Gardening

When the garden or farmers market gives you everything at once, the best way to handle it is to return to the fundamentals: roast, grill, bake, pickle, can, dry, freeze and sauté. These aren’t just methods, they’re survival tools during harvest season. Especially grilling. Because it’s summer. And everything tastes better with a little char and a lot of butter.This week, Amy and Heidi talked to Erin Haefele of Green Scene in Walker, Minnesota, "a charming food haven nestled in the heart of rural northern Minnesota where small-town warmth meets big-city sophistication." Erin inspires us with simple preparations to deliciously fresh garden ingredients. And we hear from Amy's friend Beth Friedrichson from Wisconsin, who gushes about dilly beans and life on the farm with chickens and alpacas.Lots of folks phoned in to talk about their harvests, whether it was peonies in Stillwater, garlic near Detroit Lakes, urban front yard CSAs in Minneapolis, potato varieties in Deer River or stuffed grape leaves in Chicago, you had a story to tell. Share yours! This week's community recipe to cook along with us is Onion Pie: kaxe.org/community-recipe-onion-pie-ham-radio-amy-thielen. Give it a try and send us your reactions and photos at comments@kaxe.org!Ham Radio Features original licensed music — "You Know How I Like It" by Jeremy Messersmith.Made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Culture Heritage Fund. Support KAXE by becoming a member today: https://donate.nprstations.org/kaxe/donate

Beltrami County Master Gardeners Becky Livermore and John Reff joined the "KAXE Morning Show" to discuss watering and plant supports.

Beltrami County Master Gardeners Dan Sherman and John Reff joined the "KAXE Morning Show" to discuss their upcoming plant sale.

Beltrami County master gardener Dan Sherman joined the "KAXE Morning Show" to answer listener questions and discuss planting seeds.

Beltrami County Master Gardeners Becky Livermore and Dan Sherman joined the "KAXE Morning Show" to answer listener questions and discuss houseplant care.

Beltrami County Master Gardeners John Reff and Dan Sherman joined the "KAXE Morning Show" to answer listener questions and discuss starting seeds indoors.

People who live in MN and have a yard, deck or other outdoor space for planting can apply to be reimbursed for up to $400 in costs for establishing new pollinator habitat.

Beltrami County Master Gardeners John Reff and Dan Sherman joined the "KAXE Morning Show" to answer listener questions and discuss ordering seeds.

Beltrami County Master Gardeners Becky Livermore and Dan Sherman join the "KAXE Morning Show" to answer listener questions and discuss Christmas tree selection.

The fall meeting of the 8th District Horticultural Society is Saturday, Sept. 30, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Cohasset. KAXE Staff Phenologist John Latimer is a speaker.