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Islander Bea Mann holds up a cluster of Pinot Gris grapes she picked during the Oct. 4 harvest at Bill Riley’s Maury Island Winery and Vineyard.

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Can Vashon’s maritime climate produce wine-worthy grapes?

Bill Riley has waited nearly 30 years for grapes this good.

The Taste-Off winners are

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Take tomato tips from the pros and produce terrific fruit

I have this early memory of my Uncle Chuck. He’s standing in the garden of our favorite farmstand,…

William Forrester of GreenMan Farm looks over the flat of new lettuce seedings ready to plant

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Gardening: Make Way for Winter in the Veggie Patch

In the middle of the heat-wave, I was dreaming of winter. Not to cool off, but to consider…

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In the garden: Tomato growing on Vashon made easier

The tomato, 2,000 miles north and 15 degrees south of its native home, often balks at growing well…