With Spring officially upon us, I can feel the veil of winter slowly lifting off of me. Don’t get me wrong, I do love winter. I love all four seasons we get here for different reasons. Winter can provide a time of rest and reflection. This winter has allowed me…
It seems as though Urban Farming is one of those things that more and more people are catching on to. A few years ago, when I would talk to people in our community about our chickens and bees and all of the veggie beds we were building, more often than…
A couple of winters ago we decided to turn one of our raised beds into a hoop house in an attempt to extend our season a bit. So we purchased some supplies, threw it all together, planted a few spinach and kale seeds and expected magic in November. No, I’m…
If you’d asked me a decade ago if I’d be writing a post on urban gardening I might have laughed out loud, and yet here I am now. Who knew? Growing up, my mom always had a tomato plant or a few carrots or herbs growing in some patch of…
The weather has been phenomenally warm the last several days. So warm, in fact, that we have walked around in short sleeve shirts and actually got out into the yard for a bit this morning. Crazy, right? Yep, Spring Fever is in full effect! Unfortunately, it’s only mid-February…way too early…
It’s time for a serious seed inventory. Here’s the deal…the last few years have been full of gathering as many seeds as possible from ever location possible. No joke. If they were on sale or looked pretty or at a garage sale or seed savers exchange HooRah, I was going…
Up until a couple of years ago, I had no idea what espalier fruit trees were. I also didn’t really believe that we would be able to fit many (if any) fruit trees on our tiny little property. Fast forward a few years and we have not one, not two…
{this moment inspired by Soule Mama} If you’re inspired to do the same, please leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all of us to find and see. xoxo, M