Don’t toss those brassica leaves, they taste great with your daily shot of vinegar. Grandma said.

Finally, Sunday morning, October 18, we had our first freeze of the season, and it wasn’t even a hard killing one. We knew it was coming. The night before, I stripped the last of the tomatoes, picked whatever basil I wanted, grabbed some of the last autumn roses, and called the garden year finished, well…

Mamma said “Eat your greens,” be strong. Mamma was right!

From Sunday to Sunday, last week to this, we’ve gone from 80 degrees and tank tops to killing frost and finding out the heater in the car doesn’t work. Such is New England weather at its most unpredictable. The leaves are shedding fast, and while it has not been the most brilliant colors this year…