Hi, my name is Leo and I farm a small 30' by 40' organic garden in the mid-Hudson Valley of New York State for fun and fresh vegetables. One of my great joys of the growing season is to walk around my garden before work, morning cup of coffee in hand, to see what came up out of the earth or blossomed overnight. The miracle of plants growing never ceases to amaze and gratify me. By the end of the summer, I've worn a path around the garden fence.
Keeping a garden is a family heirloom for me. Both sets of grandparents and my parents tended gardens before me and, though I showed little interest in doing so until recently, I adopted this family avocation after years of suffering the tasteless tomatoes and other sad products of industrial farming available at the market. Now, we grow and eat all kinds of vegetables fresh from the garden to our table. We couldn't be happier (or sadder when the harvest is done).
My girlfriend Linda is a great cook and she always finds ways to incorporate the harvest from our garden into the dishes she makes. I'm hoping she'll use this space to share her culinary successes with the rest of us!
