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    2013 Kitchen Garden & Coop Tour

    Earlier this year we were nominated by an old friend for the Homegrown New Mexico Kitchen Garden & Coop Tour which has been held each summer for the past few years. After a few emails, a visit/walk-through and a bit of waiting we were notified that we had been accepted…

  • Grow - Harvest

    Harvest Monday

    Happy Monday, everyone! After what has felt like the longest, driest of spells possible, we are back in the business of harvesting from our small plot!  I am so happy to report that last weekend brought us a nice little bundle of delicious, tart, completely perfect rhubarb that went straight…

  • Chickens - Grow - Harvest

    Harvest Monday

    Happy Monday everyone! Last fall, we decided to let our two raised beds/hoop houses in the front yard rest for the season. We had planted them out continuously for two straight years and decided it might be best to give them the winter to just be. Instead, we planted out…

  • Eat - Grow - Harvest

    Harvest Monday

    Happy Monday, everyone! It’s been a while since I have written a Harvest Monday post simply because there hasn’t been much to report besides eggs, eggs and more eggs. Really though, honestly, I am incredibly grateful for all of our eggs!  The color, the taste, the ability to harvest them…

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    Barnes Mountain Yellow Tomato

    Last summer, I was given a couple of packets of heirloom tomato seeds by a friend/co-worker.  I couldn’t think of a better gift!  One of those packets contained a few tiny Barnes Mountain Yellow Tomato seeds!  I had never before heard of such a thing, was super excited to try…