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    Independence Days

    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…

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    Independence days

    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…

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    Independence Days

    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…

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    Independence Days

    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: …

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    Sweet Potato Banana Butter

    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…

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    Cranberry Chutney

    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…

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    CSA Cancellation

    Well, after a solid year of being a member of the Beneficial Farms CSA, we have decided to place our shares on “hold”, which essentially means that we’re cancelling it.  We debated about this a lot over the last few months and ultimately decided that it is just time. One of…

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    My Very First Quiche!!!

    I attempted my very first (crustless) quiche today and all in all, I am happy to report that it was a delicious success!  I originally saw this idea on soulflowerfarm and was so excited to try it that I couldn’t wait for our own potatoes to be ready!  So, the potatoes and…