can also be beef, lamb or pork vindaloo, depending what you’re in the mood for. It’s a dish known for being very spicy, but it doesn’t have to be if you make it at home. You can even skip the hot peppers entirely and still have an extremely flavorful dish from the ample amount of onions, ginger, garlic and spices.
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