Last weekend was an absolute whirlwind of activity! Do you ever feel like you need another weekend to recover from your weekend? Yeah…me too! Happy Monday!!! There was the work on the chicken coop first thing Friday morning in order to help make the Ladies a bit happier after all the rains and mud and chilly nights we’ve been having.…
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Some day soon I will catch everyone up on what’s been happening in my life…in our lives…but for now, we’ll stick with the literal fruits of our labors. Sometimes, when life gets challenging, it’s best to just keep doing what you’re doing, release the things that aren’t working or that you don’t have any control over and do your best…
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MATERIALS: Six 4-5 foot poles, six square feet in your yard or garden, a rubber mallet, twine or sting, beans and or sunflowers, a shovel, compost or garden soil, permission, help from at least one other person TIME FRAME: 60 minutes + growing time PROCEDURE: With permission to dig and help from a friend, pick a spot in your yard…
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Oh September, how I love and hate you all at the same time!!! The gentle glide into fall is a time of year I look forward to every year. The cooler nights, the comfy clothes, the hot tea and hot toddies, pumpkins everywhere and Halloween right around the corner…Oh, I do love it all! However, the sad, declining garden and…
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Cayenne is one of those foods that people either love or they hate. If you can hack the punch of this awesome Capsicum, though, there are many health benefits of cayenne peppers that just might be worth a little heat on your tongue and in your belly. With so much cayenne growing on our two plants this year, we have…
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Grow Despite the funny summer we’ve had, we are still seeing a few new items trying to get in their production before the nights get too cold… Luffa A baby Butternut Squash, trying to ripen before the cold weather descends. I’m not sure that the luffa or the butternuts will have enough time to ripen fully, but I am very…