Open View Gardens

I’m lucky to have a family that likes to cook and eat together. Our tastes range, for sure–some of us do not like kale or Brussels sprouts,  some don’t like red meat, some will not eat hazelnuts.  When we splurge on ice cream in New York City (at Grom or Van Leeuwen), our choices range […]

If you’re in Vermont this summer, join us for one of  scheduled class sessions in our lovely home kitchen–tour the gardens while you’re here!–or arrange a private class or give a cooking class as a gift. Download our flyer or our brochure, call or email (openviewgardens@gmail.com) with questions or to sign up.  See our class […]

Cross-posted at Eating Well Magazine. I’ve been wondering about my flower gardens lately–asking myself why I put so much energy into those lovely blooms that buzz nicely with bees and birds and bugs and bunnies (and sometimes deer) and feed my eyes so magnificently but not my stomach. Perhaps I should rethink those beds, make […]

We’re harvesting and preserving like mad at Open View Gardens: vegetables, fruits and herbs to make syrups and sauces, jellies and tisanes, ristras and pestos, chutneys and cordials, salts and mustards, salsas and herb mixes. The hot peppers are ripening up, and so we’re exploring the full range of flavors and heat, variety to variety. […]