The high and lows of laying in a garden…
In the beginning, there’s a lot of anticipation. Catalogs! As you’ve already read, I really wanted to source organic/heritage seed. And I did. There are great resources out there (Seed Savers, High Mowing, etc.). Then, comes figuring out when to get seeds started. Starting them indoors and [...]
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Spring Garden
Where does your food come from?
Energy, Shelter, Clean Water, Food
I am mystified. How did we get here? As oil tightens its grip, and people’s homes foreclose, water becoming scarce and the state of our food industry in question, I ask, how did we get here? As this blog touches both on the growing of food and the consumption of food, [...]
My Spring Garden
There’s 6 inches of snow on the ground this January morning and yet I’m immersed in seed catalogs and companies trying to determine what I want to grow in our garden this spring. I’m very excited! Even though we put in our very first garden last year, we got to it in early summer and [...]
Last Harvest
Harvest:
Sweet Potatoes — success! Noticed something munching on the sweet potatoes so I thought it was best to salvage my first “crop” and up they came, so vibrantly colored. I have “hardened” them off in the garage and now am storing them in a cool place. Served them with a pork tenderloin with a creamy [...]