Having procured an excellent variety for planting, I headed out to the garden to tweak one of the beds we'd used earlier in the season for mixed greens. I added a little well-rotted compost, dug a few holes, and pushed in the cloves, making sure their pointy ends were pointing up.
If you've never planted garlic before, now is the perfect time to do so. There are some good instructions to be found here.
Of course, the whole point of growing garlic is that you can use it in so many dishes (unless, of course you are a member of the British Royal Family or have a job in the castle, in which case - VERBOTEN!) These websites have some great culinary suggestions for the rest of us:
Gourmet Sleuth has an interesting section on using garlic greens. The Not Without Salt blog has some interesting observations (and great photographs!) relating to garlic scapes.
The Garlicster blog has something to suit every garlic-lover's taste... recipes and garlic lore galore.
If all this reading about garlic makes you want to rush out and plant some yourself, here are a couple of good suppliers:
West Coast Seeds
Salt Spring Seeds
We talked about a couple of garlic festivals during this week's show - here are the links to get you started on your garlic-themed holiday planning...
Hills Garlic Festival - New Denver, Slocan Valley in British Columbia
Another article here about the Hills Garlic Festival.
Information about the South Cariboo Garlic Festival can be found by clicking here.
This week we're giving away a copy of The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating by Alisa Smith and J. B. MacKinnon.
To have your name entered into the draw for the book prize, send us an email at allpointswest[at]cbc.ca and let us know your favourite locally grown food.
Missed the segment live? No problem - give Amanda at the CBC a day or two and then check the All Points West website for a link to the archived segment.
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