Cooking over wood fires in Azerbaijan

Dear Garden-lovers,

This is my new favourite show on youtube; and I am in love with this peaceful place! It has fruits and vegetables being picked and prepared freshly every few days, it has the seasons as they change in the garden, and it is full of food and pets!! In Azerbaijan in a small village, the best village cook prepares traditional food for weddings and special events. The cameraman/editor is a professional chef who has come home during lockdown and is filming his Mom. The little house has been built especially for filming. Everything is done without electricity and in the old way. Fabulous, restful, no talking, just beautiful landscapes, food and animals.

Very peaceful. See all their videos on one page here.

Cooking over wood fires in Azerbaijan

Preserving pickled vegetables (video on youtube)

Grilled Chicken with vegetables: (video on youtube)

Enjoy! More gardening news to follow, but this is such a great inspiration!

Gorgeous Garlic Braids

 The DIGS garden will be raffling three garlic braids this year, all of which will be drawn at the Island Christmas craft sale at Beacon House Dec. 3. Tickets for the raffle will go on sale shortly.

 Pricing same as last year — $2 a ticket or three tickets for $5. Proceeds go toward our Community Garden.

 The braids are made from the garden’s finest organic European garlic, each containing 16 bulbs and when hung up at home, should last well into next spring. They make fine Christmas gifts for the gourmand in your life.

Also: If you ever wondered how the community garden’s braids are made, there will be a short, 15-minute, how-to demo at the garden next Saturday morning (Sept. 10) about 10:30 a.m. All are welcome.

Written by Mike Gillespie

ps. Jen adds: We even have an instructional video of Mike and Andria teaching this skill in 2009 on two computer thumbdrives for those who cannot join us at the demo.  Just ask! Mike and Andria's Garlic Braids use a different technique than those shown on youtube and are truly gorgeous to behold.