This has been another busy week for me and all I want to do is play in the dirt! Instead of, you know, working and getting close to finishing up my classes (research papers suck, by the way). I have to give myself “garden breaks” from time to time so I don’t hate school so much. OK…I guess that’s not…
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Happy Friday, everyone!!! Man, has this week felt crazy to anyone else? Not sure what’s going on, but it’s been a little batty around here. Well, thank goodness for Fridays and warm weather…I could really use some meditative time in the yard… 🙂 Plant something (under grow lights)…I’m kind of out of control: Loofah Eggplant Italian Heirloom Tomatoes Yellow Taxi…
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Happy Independence Days everyone! With the weather still acting…well…not very winter-like, I spent a little time last weekend watering our fruit trees. The terrifying thing is that they’re already trying to bud out. Why is this terrifying? Well, because we still have a good three months of freezing and possible frosts to look forward to. Anyhow…In preparation for the warmer…
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Happy Independence days everyone! Here are this weeks accomplishments… Plant something: 1 flat of greens (Sassy Salad, Micro Greens & Spinach) Yellow Taxi Tomatoes Cherokee Purple Tomatoes Roma Tomatoes Brandywine Tomatoes I’ve got visions of tomatoes dancing in my head… Harvest something: 1 oz mixed greens 15 eggs Preserve something: I’m wondering if I can count the seeds I have…
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The making of Sweet Potato Banana Butter has become somewhat of a tradition in our house each fall and is absolutely heavenly on freshly baked bread. This recipe is from the book Simply Homemade Food Gifts and was requested by a friend this year who said, “You are making that butter stuff again this year, right?!” Well, yes, of course I am!…
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With the holidays right around the corner, there are a lot of food items on my list that need to be prepared! In my mid-twenties I was handed the torch of being responsible for our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. With that torch came the old standbys we’d always eaten, but over the years, I’ve created a few food traditions that…
