Taco Soup Recipe

Hi there! We’re so close to the holiday weekend, let’s ignore some emails and think about food. This beautiful, blue-skied shoulder season turns me into a greedy monster. I don’t want to give up summer, but I also want all of fall’s comforts: I want beach trips and blanket forts. Linen caftans and cashmere sweaters.…

Understanding Seeds and the Pandemic Seed Shortage

When the pandemic lockdowns began, Jennifer Jewell, a garden writer and podcaster, was traveling on an East Coast speaking tour. She and her partner, John Whittlesey, planned to be away from their Butte County, Calif., home for weeks, so they had skipped their usual spring vegetable-garden preparations, including ordering seeds. “Quick,” they thought, “find a…