Tag: chives

Cheering for Garlic Chives

I pulled into the Walmart parking lot and drove around the side of the building, far from the doors, where it was relatively quiet. Nancy was waiting beside an older but well-preserved Cadillac when I pulled up. She came to my window. “Just four, right?” she asked. “Yes please!” Nancy handed me a Walmart bag…


Chinese Chives on Everything

My farmer friend calls them Chinese chives. She’s from China, so she would know. She sells them in painfully cheap bunches that I collect like firewood each week and stack in the fridge next to the eggs. Nancy’s Chinese chives are bigger than any chives I’ve known. About 14 inches long, they get wider and…