In the

New Year’s Day found me out in the garden with a pair of pruning shears while my black-eyed peas simmered in the kitchen. I spent most of the day trimming back frozen plants, weeding my kitchen garden, and re_ecting on the year past and the new year ahead. 2022 was a good year for my little plot, last year I was able to learn more about preserving my harvest. I was able to can tomato sauce and…