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Tag: The Cook’s Garden

  • Saturday, September 6, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – The Cook’s Garden: Kevin West

    Kevin West, author of The Cook’s Garden: A Gardener’s Guide to Selecting, Growing, and Savoring the Tastiest Vegetables of Each Season, will lead a talk on growing your own garden and incorporating homegrown produce into everyday cooking on Saturday, September 6, at the Berkshire Botanical Garden from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The event includes a kitchen demonstration.

    Kevin West comes from East Tennessee farmers and Smoky Mountain settlers, country people with generations of commitment to growing delicious food. He is the author of Saving the Season: A Cook’s Guide to Home Canning, Pickling, and Preserving (Knopf). He also coauthored The Grand Central Market Cookbook (Clarkson Potter) and contributed to Edna Lewis: At the Table with an American Original (The University of North Carolina Press). He gardens and cooks in the Berkshires. $25 for BBG members, $40 for nonmembers. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/cooks-garden-kevin-west

  • Saturday, May 2, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – A Day with Ellen Ecker Ogden

    Ellen Ecker Ogden, author of The Complete Kitchen Garden, is a co-founder of The Cook’s Garden seed catalog.  Ellen writes about food and gardens for The New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, and The Boston Globe.  Make the ordinary garden extraordinary by hearing her at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on Saturday, May 2.  The day begins with her lecture The Art of Growing Food from 10 – 11:30 am.  ($15 for THBG members, $25 for nonmembers.) Then, join her for a brown bag lunch from 11:30 – 12:30, limited to afternoon workshop participants only.  Pre-registration is necessary.  From 1:00 – 4:00, she will lead a Hands-on Workshop in Garden Design (THBG members $35, nonmembers $50.)  Starting with an overview of your yard, Ellen will help you develop a five-year plant.  Pre-requisite is the 10 – 11:30 lecture The Art of Growing Food.  Register online at http://www.towerhillbg.org, or call 508-869-6111.