Liz Berget's Page

My neighbor Nedon is from Thailand, a relatively recent transplant to Minnesota, and she has the most bountiful garden I've seen within city limits. It's really incredible. Especially when compared to my garden. Case in point:

1. My bell pepper plants last year produced about 2 peppers each, barely covering the cost of the seedling. Her plants have…

The other day, Eric said, "Everyone should go to the apple orchard at least once a year. THAT'S how you carpe´ the season."

For the past few years, we've gone to the apple orchard around this time of year with our friends the Johannsens and their four kids. Here's how it typically goes....We get there, and their boys run off the stored energy of a 45 minute car…

Last weekend, Eric and I trekked up to Alexandria, Minnesota, for the annual Carlos Creek Winery Grape Stomp Festival. We spent Saturday working at his parents' new business venture - a roasted corn stand - the…