Our Garden's a Growing - Again!

Last year, we were super excited to add a small kitchen garden in the yard just behind Woolley's. (You can read all about last year's garden by clicking HERE). This year, we wanted to replicate the success and fun of incorporating the garden's bounty into our specials and onto your plate.

However, with all of the wacky weather we had this spring, we got a late start with the garden. When we finally got the garden planted in June, things did not look very promising. (Note the gloomy weather that was commonplace for this summer's beginning as well).

June - Garden just planted

We planted tomatoes, lots of different kinds of peppers, basil and cilantro among other herbs, and a few other things as well. Then, we crossed our fingers and hoped for the best.

...And, she grew (as gardens tend to do)! Now, we have plenty to pick from and use in our Weekly Lunch Specials and to complement our Farmer's Market finds.

July - The Garden's progress

Fresh Herbs

Our little garden in the city

Stop into Woolley's this week and taste what a difference fresh makes!

How Does Our Garden Grow!

We're pretty excited by how well our garden's taken off, and we've sure taken to it as well. From incorporating our garden fresh produce into our Weekly Lunch Specials to supplementing our farmer's market finds, our garden has served us well this season.

When we started our little kitchen garden out back in May, it was full of promise. 

In June, it was growing well, despite the rabbits attempts at dining at Woolley's.

Now, just three months later, it's lived up to all of its potential and we're so thrilled to be able to share our garden's bounty with all of our guests.

This week, our lunch specials included a Bacon, Lettuce, and Fried Green Tomato Sandwich, and guess where the tomatoes came from. If you guessed our garden, you were right on the money! A few weeks ago, we were even able to use Smith Farms' grilled zucchini with our garden fresh cucumbers in a delicious Farm Fresh Salad lunch special.

We're also pretty excited about our indoor herb garden. We can use fresh herbs even during those long Minnesota winters. This whole green thumb thing is working out nicely.

How about you? Do you have a backyard garden or maybe even a kitchen herb garden? What's your favorite way to use your garden's bounty?