So, it’s been a minute (decade?) since I’ve written a Harvest Monday post, but there’s no reason to not jump back in again, is there? This year looks a little different in the growing department with the majority of our food production being limited to our Kitchen Garden. This is…
When we first moved onto the property we are caretaking (way back in 2018!), I didn’t put in perennials beyond an herb garden because we were looking at a three-year agreement and it didn’t makes sense to my short-term thinking at the time. Well, Present Me is now kicking Past…
Welp, we knew we were taking a chance in putting so many seeds in the ground so early but the wildly warm temperatures of late April and early May has us thinking we just might be able to get ahead of the game just before the Spring rains hit. And…
The Spring rains have arrived and with them comes a bursting forth from the land. We got all the seeds in the ground early this year, earlier than we ever have before for this high desert climate, risking a late deep freeze in trade for the potential of three extra…
Have I mentioned in this space over the last eight years how downright hard it is to grow vegetables in the ground? I know that may sound crazy, but just hear me out… While humans have been been growing food directly in the ground since the beginning of time (or…
Can you believe we’ve hit the August mid-way point?! I’m not sure where the summer has gone but POOF… Between the irrigating and weeding, harvesting and kidding… It’s just nearly gone! While most (human) kids are heading back to school this week, we’re still soaking up all the summer vibes…