I know there have been some changes around here lately that may have caused you a little stress, however, this whole “let’s get together and only lay 1-2 eggs a day for the humans” thing is completely unacceptable. There are five of you currently laying! STEP. IT. UP. You were…
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UncategorizedHarvest Monday
This weeks Harvest Monday (hosted by Daphne at daphnesdandelions.blogspot.com ) will be shown in meals instead of just raw harvest… We had a staff potluck at work last week and I brought a wonderful (if I do say so myself) spinach salad. I wish I could say I grew the strawberries…
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We have battled getting the video of our bee experience uploaded onto this blog for most of the afternoon. We finally broke down and decided to create a youtube account in order to better facilitate the uploading of videos! So…here’s our very first video! Warning…it involves lots of buzzing bees!!!…
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Our bees have finally arrived!!! We are so super excited!!! The funny thing about the weekend is, I’ve been practicing leaving my phone in the bedroom so I can have some “unplugged” time…no calls or texts or randomness to worry about. So, I did that this morning. Then at about…
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Here’s what’s happening in the garden this week! It’s been so incredibly dry (and cold up until a couple of days ago) that I’m still waiting on the sweet corn, squash, zucchini and peanuts to peek (along with a few other veggies), but all these other happenings make me very…
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In the past, seed saving has always been something I have thought about only in relation to crops. The strongest/best fruits and veggies whose seeds are harvested in order to preserve their awesomeness and feed the people for generations to come. I guess I have always thought of seed saving as an…
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If you were given $30, would you throw away $10? According to this article this is exactly what we’re doing around the world with our food. Now, I know that I don’t consider myself one to have money to simply toss in the trash, however, I essentially do this by buying coffee,…
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UncategorizedTo CSA or not to CSA, that is the question!
According to localharvest.org, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is: …a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. Here are the basics: a farmer offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. Typically the share consists of a box of vegetables, but other farm products may be…